Man who fled court given chance at drug treatment
ADRIAN — A man who ran from a court hearing in May after being remanded to the custody of the sheriff was sentenced Wednesday to jail and the possibility of residential drug treatment."The days of...
View ArticleHillsdale 'Tombstone Bandit' appears in court
Each of the six cases lodged against the 55-year-old man read similarly: "Defendant was paid to produce a headstone for the victim but did not do so."
View ArticleNew charges filed in human trafficking case
ADRIAN — New charges were filed Thursday against an Adrian man accused of selling a teenager for sex.The human-trafficking charges also were refiled to correct an error in the original arrest warrant...
View ArticleTecumseh police stun driver suspected of intoxicated driving
Tecumseh police used an electronic stun gun to try to get a driver to comply with commands Tuesday at a gas station.Russell Norman Dwyer, 26, of Britton was arraigned Thursday in Lenawee County...
View ArticleMan accused of having gun outside Faster Horses
An Iowa man was arraigned Thursday in Lenawee County District Court on a charge of having a concealed weapon in a vehicle while driving near Michigan International Speedway during the Faster Horses...
View ArticleSentencing delayed in sex abuse case
A sentencing was delayed Friday so that a judge could read a therapist’s report on a Riga man, but that didn’t keep him from being sent to jail.Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe ordered...
View ArticleLeanwee County Commission approves plan to address deficit in drug court program
ADRIAN — Lenawee County commissioners on Wednesday approved a deficit reduction plan for the new adult felony drug court program.The county’s annual audit identified a $12,548 deficit in the program,...
View ArticleFive accused in embezzlement, check forgery case
ADRIAN — Authorities have charged five people with stealing money from a horse-training farm in Adrian Township.One woman, Nicole Lyn Bisard, 39, of Manchester is charged with one count of embezzlement...
View ArticleDespite lawyer's argument, man sent to prison for selling cocaine
ADRIAN — A Detroit man accused of selling heroin last year in Lenawee County was sentenced Wednesday to spend at least a year and a half in prison.Growing up around drugs led to making decisions based...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to causing crash that killed son
ADRIAN — A 34-year-old Adrian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to being under the influence of an addiction medication while driving and causing a crash that killed his 8-year-old son.Jacob Ray Leffler...
View ArticlePrisoner pleads guilty to 2009 home invasion
ADRIAN — A man serving a life sentence for murder pleaded guilty Thursday to committing a 2009 home invasion in Palmyra Township.Michael Matthew Beatty, 31, said he "kicked the door in and went in with...
View ArticleMurder convict admits to 2009 Palmyra home invasion
ADRIAN — A man serving a life sentence for murder pleaded guilty Thursday to committing a 2009 home invasion in Palmyra Township.Michael Matthew Beatty, 31, said he "kicked the door in and went in with...
View ArticleMan charged in May 13 crash in Tecumseh Twp.
An Adrian man was charged Tuesday with causing a crash that led to part of a motorcyclist’s leg being amputated.Michael Joseph Hissong, 42, was arraigned in Lenawee County District Court on a felony...
View ArticleFormer Lynwood Manor manager sentenced
A former nursing home business office manager was sentenced last week on a reduced embezzlement charge.Brooke Ann Blatchley, 36, of Hudson was sentenced Aug. 10 in Lenawee County District Court to pay...
View ArticleFormer Lynwood Manor business office manager sentenced
A former nursing home business office manager was sentenced last week on a reduced embezzlement charge.Brooke Ann Blatchley, 36, of Hudson was sentenced Aug. 10 in Lenawee County District Court to pay...
View ArticlePolice: Onsted man hid cameras to photograph girls
CAMBRIDGE TWP. — An Onsted man who already was facing a criminal sexual conduct charge now is facing child pornography charges for, police say, creating photos and videos using hidden cameras.Joseph...
View ArticleWoman in Monday murder case loses appeal application
ADRIAN — A woman who pleaded guilty last year to being an accessory to the murder of her boyfriend had her application to appeal her case rejected last week by the Michigan Court of Appeals.Tamera...
View ArticleDriver charged in South Main Street crash
ADRIAN — An Adrian man is charged with causing a crash that seriously injured another driver.Bobby Whiteeagle Delagarza, 22, is charged with reckless driving causing a serious impairment of a body...
View ArticleAdrian murder case advances
Suspect in Heritage Park killing waives hearing; case bound over to circuit court
View ArticleAdrian man charged in video store exposure case
A 28-year-old Adrian man was arraigned Monday on a charge of aggravated indecent exposure connected to an incident at an Adrian video store.Tyler Wayne Judy is accused of following two 16-year-old...
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