by Violet Ikonomova Before he was killed by police, Hakim Littleton was trying to get out of Detroit. The plan, according to those close to him, went like this: When he wrapped up a probation sentence for a crime committed as a juvenile, he and his girlfriend would head for Arizona, where they would marry and start anew.
Hakim Littleton and Malica White planned to move west and start a family.
(Photo: Malica White) Littleton, 20, and Malica White, 18, had been together for two years since meeting at her neighborhood liquor store in Oak Park Malica stopping in to buy snacks and Littleton ringing her up at the register. They were in love, White’s mother said, and would pass hours together on the couch, limbs entwined. He’d all but moved into the family’s home, where he was a father figure of sorts, helping care for Malica’s special-needs siblings and picking up around the house. Despite being drawn to life on the streets, Littleton see
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ESCANABA As of Tuesday, the U.P. had 13,948 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 3,064 probable cases, 312 deaths and 69 probable deaths linked to the disease, according to state officials.
According to the state’s county-by-county count issued Tuesday, Delta County had a total of 2,438 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 403 probable cases, 57 deaths and 17 probable deaths; Menominee County had 1,395 confirmed cases, 212 probable cases, and 25 deaths; Schoolcraft County had 195 confirmed cases, 16 probable cases, three deaths and one probable death.
Elsewhere in the peninsula, Alger County had 185 confirmed cases, 101 probable cases, one death and one probable death; Baraga County had 405 confirmed cases, 94 probable cases, and 28 deaths; Chippewa County had 570 confirmed cases, 738 probable cases, 10 deaths and two probable deaths; Dickinson County had 1,936 confirmed cases, 169 probable cases, 53 deaths and 13 probable deaths; Gogebic County had 700 confirmed cases, 289 pro
Saginaw man convicted of murder at age 16 could walk free as he awaits new trial
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
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Prosecutors, however, are hoping a judge reverses his recent decision that could see the defendant released.
A jury in October 2014 found Kareem A. “Jeez” Swilley Jr. and two codefendants guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and numerous related offenses in the 2012 drive-by shooting death of DaVarion Galvin. Both Swilley and Galvin were 16 at the time.
Then-Saginaw County Circuit Judge Fred L. Borchard in December 2014 sentenced Swilley to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Two months later, Borchard resentenced Swilley to 37 to 75 years in prison.
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Sex offender sent to prison for trying to meet ‘minor’ for sex in Roscommon
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
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BAY CITY, MI A Roscommon man who already had to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life is now heading to a federal prison for trying to solicit who he thought was an underage girl for sex.
U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington on Dec. 17 sentenced Joseph D. Grad, 45, to 200 months or 16.6 years in prison. Once Grad is released, he is to be supervised for an additional five years, Ludington ruled.
Grad in September pleaded guilty to one count of attempted enticement of a minor. The charge is punishable by up to life in prison.