Tag Archives: Criminal Defense Lawyers in Michigan

Kent County Unlicensed Driver Struck and Killed 4-year-old Susan Rieckman, a 69-year-old resident of Cedar Springs in Kent County, is now facing felony charges for the car accident that killed a 4-year-old boy some weeks ago. Rieckman was legally an unlicensed driver, as the state had revoked her driver’s license for medical reasons.

Pastor Shoots and Kills Brick-Wielder During Sunday Service For most people, the concept of a gun toting preacher is something you wouldn’t expect to encounter outside of a Quentin Tarantino film. But for the congregation of Church of God Ministries in Detroit, it was recently their reality. And in the middle of a Sunday service, […]

Assault Involved a Shovel and a Knife The story is, admittedly, a rather confusing one. And very little is offered in the way of details that would allow us to make sense of it. But as it stands, the information we have at this time is that 32-year-old Timothy Foster, an aide to Michigan Democratic Congressman […]

New Legislation aims to Revamp Poaching Penalties Poaching. It’s a problem that every state in the country, indeed almost every country in the world, has to face. The word “poaching” tends to conjure images of elephants, rhinos and other iconic African animals. However, Michigan is equally affected by the unlicensed and illegal killing of it’s […]

Mason Mizwicki died of a drug overdose at a New Year’s Eve party in Watervliet. While dying, he called out for help. But none was given. Why? Because the teenagers he was with were more afraid of the legal repercussions for themselves than allowing a friend to die.

MSP Investigates Urinalysis Bribes “Urine technician” might not sound like a very desirable job. But the people who collect urine samples and test them for traces of illegal drugs do very important work. However, according to police, one such person in Saginaw was accepting bribes in return for producing “clean drop” urine test results for […]

  41-year-old Ross Sullivan, a resident of White Pigeon, was recently thwarted in his apparent attempt to break out of jail. Which, unfortunately for him, has resulted in even more charges and an even longer period behind bars. The same bars he was trying so very hard to escape from.

Ingham County Judge Rules Statements Inadmissable An Ingham County District Court judge recently suppressed a woman’s statements to the police. The judge determined those statements were made under the threat that the police would call Children’s Protective Services (CPS) if she did not talk to them. Judge Hugh Clarke of the 54A District Court in […]

Five Detroit people charged in Wisconsin robbery According to a recent press release from the FBI, four men and one woman from the Detroit area have been federally indicted for robbing a jewelry store in West Bend, Wisconsin.

Animal Cruelty Charges for Calf Left to Die? In the morning of September 12, an employee of the Kochville Township Gander Mountain happened to notice a calf in the dumpster behind the store. The Sheriff’s Department was notified, and Animal Control was called in. The calf was still alive, but only barely. Although the calf […]