CRIME & SAFETY
Drunken man arrested for firing 10 shots through window during domestic dispute
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A highly intoxicated man was arrested Saturday after opening fire inside his home during a domestic dispute. The victim reported getting in the dispute before he pulled out a firearm and fired 10 shots through the back window of the home, causing the victim to flee and call 911, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
Murder suspect sentenced to jail for suspected drugged driving as homicide case progresses
JACKSON, MI – Klaira Diann Mishaw will serve 93 days in jail for contempt of court while she awaits trial accused of aiding in a homicide. Jackson County District Judge Robert Gaecke sentenced Mishaw to serve the 93 days in jail shortly after she pleaded no contest Wednesday, May 1, to driving while impaired and obstructing police while she was on $100,000 bond for open murder.
Parole absconder arrested, found with drugs, ski mask and fake pistol
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A parole absconder with a warrant for failing to show up to court in Oakland County was arrested in Jackson County when a resident reported suspicious activity in Norvell Township. Police were called at 9:54 a.m. April 18, to the area of Bettis Road near...
Eaton Rapids woman recounts day she saved driver as car submerged in the Grand River
EATON RAPIDS, Mich. (WILX) - Last Tuesday, a car went underwater near E Broad Street in Eaton Rapids. Melanie Rasmussen did not think twice. She sprung into action, rescuing the woman trapped inside. “All I could think of is this woman is going to go down with this car,” said...
Woman convicted of murder in parking dispute won’t have case reviewed by Supreme Court
JACKSON, MI – The state’s highest court will not hear the case of a woman convicted of fatally shooting another woman during a parking dispute. The Michigan Supreme Court on April 29 declined to hear the appeal of Mackenzie Lynn Quarrels, convicted of second-degree murder for shooting to death 25-year-old Krashawna Emond Walker on March 20, 2021 near Jackson.
No new trial for man convicted in fatal dispute over truck, appellate court rules
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A man convicted of fatally shooting another man following a disagreement about a camper trailer and a truck will not be getting a new trial. The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed April 25 the conviction of Darvin Cole, found guilty of manslaughter for shooting to death Scott Chuck Charles Aug. 6, 2021, in Blackman Township.
MSU trustee bullying, misconduct investigation costs approach $2 million
EAST LANSING — Costs for the investigation into claims of bullying and misconduct by Michigan State University trustees are approaching $2 million, easily outpacing the inquiry last fall into whether someone leaked the name of the woman who accused former football coach Mel Tucker of sexual harassment. Legal expenses...
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