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In September of 2013, the Michigan State Corrections Department was told by U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow that one prisoner, Richard Boone II, was permitted to have an air mattress in his cell. Prison officials had taken it away from him, deeming it unnecessary and when Boone threatened to commit suicide, Judge Tarnow ordered an […]

23-year-old Bradley Watkins and 41-year-old Jessica Wright, both residents of Coldwater, are charged with having a substantial amount of heroin in their possession, which they apparently intended to sell. Michigan State Police Trooper Matt Hart claims that he had pulled Watkins over on a traffic violation back in March in Union Township. At the time, […]

Lansing High School Student Charged According to Ingham County Prosecutor, Stuart Dunnings, a Lansing Eastern High School student has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and unlawful imprisonment. Although only 17-years-old, he is being charged as an adult. Edward Darien Jackson, known as E.J. to his friends and family, is a senior and star […]

Man Remains in Prison for Beating Toddler to Death In July of 2005, Pedro Navarro took 2-year-old Aiyana Cisneros, the daughter of his girlfriend, into an upstairs bedroom and beat her so badly that he broke many of her bones and damaged several internal organs. When Samantha Winkler, the child’s mother, heard her screaming for […]

Two Men Awaiting Trial Date Kristopher Pratt, aged 20, and Ed Thomas, aged 21, were back in court this past week for their final pretrial hearing. They appeared before Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Donald Shelton to determine whether or not their cases are ready for trial. The two men are facing open murder and […]

Convicted of Another Assault on Elderly Women Shane Swindall Chambers, a 30-year-old Grand Rapids man with a criminal history of assault, is back in court, and while the date may be different, the crime remains the same. The alleged sexual assault of elderly women. In March of 2004, Chambers was sentenced to eight to 20 years […]

Student Files Lawsuit Against University Of Michigan A University of Michigan student is suing U of M over allegations that the university violated his rights in a sexual misconduct investigation. Drew Sterrett, 21, alleges he was suspended from school over rape charges that he says arose from consensual sex. He was never criminally charged. Sterrett […]

Prominent Okemos Business Man Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison Dennis Forsberg, a 59-year-old resident of Lansing, Michigan, and the owner of Forsberg Real Estate Co., was one of seven people recently sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a medical marijuana operation that was fully licensed and legal under Michigan […]

On March 26th, following a police investigation, Amber Lopota was charged with embezzlement. She is accused of stealing over &1,000 from the student government of Northern Michigan University, where she was the elected student president. Lopota, a 34 year old from Port Huron, was elected in April 2013 and served through the 2013 – 14 […]

Aubrey Ann Coy, a 34 year old resident of Kosciusko County in Indiana, is facing 7 felony charges and 1 misdemeanor following a high speed police chase that took place in Southern Michigan recently. Apparently Coy and her mother were visiting Coy’s 5 year old daughter, a supervised visit for which Coy’s mother was appointed […]