Tag Archives: Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyers

Terror Threats Posted on Yik Yak This particular case is a classic example of two very important things. First, the fact that things are rarely what they seem, and second, that terror threats, regardless of whether or not they were made in jest, are always taken seriously by law enforcement.

Armed Robbery of Hotel Guests Charges Dismissed Imagine showing up for the continuation of your preliminary examination for armed robbery, and instead of a long litany of the things you’ve done wrong, the Prosecutor asks the judge to dismiss the case! Sounds impossible? Jesse R. Martinez probably thought so too, until it happened to him […]

Former U of M player Charged with Videotaping Sex Without Consent Logan Tuley-Tillman, a former U of M football player who was dismissed from the program last month, was recently charged with several felonies.  He was arraigned in the 15th District Court in Ann Arbor, where he is said to have stood mute beside his […]

Man Admits to Armed Robbery of Gas Station In May of 2013, Tyler J. Venema applied for a job at a BP gas station near his home. He was not hired, and as a result, he turned to the only option he could see available to him at the time. Armed robbery.

Illegal Immigrant Won’t Be Deported For 3 Years Jesus Emmanuel Lopez-Garcia, originally a resident of Mexico, has been living in Kalamazoo for some time now. The problem though is that he is a not a legal resident of the U.S., which means that he is here without the knowledge or permission of the U.S. government. […]

Quentin Carter Now Free In a tragic and utterly heartbreaking series of events that took place many years ago, a man who was already a murderer, raped a 10-year-old girl and forced her to point the finger of blame on another person. A boy who had never spoken a word to her, let alone touched […]

Kalamazoo Woman Arrested on Warrant There has been a long standing joke about the fact that a person needs a license to drive a car, own a dog and catch a fish, but anyone can have a child. However, while dog licenses may be something of a joking matter to some people, Becky Rehr isn’t […]

Michigan Cancels Contract with Aramark 2 Years Early There are countless reasons to avoid jail. Aside from the costs involved when you lose your job because you will be unable to show up for months on end, there is the issue of your family. A parent who is sent to jail has to worry about […]

Former Postal Worker Indicted  In 1986, in Edmond, Oklahoma, 14 postal workers were shot dead and another 6 wounded by Patrick Sherrill, a postal worker who succumbed to uncontrollable workplace rage. After his terrifying shooting spree, Sherrill killed himself. Over the next decade or so there were at least 20 incidents in which postal workers […]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Under National Scrutiny About a month ago we revisited this highly volatile subject, updating you on where we were as a state on the subject, and what changes were hoped for in the future. But the five bills still working their way through the legislature have yet to amount to anything, […]