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April 22, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A State Representative from Wayne County charged with drunk driving and resisting officers after a crash earlier this month near Fowlerville, reportedly threatened responding Michigan State Police troopers that he would call Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and report them. That’s according to details reported by the Detroit Free Press based on police reports obtained under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, which also alleged that Democratic State Representative Jewell Jones of Inkster threatened their budget bef...

April 8, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Obstructing police is one of the potential charges that a State Representative from Wayne County is facing after being arrested near Fowlerville Tuesday night. Michigan State Police report that troopers from the Brighton Post were dispatched to a crash in Livingston County along I-96 early Tuesday evening which led to the arrest of a 25-year-old male from Inkster. State Police records show that warrants were requested against Democratic State Representative Jewell Jones of Inkster for obstructing police, along with mis...

The Livingston County Prosecutor's Office will continue to investigate "allegations" against Michigan State Rep. Jewell Jones, negating the prospect of a Wednesday arraignment in Livingston County District Court, the office said in a Wednesday press release. Livingston County District Court said earlier Wednesday the Inkster Democrat would be arraigned Wednesday afternoon, but the prosecutor's office said the matter is still under investigation.  A search of Michigan State Police criminal history files shows Brighton Post troopers on Tuesday requested warrants in relation to Jones for ob...

April 7, 2021 State Representative Jewell Jones was arrested by Michigan State Police near Fowlerville last night. The Livingston County Prosecutor's Office issued a short press release this afternoon which stated, "Our office has received reports of allegations regarding Jewell Jones. The matter is under investigation and it would not be appropriate to provide any further comment. Any requests for further information regarding this matter should be directed to law enforcement." Lori Dougovito with the MSP Public Affairs Section confirmed for WHMI that troopers from the B...