Child sex abuse case advances
ADRIAN — Seven counts of criminal sexual conduct against an Adrian man accused of abusing a girl younger than 13 were advanced Monday to Lenawee County Circuit Court.Lenawee County District Judge Laura...
View ArticleHigh-speed police pursuit ends in crash
ADRIAN —An Adrian teenager is accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit Wednesday that ended in Washtenaw County when his car crashed into a house.Sheldon Michael Sanders, 17, was arraigned...
View ArticleFriends testify about drugs provided by Adrian man accused of heroin deaths
ADRIAN — Two witnesses testified Tuesday that they got sick off what they thought was heroin provided by a man accused of causing two deaths with a controlled substance.The testimony was part of the...
View ArticleMurder suspect ruled competent to stand trial
ADRIAN — An Inkster man accused of shooting to death one man and wounding another at an Erie Street home in June was found competent to participate in his defense Wednesday in Lenawee County District...
View ArticleOhio man charged with Sunday's assault of woman in Adrian
ADRIAN — A reported domestic assault early Sunday morning culminated in a man allegedly biting off the tip of a woman’s pinky finger.Austin Michael Buehrer, 24, of Archbold, Ohio, is charged with...
View ArticleTwo suspects in court on drug delivery charges
ADRIAN — Two suspects arrested in a raid Wednesday morning formally were charged Friday in Lenawee County District Court.Dontay Devon Dorsey, 30, and Carlos Antonio Gostlin, 20, both of Adrian, were...
View ArticleMonday murder case sentence delayed
ADRIAN — A man who pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to the murder of an Adrian store owner had his sentencing delayed Friday in Lenawee County Circuit Court.Carl David Carmody, 21,...
View ArticleWestern Michigan basketball player charged with Jones murder
Prosecutors charged Western Michigan basketball player Jovieair Kennedy with murder and armed robbery Monday, accusing him of gunning down a fellow student, Jacob Jones of Onsted, during a robbery of a...
View ArticleChild abuse charge against Clinton mom advances
ADRIAN — A Clinton mother accused of wounding a boy with a pellet gun had one child abuse charge dismissed Monday, but another charge was bound over to circuit court.Lenawee County District Judge...
View ArticleTravis Noon admits to taking part in break-ins of Springs party store
ADRIAN — An Ohio man accused of taking part in break-ins of a party store on consecutive nights in October entered guilty pleas Wednesday.Travis James Noon, 19, of Bowling Green told Lenawee County...
View ArticleIddings admits to sexual harassment; panel recommends 60-day suspension
Lenawee County Probate Judge Gregg P. Iddings is facing a 60-day suspension for sexual harassment of a former employee in his office.
View ArticleGuard charged with ignoring inmate's plea before suicide
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP — Charges have been filed against a prison guard in the death of a Michigan inmate who killed herself.Dianna Callahan of Flint appeared in court Wednesday on charges of involuntary...
View ArticleLenawee County pays $100,000 to settle sexual harassment complaint
The settlement in the case involving Probate Judge Gregg I. Iddings was paid through the county's liability insurance with the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority.
View ArticleJail ordered for role in 2015 murder
ADRIAN — A Raisin Township man will spend at least six months in jail for his role in the murder of an Adrian store owner.Carl David Carmody, 18, and three others helped move Edward Monday’s body after...
View ArticleMan gets prison for Palmyra Township foster home sex assaults
ADRIAN — Touching three mentally incapacitated women at an adult foster care home in a sexual manner sent an Adrian man to prison Wednesday.Michael Lee McLeskey, 57, will serve 23 to 60 months in...
View ArticleSuspect in series of October store break-ins pleads to three charges
ADRIAN — Another of the suspects in three break-ins of two store in early October pleaded guilty Wednesday.Dylan James Borton, 19, told Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe that he and three...
View ArticleTwo sentenced for roles in 2015 murder
ADRIAN — Two people who were in Edward Monday’s home when he died were sentenced Thursday for their roles in his murder just before Thanksgiving in 2015.Tamera Marie Rosenberg, 41, and Roger William...
View ArticleAdrian man gets prison for cocaine possession
ADRIAN — An Adrian man was sent to prison Wednesday for possessing cocaine found during a traffic stop in Deerfield.Justin Michael-Damire Wells, 28, was sentenced to serve three to 20 years in prison...
View ArticlePrison ordered in fatal fight
ADRIAN — Causing a man’s death in a fight over a woman in 2015 sent a Clayton man to prison Thursday.Jacky Charles Bell and Nathan Vance fought Sept. 22, 2015, outside the Deer Run Apartments in...
View Article2 teenagers charged in Lenawee County Conservation League vandalism
ADRIAN — Two Adrian teenagers were charged Friday in Lenawee County District Court with committing vandalism at the Lenawee County Conservation League.Matthew Jason Cole and Devin Edwin White, both 18,...
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