Great-grandma arrested at Disney for CBD oil to sue Disney
The 69-year-old great-grandmother who was arrested for carrying CBD oil while visiting Disney World last month has planned to sue both Disney and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Orlando TV station...
View Article1 drug-selling case remanded; others stay in circuit court
ADRIAN — Five defendants in a drug-trafficking case asked a Lenawee County circuit judge Wednesday to overrule a district judge’s order to send the case to trial. One had his case remanded.Lenawee...
View ArticleMurder suspect charged with additional crimes
ADRIAN — A man accused of murdering a man in January was arraigned Friday on new charges related to trading shoplifted merchandise for drugs.Officials allege Austin Keith Richardson, 24, of Adrian...
View ArticleMurder case hearing rescheduled
ADRIAN — A preliminary examination in the case involving a Weston man who went missing and was later found shot to death was rescheduled Tuesday.The hearing of the open murder and other charges against...
View ArticleSettlement of lawsuit over Adrian woman's prison death reached
ADRIAN — Two brothers of an Adrian woman who died after hanging herself in a state women’s prison will split a settlement with the state of Michigan.An amended settlement of a federal lawsuit for...
View ArticleTranscript from hearing to be used in stabbing case
ADRIAN — Prosecutors will be able to use the testimony from a probable-cause hearing in a trial over a stabbing, a judge ruled Wednesday, due to the key witness in the case being dead.However, Lenawee...
View ArticleGuilty pleas entered in larceny, cocaine, resisting cases
ADRIAN — A man who has been implicated in a drug-trafficking ring pleaded guilty Wednesday to separate charges.Rodney Lamont Hill, 36, of Adrian pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and...
View ArticleFlint water decision shows legal complexities of disaster
LANSING — A surprise decision by Michigan prosecutors to drop all pending charges in the Flint water crisis and restart a three-year investigation is a reminder of the legal complexities surrounding...
View ArticleMan gets suspended sentence in harassment case
ADRIAN — A Tecumseh man was given a suspended jail sentence Thursday in Lenawee County Circuit Court after a woman described harassing behavior that included photos stolen from a computer and posted...
View ArticleGerrymandering ruling means no new Michigan maps for 2020
Kahle, Walberg support U.S. Supreme Court's decision in redistricting case
View ArticleNovi man jailed for injury crash
ADRIAN — A Novi man was sentenced Monday to jail for causing a crash in September that seriously injured a Tecumseh woman.Christopher Kevin Firman, 42, was sentenced by Lenawee County District Judge...
View ArticleNeighbor arraigned on arson charges
A Tecumseh man arrested on arson charges lived next door to the targeted house that was occupied by four families and was severely damaged by the intentionally set, early-morning fire.Emilio R....
View ArticleJonesville man arrested following child porn investigation
JONESVILLE — A Jonesville man was arraigned Friday in Hillsdale County District Court on several charges related to child pornography possession and distribution.Richard Hartsell, 29, was arrested July...
View ArticleMurder, criminal enterprises cases in circuit court
ADRIAN — Murder and organized retail fraud cases against an Adrian man have moved to Lenawee County Circuit Court.Austin Keith Richardson, 25, filed a written waiver of his arraignment Wednesday in...
View ArticleDrugs, firearms seized during search warrant execution
WHEATLAND TWP. — Drugs and two firearms were removed Wednesday from a property in the 14000 block of Quaker Road just across the Lenawee County border in Hillsdale County.After a lengthy investigation,...
View ArticleTrial dates set for engaged couple accused in fatal stabbing
MONROE — An engaged man and woman accused of fatally stabbing their drug dealer in Bedford Township are heading to trial but not as co-defendants.Jessica Lynn Morris, 30, and Raymond Donald Blanchong...
View ArticleRichardson cases set for trial in January
ADRIAN — A man accused of murder, being involved in a shoplifting ring and methamphetamine dealing has a new trial date.Austin Keith Richardson, 25, of Adrian is now scheduled to go on trial Jan. 13 in...
View ArticleFormer Adrian city commissioner jailed for violating probation
ADRIAN — Former Adrian City Commissioner Devin Tyler Stevens was lodged into the Lenawee County Jail Wednesday to serve a 90-day deferred sentence for violating the terms of his probation.Stevens, 25,...
View ArticleTrial begins in animal cruelty case
ADRIAN — The second day of the animal abuse trial of Sharon Kay Evans continues today after a police officer testified Tuesday of deplorable conditions at the Rome Township farm.Lenawee County...
View ArticleEvans won't contest animal cruelty charges
ADRIAN — The animal cruelty trial of Sharon Kay Evans, 54, ended suddenly on its second day Wednesday as Evans pleaded no contest to the charge against her, avoiding a drawn out fight in court that was...
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