Wayne County Prosecutor's office will release Terrance Kellom investigation...
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s office says it's still investigating the death of Terrance Kellom, a 20-year-old man fatally shot by a federal agent in April. “We are waiting for a report that we expect...
View ArticleMost of Detroit's backlogged rape kits have been tested
Authorities say more work remains after DNA testing has been done on thousands of sexual assault kits discovered in a Detroit police property storage facility in 2009. The Detroit Free Press and The...
View ArticleNo charges in police shooting of Metro Detroit teen
A suburban Detroit police officer won’t face charges for shooting and killing a high school senior. Police in the downriver community of Trenton shot 18-year-old Kyle Baker inside his home in late May....
View ArticleFate of Detroit state senator still up in the air, after judge refuses to...
A Wayne County judge sentenced Detroit state Senator Virgil Smith to ten months in jail Monday – but the court saga isn’t over just yet . Smith had initially been charged with several felonies, after a...
View ArticleState police investigation points to different killer in 2007 quadruple...
The Michigan State Police have wrapped up a nearly year-long investigation into who really killed four people in a Detroit home one September night in 2007. Back then, police brought in a 14-year-old...
View ArticleCharges filed against kin in shootings of 2 Detroit kids
DETROIT – Charges have been filed in two shootings that killed a child and injured another in Detroit. Prosecutor Kym Worthy defended her decision to charge relatives of victims who shot themselves...
View ArticleWayne County creates LGBT crime-solving unit
Michigan’s largest county has formed a special unit focused on solving and prosecuting crimes against LGBT people. The unit in Wayne County will focus first on prosecuting a dozen current cases –...
View ArticleSupporters want freedom for Detroit "juvenile lifer"
A 59-year-old Detroit man convicted of murder at age 17 deserves a new sentence, his supporters argued Tuesday before a hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court. Charles Lewis is one of 367 “juvenile...
View ArticleCharges dropped against man accused in Wayne State cop killing
Prosecutors in Detroit say they had the wrong man in jail for the murder of Wayne State University Police Sgt. Collin Rose on November 22. They are dropping all charges against DeAngelo Davis, 31, who...
View ArticleDocumentary tells story of juvenile injustice in "White Boy Rick" case
Richard Wershe Jr., otherwise known as "White Boy Rick", has been in prison for nearly 30 years. He's serving a life sentence because he was caught as a 16-year-old with eight kilos of cocaine in...
View ArticleSome Detroit community leaders think county prosecutor Kym Worthy could be...
Community leaders in Detroit this week are calling on Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to change the way her office prosecutes cases. They she has been too harsh on juvenile offenders and has allowed...
View ArticleWayne County to add special unit to investigate possible wrongful convictions
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is adding staff to look into possible wrongful convictions. "No prosecutor wants to be party to knowingly convicting or keeping someone in prison that is either...
View ArticleCharges filed in 2016 death of Wayne State police officer
Charges have now been filed in the shooting death of a Wayne State University police officer. Raymond Durham, 61, faces first-degree murder and three other charges in the fatal shooting of Sergeant...
View ArticleWeek in Review: The Palace plans last event and Wayne County Prosecutor plans...
After nearly 30 years, the Palace of Auburn Hills has announced that it will soon close its doors for good. Palace officials this week announced that Bob Seger's September 23rd concert will be the...
View ArticleWayne County may have national model for prosecuting crimes against LGBTQ...
The Fair Michigan Justice Project (FMJP), a collaboration between the LGBTQ advocacy group Fair Michigan and the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, began a little over a year ago, in July 2016. It marks...
View ArticleWorthy charges former MSP trooper with murder, 3 Detroit cops with assault
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a former Michigan State Police trooper and three Detroit police officers with a slew of serious crimes, including second-degree murder. Former MSP trooper...
View ArticleWeek in Review: A murder charge for a former MSP trooper and Detroit's Amazon...
Wayne County Prosector Kym Worthy has charged a former Michigan State Police trooper with 2nd degree murder. Last summer, Mark Bessner fired his Taser from a patrol car during a chase in Detroit. The...
View ArticleWayne County Prosecutor’s office is processing the final Detroit rape kits...
The last of over 11,300 rape kits discovered in a Detroit police facility are currently being processed by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office. 614 kits remain, and they were shipped to Bode Cellmark...
View ArticleMichigan AG bringing in Wayne County prosecutor to review Flint water cases
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is bringing in a different prosecutor to evaluate how the Flint water crisis investigation is going. Nessel has asked Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy to do “an...
View ArticleAG's Office: Changes to Flint water prosecution team don't mean 'starting over'
The state official heading the Flint water criminal probe insists they are not “starting over," even as the prosecution team is getting revamped. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is being brought in...
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