Prison term is handed down in Adrian sex abuse case
The 37-year-old Adrian man who last month admitted sexually abusing two teenaged girls was sentenced Thursday in Lenawee County Circuit Court to concurrent 16-month-to-two-year prison terms.The prison...
View ArticleCase against Adrian standoff suspect moves to Lenawee County Circuit Court
Witness testimony on a March 29 armed standoff at the Super Laundromat in Adrian was called off Monday when the defendant in the case waived a preliminary examination in Lenawee County District...
View ArticleAdrian beating case bound over to Lenawee County Circuit Court
A 21-year-old Adrian man accused of taking part in a beating is to face trial on felony assault and conspiracy charges.Marko Charles Walker was bound over to Lenawee County Circuit Court for...
View ArticleDoctor vs. hospital lawsuit moves forward
An Adrian obstetrician's lawsuit against ProMedica Health System for suspending his hospital privileges last year has been scheduled for a pretrial conference on Dec. 9 after an initial hearing Monday...
View ArticleAdrian man sentenced to at least 2 years for role in July drive-by shooting
After reminding officials to use his legal name in court documents, Count Tereso Thealmighty Trevino was sentenced Wednesday to a 2- to 71⁄2-year prison term for his role in a July 15 drive-by shooting...
View ArticleFencing case has one week for negotiations; second defendant faces hearing
Plea bargain negotiations have a week from Wednesday to settle the case of a Palmyra Township farmer charged with conducting a criminal enterprise in stolen goods.A hearing for Edward Earl Judson, 65,...
View ArticleHearing set on gun possession for Onsted man
An Onsted man already in prison waived arraignment on two firearms counts Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court.David Gerald Smith, 57, will have a hearing May 11 before Judge Anna Marie Anzalone...
View ArticleHearing set for Adrian man in heroin deaths
The Adrian man charged with causing two heroin deaths in 2014 will face a June 8 hearing.A not-guilty plea was entered Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court for Brenton Craig Fox, 24, who waived...
View ArticleCourt adjourns Adrian infant abuse case
The Adrian man accused of biting and bruising a 3-month-old baby on Oct. 11 will return to court May 11 for a hearing.A hearing on a first-degree child abuse charge for Tony Anthony Morgan, 36, was...
View ArticleEdmond enters not guilty plea to heroin delivery charge
Jacob Christopher Edmond pleaded not guilty to a heroin delivery charge Wednesday and withdrew a motion to disqualify a judge in a felony assault case in Lenawee County Circuit Court. The 29-year-old...
View ArticleSentence shortened for convicted church burglar
The leader of a burglary ring that targeted churches in Lenawee, Jackson and Washtenaw counties soon may be released from prison.Aaron Ray Hanson, 30, of Westland may be released due to a Michigan...
View ArticlePrison terms handed down for Adrian shooting
The Dearborn man convicted in an Adrian drive-by shooting is headed to prison, apologies notwithstanding.Breshard Daniel Delaney, 26, was sentenced Thursday in Lenawee County Circuit Court to two...
View ArticleMass shooting suspect set for competency hearing today in Kalamazoo
A man charged with killing six people during a series of apparently random shootings is returning to a southwestern Michigan court for a hearing on his mental competency.The criminal case against Jason...
View ArticleKalamazoo shooting suspect ruled competent to assist his lawyer
An Uber driver accused of killing six people during mass shootings in Michigan is competent to understand the murder charges and assist his attorney, a judge said Friday, a key step to putting the...
View ArticlePrison term for retail thefts
Before he was sentenced to prison Thursday in Lenawee County Circuit Court, a 25-year-old Adrian man blamed drug addiction for repeated retail frauds. Joshua Edward Pigg pleaded guilty March 16 to two...
View ArticleMichigan ranks high among states with parents in prison
A foundation is highlighting the number of Michigan children who had a parent behind bars at some point in their lives.A report using survey data from 2011 and 2012 said 10 percent of Michigan children...
View ArticleSuspect arraigned in Adrian standoff case
A not-guilty plea was entered Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court for a 31-year-old Adrian man arrested March 29 after an eight-hour armed stand off with police at Adrian Super Laundromat.Brian...
View ArticleNo plea deal for Clayton man in fist fight death
A preliminary examination was set Wednesday after plea negotiations failed to resolve a manslaughter case against a Clayton man.Jacky Charles Bell, 44, was remanded from Lenawee County Circuit Court,...
View ArticleAttorney: Plea deal near as Ed Monday murder case transferred
According to one defense attorney, a plea agreement is within reach for the November murder of Adrian business owner Edward Monday.Devon Douglas Snell, 20, of Morenci appeared Wednesday morning for...
View ArticleCourt hearing delayed in Adrian stabbing death
The 20-year-old man charged with an April 14 stabbing death was given a one-month delay in his preliminary hearing.Alexander Antonio Wimbush of Adrian was returned to jail after a brief appearance...
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