Lenawee County judge rules in Devils Lake lawsuit
A Lenawee County judge has reversed course on allowing developers working on a Devils Lake marina to intervene in a lawsuit between a couple and a group trying to stop the marina.Lenawee County Probate...
View Article'Most wanted' suspect from Adrian in custody
Hill had an outstanding arrest warrant for a probation violation, according to Crime Stoppers of Lenawee County, which added him to its “Lenawee’s Most Wanted” list July 8.
View ArticleThree accused of trying to use falsified gift cards at Wal-Mart
Travis Alexander Debose, 19, of Lathrup Village, Daniel Deshawn Reed II, 19, of Southfield and Terrence Dion Works, 18, of Westland were arraigned Monday in Lenawee County District Court, each on a...
View ArticleTrio not to be sentenced for roles in murder until September; no reason given
Devon Snell, Carl David Carmody and Isiah Anthony-Paul Castaneda were scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court in the death of Edward Monday, but their hearings were listed...
View ArticleDrive-by shooting defendant found competent for trial
An Adrian man accused of shooting at a Treat Street house in February was ruled competent to stand trial Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court.Alexander David Deemer, 26, was examined by a licensed...
View ArticleAdrian man pleads not guilty in Trestle Park meth case
An Adrian man accused of cooking methamphetamine in an Adrian park last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court. Judge Margaret M.S. Noe scheduled a pretrial for Aug. 3....
View ArticleDoctor's report changes prison term for Adrian woman who scalded baby
A woman accused of pouring boiling water on a toddler will spend more than three years in prison.Karrin Monique Edwards, 26, of Adrian was sentenced Thursday by Lenawee County Circuit Judge Anna Marie...
View ArticleMan arrested for abduction; search for missing woman continues
James Worley, 57, of Delta was arraigned Friday on an abduction charge resulting from the investigation into missing woman Sierah Joughin, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Department.
View ArticleAdrian arson trial rescheduled for September
Nathaniel Zachariah Torres, 24, is charged with second-degree arson in a fire July 11, 2015, at a house on James Street in Adrian.
View ArticleFired Adrian city engineer's lawsuit headed to trial
A settlement conference was scheduled for Dec. 2 in Kristin Bauer’s lawsuit against the city of Adrian, Mayor Jim Berryman and city administrator Shane Horn as well as Adrian College and its president,...
View ArticleOfficials I.D. Joughin's body from fingerprints
Fulton County Sheriff Roy Miller said fingerprint identification of Sierah Joughin's body came from the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. A coroner's autopsy report remains...
View ArticleJail heroin suspect sentenced to two years probation, plus fines
Matthew Eugene Bowerman, 32, pleaded guilty in June to a reduced charge of use of heroin. He was sentenced in Lenawee County District Court to 24 months probation, a $300 fine, $1,100 in court costs...
View ArticleSuspect in student's killing was convicted of similar attack
James Worley, 57, who spent three years in prison after the 1990 abduction, was arrested Friday, three days after Joughin disappeared. He was charged Tuesday with aggravated murder and was due in court...
View ArticleFirm can't seek fees for lawyer for defense against suit
Attorney John Inhulsen of Grand Rapids said Colby Smith should pay for attorney fees Michigan Pallet Inc. incurred as the case proceeded following a deposition that showed Smith was unlikely to...
View ArticleLawsuit allegation becomes part of Lenawee County prosecutor's race
At the Lenawee County Board of Commissioners meeting on July 13, Adrianattorney Rodney Leon, a Republican candidate for Lenawee County prosecutor, accused his opponent in the Aug. 2 primary, incumbent...
View ArticleHidden room, bloody freezer, handcuffs found at Worley's home
James Dean Worley was arrested last week and has been charged with the abduction and aggravated murder of 20-year-old University of Toledo student Sierah Joughin. The judge has ordered him to remain in...
View ArticleProsecutor says blood test results will determine charges
The driver, Marti Oberdier, 40, of rural DeKalb County, Indiana, was arrested on drunken-driving charges. Oberdier will appear Sept. 19 in Angola on those charges.
View ArticleTipton man accused of dumping meth lab arraigned
Robert Anthony Clement, 28, is accused of discarding a backpack containing the one-pot lab and components used to make meth while fleeing Adrian police after probation officers asked police to contact...
View ArticleTipton man faces felony charges for backpack meth lab
Robert Anthony Clement, 28, of Tipton was arraigned Monday in Lenawee County District Court on the charges that he resisted arrest by two Adrian police officers. He faces a preliminary hearing on...
View ArticleDrug cases to preliminary exam; new lawyer needed
El-Shabazz Donnell Russell, 25, asked to continue with a preliminary examination in Lenawee County District Court on the two possession of analogues counts with which he is charged.
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