Wayne County prosecutor to dismiss all cases issued under governor s executive order
State of Michigan
and last updated 2021-02-01 12:33:48-05
WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. (WXYZ) â The Wayne County Prosecutor s Office is dismissing cases related to Governor Gretchen Whitmer s emergency orders after the Michigan Supreme Court deemed them unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court ruled Whitmer didn t have authority to issue COVID-19 orders after April 30, 2020.
Before the ruling, the Wayne County Prosecutor s Office and law enforcement agencies issued ordinance violations and misdemeanors to those who allegedly violated the orders.
As a result of the Michigan Supreme Court ruling, WCPO conducted a review of the cases and it was determined that there is not a legal basis to proceed with them.
The Wayne County Prosecutor s Office said Monday it is dismissing all adjudicated and pending cases related to the governor s pandemic emergency orders after the Michigan Supreme Court deemed them unconstitutional.
The announcement comes a week after the City of Detroit s decision to dismiss dozens of its misdemeanor citations from the police brutality protests this summer, and after months of high-profile murder exonerations throughout the state.
Earlier this year, the court ruled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn t have authority to issue the emergency orders after April 30. The decision, the prosecutor s office said, undercut the legal basis for nearly 1,800 cases and, as a result, those have been dismissed.
Teens charged with murder in stabbing, carjacking of Uber driver
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
DETROIT – An Uber driver was allegedly hit in the head with a hammer, stabbed several times and left in an alley to die by a pair of teenagers who are now facing charges as adults.
On the morning of Jan. 21, Police discovered the driver, 60-year-old Timothy Marcus Perkins, in an alley bleeding from his head and multiple stab wounds to his torso and back, according to a news release from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. He was transported to a local hospital where he died of the stab wounds.
A Dearborn doughnut shop owner ended up paying a $20 fine after the Wayne County Prosecutor s Office tried to criminally charge him for defying state epidemic orders.
Earlier in November, Donutville USA was slapped with a fine after local police said the doughnut place allowed indoor dining.
However, the attorney for Donutville USA s owners, David Kallman, said this was never the case, and the bakery didn t allow indoor dining.
Back in November, Kallman said a couple ordered doughnuts and coffee from the local Dearborn eatery. The husband had to use the bathroom, so the wife sat down at a table and waited for him. While she was waiting for her husband to use the bathroom, she started sipping on her coffee and that s when the police came.
Before the robbery, the two teens McKee and Brady called for an Uber, officials say. Once the Uber arrived, McKee allegedly attacked Perkins with a hammer and stabbed him with a knife. Officials say Brady was also armed and partook in the robbery by stabbing Perkins.
The two teens allegedly stole Perkin s car, took his personal property and then left the scene, officials say. Detroit police were able to track down Perkins stolen car, which led them to find the two teens.
“It is rare that we use the automatic waiver to charge juveniles as adults. But the alleged facts in this case are especially heinous and violent, Worthy said. “The evidence in this case will show that these defendants called an Uber with a plan to rob and carjack the driver, beat and bludgeoned him, and left him in an alley to die.”