Jury Deadlocks In Vigilante Homeowner Case
A Detroit homeowner is free on bond, but facing a second trial after a Wayne County Circuit Court jury couldn’t come to a unanimous decision on guilt or innocence. Tigh Croff was first charged with...
View ArticleFormer High School Coach To Get More Prison Time For Sex Assault
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A former high school hockey coach is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday to more prison time for sexually assaulting his students. 54-year-old Robert Bopp pleaded guilty in early...
View ArticleRapist Of Senior Citizen And Other Woman, Faces Sentencing
DETROIT (WWJ) A Detroit man accused of multiple rapes more than a year ago on the city’s east side has agreed to a plea bargain Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court. WWJ Newsradio 950’s Greg Bowman...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Fight Continues In Livonia
LIVONIA (WWJ) – Should the city of Livonia be able to ban medical marijuana? A couple who want to grow the drug there will square off with the city once again before a Wayne County Circuit Judge. And...
View ArticleAWOL Jurors Could Face Jail Time
DETROIT (WWJ) – Hundreds of jurors who have ignored repeated requests for jury duty will find themselves in court in Wayne County this week. Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenney says 260 jurors could...
View ArticleControversial Pastor Awaits Ruling On Dearborn Protests
DEARBORN (WWJ) – Controversial Koran-burning Florida pastor Terry Jones is hoping a Wayne County Circuit judge will lift a ban on where he can protest in Dearborn. Jones is appealing his conviction for...
View ArticleQuran-Burning Pastor Can Demonstrate Outside Dearborn Mosque
(Detroit-WWJ) A judge paves the way for controversial Florida pastor Terry Jones to demonstrate outside a Dearborn mosque, if he still wants to. Wayne County Circuit Judge Robert Ziolkowski reversed a...
View ArticleObama Nominates Wayne County Judge For US Court
DETROIT (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama has nominated Wayne County Circuit Judge Gershwin Drain to a seat on U.S. District Court in Detroit. In a news release, Obama describes Drain...
View ArticleOakco Medical Examiner Suffers Heart Attack While Testifying
DETROIT (WWJ) – Oakland County’s chief medical examiner is expected to recover fully after suffering a heart attack while giving testimony in Wayne County Circuit Court. Dr. L.J. Dragovic is said to be...
View ArticleJudge Won’t Stop Pay Cuts For Detroit Police
DETROIT (WWJ) – An appeal is planned as Wayne County judge refuses to step in and stop pay cuts for Detroit police officers who began working 12-hour shifts this week. Detroit Police Officers...
View ArticleACLU Sues Michigan Over Highland Park’s Academic Performance
DETROIT (WWJ) – In an unusual move, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is suing the state and the Highland Park School District for allegedly “failing to take effective steps to ensure that...
View ArticleHearing Reset On McDonald’s Islamic Diet Agreement
DETROIT (AP) – A hearing in Detroit on a proposed $700,000 payment by McDonald’s and a franchisee to settle a suit that says they falsely advertised food as being prepared according to Islamic law has...
View ArticleComplaint Alleges Judge Had Sex In Chambers, Texted From The Bench
DETROIT (WWJ) - There’s more trouble brewing for a local judge famous for his shirtless photo that went viral. The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission has issued a formal complaint against Wayne County...
View Article‘Shirtless Judge’ Responds To Complaint, Admits Sex In Chambers
DETROIT (WWJ) - A Detroit judge might not think there’s any “shame in his game,” but the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission says there’s definitely shame in his courtroom. The commission issued a...
View ArticleWayne County Judge Deborah Adams Ordered Removed From Bench
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered the removal of Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Deborah Ross Adams from the bench on charges of judicial misconduct. Adams, who served as a judge...
View ArticleShirtless Judge Gets Vindication As Lawsuit Against Him Tossed
DETROIT (AP) – A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit against a suspended Wayne County judge accused of violating a man’s civil rights. Robert King filed the suit earlier this year against Wade...
View ArticleDeath Of Retired Circuit Court Judge, Civil Rights Activist Claudia Morcum...
DETROIT (WWJ) – Many are mourning the loss of civil rights activist and retired Wayne County Circuit Court Judge, Claudia Morcum. Morcum died Sunday at her Detroit home. She was 82. The Detroit native...
View ArticleTrial To Start For Detroit Woman In Husband’s Fatal Shooting
DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit woman charged in the slaying of her husband and wounding of her 8-year-old daughter is expected to face trial. Wayne County Circuit Court records show that Jacqueline Lewis’...
View ArticleWayne County Circuit Judge Accused Of Covering Up Son’s Abuse Of Her Grandsons
DETROIT (AP) — According to a misconduct case filed Tuesday, a Detroit-area judge knew that her grandsons were being abused but covered it up and then lied about it when testifying in court. The...
View ArticleMichigan Woman To Face Trial In $430,000 Defrauding Scheme Involving VA,...
(CBS DETROIT) – A suspect in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Michigan Department of Treasury out of nearly half a million dollars will face trial, Michigan Attorney...
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