Wamplers Lake back lot owners lose appeal in dock case
ADRIAN — Back lot owners on Oak Street at Wamplers Lake recently lost their appeal of a ruling that prevents them from installing a dock.A three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel affirmed decisions...
View Article'Clerical error' brings resentencing
An Adrian man received a new sentence in a heroin and cocaine case Wednesday to avoid confusion with the Michigan Department of Corrections.Dontay Devon Dorsey, 31, was sentenced June 7 in Lenawee...
View ArticleTips sought in theft from shed
The Fulton County Crime Stopper Program is looking to the public for help in finding those responsible for a tool, ammunition and equipment theft from a shed in Delta, Ohio.Authorities are...
View ArticleWestland man charged in Friday's standoff at Clinton plant
ADRIAN — The man charged with fleeing from Clinton police and hiding inside the Michigan Pallet Inc. plant Friday asked Monday about getting the motorcycle back to its owner.The question came up during...
View ArticleMan charged with Frank Street murder
ADRIAN — Authorities on Thursday charged a 26-year-old man with entering an apartment on Frank Street on Tuesday and killing a man inside and stealing a cellphone.A news release issued Thursday...
View ArticleLast crime spree defendant sent to prison
ADRIAN — A judge and prosecutor each wished a defendant good luck during sentencing Thursday, but said he harmed many families, including his own, during a four-month crime spree.Matthew Jason Cole,...
View ArticleRestitution, community service work ordered in cyclist's death
ADRIAN — An Adrian man was sentenced to pay more than $12,000 in restitution and work the equivalent of 30 work days of community service for a fatal collision with a teenage bicyclist last year.The...
View ArticleStandoff suspect waives hearing
A Wayne County man accused of causing a standoff at a Clinton business waived a hearing Monday in Lenawee County District Court.Douglas Dale Brown, 47, of Westland waived a preliminary examination on a...
View ArticlePlea deal reached in cat shooting
A Cement City man accused of shooting a cat in a leg with a crossbow pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Monday in Lenawee County District Court.Roger Craig Keeran, 57, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor...
View Article2nd suspect faces human trafficking charges
ADRIAN — A co-defendant in an alleged case of human trafficking in Adrian was charged Monday in Lenawee County District Court.Kayla Young-Cooke, 28, of Adrian is charged with two counts of human...
View ArticleStrangulation case appeal rejected
An Adrian man convicted of assaulting his wife in 2015 lost an appeal of his conviction and sentence.A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals last week affirmed the conviction and sentence...
View ArticlePlea deal resolves French St. shooting case
ADRIAN — A Detroit man pleaded guilty to two weapons charges Wednesday in an agreement that calls for the dismissal of two assault with intent to murder charges.Verdale Smallwood, 40, admitted to...
View ArticleHearing in Frank Street homicide delayed until late August
ADRIAN — A hearing in the July 11 murder of a man in an apartment on Frank Street was adjourned until Aug. 21 so the defense can consider its options.Kevin Lee Barnett, 26, of Adrian is accused of...
View ArticleWeston man charged in armed robbery at bar
ADRIAN — A 24-year-old Weston man is accused of robbing a bar employee of cash as she was leaving work early Sunday morning.Robert Lee Taylor was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Lenawee County District...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects appeal in barn burglaries
An Adrian man who is serving time on convictions for breaking into and stealing power equipment and tools from barns had his application to make an appeal in his case denied Tuesday by the Michigan...
View ArticlePrison ordered in heroin-fueled carjacking
ADRIAN — A man who admitted to stealing a car at gunpoint and his victim each gave heartfelt addresses Friday in Lenawee County Circuit Court, he on the effects of heroin addiction and she on the...
View ArticleLawsuit over infant's death to proceed
ADRIAN — A former day care owner received a reprieve Monday in a wrongful-death lawsuit against her.Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe granted a motion by Lisa Rickaby’s attorney to set...
View ArticleTelegram clarification
Two stories involving a personal protection order sought by Adrian Mayor Jim Berryman against city commission candidate Shane Mackey did not fully reflect Mackey’s response to allegations of his role...
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