A family is demanding accountability after a video appeared to show deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office punching a man during an arrest in Tamarac on Tuesday. The footage, recorded by drivers near State Road 7 and Commercial Boulevard, shows 41-year-old Christopher Newkirk on the ground while three deputies restrain him. Two deputies appear to … Read more
A 70-year-old Michigan man accused of throwing a bucket of feces on the front doors of the Saginaw County Courthouse has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. On March 3, Saginaw County District Judge David D. Hoffman ordered Robert J. Brewer, of Burt, to have his competency evaluated by staff at the Center for … Read more
A felony traffic stop led to a traffic backup on a bridge over Interstate 94 in Kalamazoo on Wednesday afternoon. Police conducted the stop on Sprinkle Road over I-94 on March 4, which resulted in the arrest of a person wanted for allegedly threatening someone with a knife, according to Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety … Read more
A sheriff’s deputy in Ingham County has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing after fatally shooting a man during a confrontation last year, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The deputy shot and killed Cameron Joel Cothern, 27, during an encounter on April 6, 2025, along U.S. 127. Video footage released by the sheriff’s office … Read more
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan – Spencer Anderson, 24, of Clarkston, has been charged with three felony counts of malicious destruction of police property after allegedly damaging several Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras, according to the Waterford Police Department. Authorities said the department discovered the damage on Feb. 23, when investigators found multiple cameras in the … Read more
PONTIAC, Michigan – Jocelynn Sanroman, 27, admitted to three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct after engaging in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student she had previously taught. According to prosecutors, the misconduct occurred while Sanroman was tutoring the student during her time as a teacher at Oakside Scholars Charter School in Waterford Township. … Read more
A former employee of the Cheboygan County Humane Society has been charged with embezzlement after allegedly misappropriating about $10,000 in organizational funds for personal use, according to the Michigan State Police. Richelle Brown, 34, of Indian River, was arraigned Feb. 23 in 89th District Court on one count of embezzlement involving between $1,000 and $20,000. … Read more
A former Michigan state representative will serve two years of probation after pleading guilty to bringing firearms into a Saginaw hospital. Jones, 30, was sentenced Monday by Darnell Jackson in Saginaw County Circuit Court. In January, he pleaded guilty to one count of carrying a concealed weapon, a five-year felony, and one count of possessing … Read more
A ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court has cleared the way for prosecutors to move forward with criminal charges in a fatal fraternity hazing case in Ingham County. Prosecutors announced charges against Ethan Cao for allegedly violating Michigan’s anti-hazing statute. He faces one count of hazing causing death and three counts of hazing causing serious … Read more
The trial of Angelo Weems, 37, began Monday in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, where he faces charges in the 2023 shooting death of Darian Taylor. Weems is charged with open murder and four firearms offenses in connection with the June 28, 2023, shooting in the 9000 block of MacArthur Boulevard in Superior Township. Sister … Read more