Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: November 23, 1996
Page: A2
Record Id: 0349870234
'He's coming to grips with where his life is going.' - Assistant Prosecutor Kennan M. DeWitt on Patrick N. Kinney, during during a hearing to determine whether the 17-year-old should be sentenced as an adult or juvenile in the death of Michael Melfi.
MAN CONVICTED IN GRISLY SLAYING
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: January 25, 1997
Page: C2
Record Id: 0349925097
Author: Ken Palmer JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A Flint man was convicted Friday in the grisly 1995 slaying of a roommate who was bludgeoned with a guitar in a drug house on the city's west side. A jury in Genesee County Circuit Court deliberated nearly seven hours before finding Michael Danforth guilty of second-degree murder in a case that one attorney called "a parade of horribles." Witnesses said Lovell Roberts, an 18-year-old drug dealer, was struck repeatedly over the head with a
FLUSHING WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN DEATH OF MOTORCYCLIST
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: March 11, 1998
Page: D2
Record Id: 0349948923
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A Flushing woman, 22, has pleaded guilty in a plea bargain in the September death of a man she ran over on I-75 after he was thrown from his motorcycle. Genesee County Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut scheduled an April 1 sentencing for Amy M. Lane.. Lane was originally charged with drunken driving causing death and involuntary manslaughter, both felonies carrying prison terms of up to 15 years upon conviction, and failure to stop at the scene of a serious injury
FLINT MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN GIRLFRIEND'S SLAYING
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: November 16, 2000
Page: B4
Record Id: 0350443869
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A Flint man pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the May slaying of his girlfriend after an argument. Genesee Circuit Judge Judith A. Fullerton scheduled a Dec. 11 sentencing for Willie Joe Jamerson, 45, who faces up to life in prison. He was originally charged with murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony in the May 10 slaying of Valerie Morton, 46, who was found on her sofa at her home at 5432 Leslie Drive. She had been shot in the head. Prosecutors
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI) Todd W. Lutze will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him Friday of felony murder and first-degree child abuse in the death of his girlfriend's 17-month-old daughter. But the verdict left both families feeling the loss of Lydia N. Aris. "We're happy and sad," said Gabriella Russomanno, the mother of Amy Barnette - Lydia's mother - and grandmother of the victim. "We still walk away
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MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN BABY'S DEATH BY ABUSE
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: January 23, 2001
Page: B3
Record Id: 0350443681
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
Todd W. Lutze offered no apologies as he glared at the mother of the baby he was convicted of killing and for which he was sentenced to life in prison Monday. Lutze has continued to insist he is innocent in the death of Lydia N. Aris, 17 months, who died in July. "You took a little precious girl from a lot of people," Amy Barnette told Lutze, 35, of Flint Township. "I can't hold her, I can't hug her. "I
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: January 26, 2001
Page: C1
Record Id: 0350445538
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
Police and prosecutors say Germain I. Skinner broke into a Mt. Morris Township home in 1998 and sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl. Assistant Genesee County Prosecutor Kennan M. DeWitt told jurors the girl will identify Skinner as her attacker, and forensic experts will link him to the assault through DNA. But Skinner's attorney, Barney Whitesman, said the girl was unable to identify his client in a police lineup several days after the incident, and could only
FLINT MAN MAY FACE LIFE SENTENCE IN FIREBOMBING INJURY CASE
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: July 21, 1998
Page: C3
Record Id: 0349930744
Author: Paul JanczewskiJOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A Flint man has been found guilty of charges he masterminded the firebombing of his former girlfriend's home in 1997, severely injuring her brother. A jury deliberated about two hours Thursday before finding Steven W. Richardson, 25, guilty of conspiracy to commit arson, two counts of arson, and conspiracy to place an explosive device with intent to cause damage to a dwelling that causes injury. He could face up to life in prison when sentenced Aug. 14 before
INVOLVEMENT IN FIREBOMBING LEADS TO PRISON SENTENCES
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: July 25, 1998
Page: C2
Record Id: 0349927445
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
Two Flint men involved in a 1997 firebombing that seriously injured a sleeping teen and destroyed his family's rental home were handed prison sentences Friday. Genesee County Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut told the pair their sentences were light compared with the disfiguring scars Ramon Thompson, 17, the victim, will carry for the rest of his life. "You got a good deal with this case," he told Darion L. McDaniel."But
FLINT MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR REVENGE FIREBOMBING
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: August 22, 1998
Page: C3
Record Id: 0349930896
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A Flint man has been sentenced to life in prison for life for masterminding a revenge firebombing of his girlfriend's house in 1997 that severely burned her brother. But Ramon Thompson, 17, of Flint, whose face and body will bear the scars of the firebombing forever, said Steven W. Richardwon should pay for the crime with his life. "I wish they had the electric chair in Michigan," Thompson said after the court hearing. "I
Cop: Arson suspect said he was 'going to prison'
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: June 14, 2001
Page: A3
Record Id: 0360232788
Author: JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Paul Janczewski
Timothy M. Jackson told police he set his wife's sweater on fire because he feared she was having an affair. But he allegedly told Burton police Detective Don Elford the fire "got out of control." "I'm going to prison," Elford reported Jackson as saying. The fire Jackson is accused of setting Feb. 10 destroyed 41 units at Boulder Creek Apartments in Grand Blanc Township, caused damages of more than $3
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: December 21, 2002
Page: A04
Record Id: 0407618289
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
Both sides claimed victory when a jury convicted a native of India of domestic violence against his Asian wife. Anand Iska, 37, of Grand Blanc, faces up to 93 days in jail when he is sentenced Jan. 22 by Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut. A jury deliberated for five hours over two days before convicting Iska of a lesser charge included in the original 10-year felony of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder.
Mt. Morris man pleads guilty to killing over brother's car
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: May 3, 2003
Page: A05
Record Id: 0412084877
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A judge told a Mt. Morris man he was wrong to shoot to death a man who allegedly tried to extort cash from his family. Genesee Circuit Judge Archie L. Hayman also told Demetrius A. Moton he did not believe Moton was telling the whole story of what happened when Terrance T. Henry, 18, was killed Nov. 13. Hayman sent Moton, 26, to prison for up to 30 years after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. His minimum sentence is 7 years, 2 months. Moton was sentenced
Murder trial ends with man's guilty plea
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: June 7, 2003
Page: A05
Record Id: 0412130649
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A man who prosecutors say hunted down Curtis W. Urquhart Jr. "like an animal" and shot him repeatedly over a $10 bet pleaded guilty to a reduced murder charge midtrial. Henry L. Simpson, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday in the Sept. 13 slaying of Urquhart. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dismissed two weapons charges against him. Simpson will be sentenced July 10 to between 25-30 years in prison. Had he been convicted of
Teen pleads to beating childhood friend to death
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: February 27, 2004
Page: A04
Record Id: 0412487873
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A Flint teen admitted killing his childhood friend, Laura Mae Weeks, because "I was just mad at her." "I hit her with a bat," Brian S. Byrd told Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut on Thursday. Byrd's admission came as he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the April 26 slaying. Byrd, 19, of Flint, faced a first-degree murder charge but avoided a jury trial when he took a plea deal. He faces up
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: April 6, 2004
Page: A06
Record Id: 0412547231
Author: JOURNAL READER
As a father of four children, a youth counselor and an assistant prosecuting attorney, I was annoyed and concerned about the baseless claims made in the March 31 front page article "Flint students accuse lesbians of harassment." Printing accusations of aggression attributed to one's sexual orientation, without any statistics or proof, does nothing more than stir the pot of discrimination and incite fear and contempt in our schools and community.
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: April 6, 2004
Page: A06
Record Id: 0412547231
Author: JOURNAL READER
As a father of four children, a youth counselor and an assistant prosecuting attorney, I was annoyed and concerned about the baseless claims made in the March 31 front page article "Flint students accuse lesbians of harassment." Printing accusations of aggression attributed to one's sexual orientation, without any statistics or proof, does nothing more than stir the pot of discrimination and incite fear and contempt in our schools and community.
Flint man pleads no contest in murder
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: May 18, 2004
Page: A04
Record Id: 0412604641
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com, 810.766.6333
A Flint man pleaded no contest to reduced charges in a 2002 murder, ending speculation that he would opt for a third trial in the slaying. Two earlier trials -- in March and October 2003 -- ended in mistrials. George W. Hodges, 25, faces a June 7 sentencing before Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut. He pleaded no contest to second-degree murder, but will be sentenced under manslaughter guidelines. Prosecutors dismissed a felony firearms use charge in exchange for his
Man convicted in couch fight murder
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: July 21, 2006
Page: A06
Record Id: 0414021777
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6333
A Detroit man faces life in prison without parole when he is sentenced in August for beating a man to death with a club after the two argued over who was going to sleep on a couch. Edwin Ford III, 18, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Nov. 16 death of Ronny Morris. Jurors deliberated for about eight hours over two days before returning their decision late Thursday. Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut scheduled an Aug. 18 sentencing for Ford, who is
Flint woman pleads to voluntary manslaughter in boyfriend's stabbing death
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: September 28, 2006
Page: A05
Record Id: 0414179269
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A Flint woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death in June pleaded no contest Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter. Felicia K. Thornton, 47, faces an Oct. 18 sentencing before Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut. Thornton was charged with second-degree murder in the June 3 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Anthony Holmes, 42, of Flint, at the Evergreen Regency apartments off Lippincott Boulevard. That charged carried a penalty of up to life in prison.
Dog killer seeks sentencing deal to erase felonies
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: September 29, 2006
Page: A06
Record Id: 0414181624
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6333
Mundy Township man who shot two dogs on his property in June, killing one and injuring another, pleaded guilty to two counts of killing/torturing animals. Both charges are 4-year felonies, but Daniel M. York, 21, asked a judge to consider sentencing him under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act. That would leave him with no felony convictions if he completes terms of his sentence. Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L Neithercut took York's plea under advisement and will
Victim's family: 'Think about the life' you took
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: April 21, 2007
Page: A04
Record Id: 0414663755
Author: Ken Palmer kpalmer@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6313
A relative of shooting victim Thadford Charles Jr. told Gregory Snyder he is forgiven for taking Charles' life in a Palm Sunday confrontation with racial overtones. "This family forgives you, but they won't forget," Isaiah Childs Jr., Charles' cousin, told a handcuffed Snyder, 45. "Just think about the life that you took." Minutes later, Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut sentenced
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: May 8, 2007
Page: A04
Record Id: 0414702733
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6333
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A defense attorney called it a classic case of self-defense. But David Megdell, who represents Tanjermeeka M. Jones, was unable to talk her out of accepting a plea deal. Instead of going to trial on a murder charge, Jones, 21, of Mt. Morris Township, faces sentencing June 12 after pleading no contest but mentally ill to a charge of attempted manslaughter. She faces up to 5 years in prison when she goes before Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut.
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: May 25, 2007
Page: A10
Record Id: 0414744323
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6333
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Horatio G. Brown spent his 22nd birthday in court Thursday, pleading guilty to crimes that could put him in prison for the next 22 years or more.
The Flint man pleaded guilty to manslaughter, two weapons charges and being a habitual offender in the June 11 slaying of Adam R. "Opie" McIntosh. McIntosh, 25, of Burton, was killed about 2 a.m. in a parking lot at Stewart Avenue and N. Dort Highway as he gathered with friends at a car cruise. Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: June 8, 2007
Page: A06
Record Id: 0414776610
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6333
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A Flint man facing life in prison in a potential first-degree murder case pleaded to a lesser charge on his third day of trial. Rufus L. Russell, 45, of Flint now faces a July 28 sentencing before Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut. Russell, who originally was charged with murder in the Sept. 23, 2005, stabbing of Chude W. Snow, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, a 15-year felony. Attorney James J. Zimmer, who represented Russell, said his client...
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI) A Flint woman who pleaded guilty to a charge in the stabbing death of her mother's boyfriend has been sentenced to prison. "You killed a man," Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut told Tanjermeeka M. Jones Tuesday. "You stuck a knife 9 inches into a man's body." He sentenced Jones, 21, of Mt. Morris to 1 year, 5 months to 5 years in prison. Jones earlier pleaded guilty but mentally
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Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: June 29, 2007
Page: A08
Record Id: 0414824311
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6333
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Rufus L. Russell wanted to withdraw his voluntary manslaughter plea, telling a judge that his court-appointed attorney gave him bad advice. "If you sentence me today, you're sending an innocent man to prison," said Russell, 45, of Flint. But Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut told Russell that his argument fell flat, especially when Russell called the September 2005 stabbing death of Chude W. Snow
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: July 19, 2007
Page: A04
Record Id: 0414868473
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6333
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The parents of a man killed at a car cruise last year lashed out at Horatio G. Brown, who was sentenced to prison on manslaughter and weapons charges. "You ruined our lives," said Debbie McIntosh, whose son, Adam R. "Opie" McIntosh was shot and killed after Brown returned to the scene of an earlier altercation with a friend who was armed with a handgun. She called Brown an "animal" and "the
Publication: Swartz Creek News, The (MI)
Edition: THE SWARTZ CREEK NEWS
Date: July 22, 2007
Page: SC07
Record Id: 0414874735
Author: Community Staff Writer
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A Swartz Creek man charged with killing a Durand man in a June 2006 road rage incident entered a plea to reduced charges. Javan W. Stephens, 22, is to be sentenced Aug. 28 by Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut after pleading no contest Tuesday to attempted manslaughter with a motor vehicle, a 5-year felony, and attempted leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a 21/2-year felony. He originally was charged with manslaughter, a 15-year felony, and failure
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Date: July 23, 2007
Page: A03
Record Id: 0414877081
Author: Paul Janczewski pjanczewski@flintjournal.com * 810.766.6333
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A Swartz Creek man charged with killing a Durand man in a June 2006 road rage incident has pleaded no contest to reduced charges. The case involves the June 2 death of Brian J. Bigelow, 32, that police said was tied to an incident on Seymour and Miller roads. Javan W. Stephens, 22, is to be sentenced Aug. 28 by Genesee Circuit Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut after pleading no contest to attempted manslaughter with a motor vehicle, a 5-year felony, and attempted leaving the scene
