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In court Thursday State Representative Jewell Jones admitted that he violated conditions of bond for a drunk driving arrest in April. The judge told him that he thought he was deceptive to his own attorney, the prosecutor's office and possibly, the court.
Jennifer Trackwell joined Michigan Transition Services Association as its treasurer in 2013, according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. LARA records show the nonprofit that assists students and young adults with disabilities as they transition through school, removed Trackwell from the organization in August 2017. Last month Trackwell, of Kentucky, was arraigned on one count of embezzlement of more than $100,000 and using a computer to commit a crime. Court records did not indicate the exact dollar amount in question. "She has no criminal record whatsoever,...
May 7, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A local township clerk was arraigned today after being charged for an election law violation related to last Novemberâs election. Genoa Township Clerk Polly Skolarus was charged in March by the Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office on a single, misdemeanor charge of Election Law - Failure to Perform Duty. It was filed following an investigation by Michigan State Police. In 53rd District Court today, Skolarus appeared in front of Magistrate Jerry Sherwood along with her attorney Jim Metz, who entered a not guilt...
May 3, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A trial has been ordered for a Brighton man charged with sexually assaulting a woman several times. 31-year-old Joseph Henry Santana was arraigned February 28th on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and single counts each of unlawful imprisonment, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and resisting, obstructing police. That followed testimony from a Michigan State Police trooper that the female victim alleged she was restrained by Santana after repeatedly telling him she did not wa...
Brighton man headed to trial on charges of rape, unlawful imprisonment A Brighton man is headed to trial on charges of sexual assault after a Livingston County judge determined there was enough evidence to bind the case over. Joseph Santana, 31, was arraigned on Feb. 28 on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count each of unlawful imprisonment, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and resisting, obstructing police. On Wednesday, Andrea Del Vecchio, a nurse, testified the reported victim had multiple injuries and duct tape residue on her body. T...