Monday, August 17, 2009
Midland County Fair, Kennan DeWitt
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Kennan DeWitt, Legal and Mental Health Advocate, Career
CONVICTION IN CROSS BURNING BRINGS RELIEF
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: January 10, 1996
Page: D1*
Record Id: 0349848846
Author: Ken Palmer JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
For more than a year after vandals burned crosses in her Flint Township yard, Sheryal A. Garrison watched as criminal charges were brought and then dropped against several neighborhood teen-agers. On Tuesday, Garrison finally saw results from the difficult investigation. "I think more could have been done, but what can I do?" she said, moments after a neighbor was convicted in the incident. "(But) after a year of losing all that
Career Assistant Prosecutor Kennan DeWitt (Ret.),
MAN COULD FACE LIFE IN WOMAN'S SLAYING
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: January 20, 1996
Page: C1
Record Id: 0349847177
Author: Ken Palmer JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A Flint man could spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury Friday convicted him of murdering his girlfriend in a prolonged assault last February. Victor Hunter, 59, showed no reaction as a Genesee County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of second-degree murder. He could face up to life in prison when he goes before Judge Geoffrey L. Neithercut for sentencing on Feb. 28. Hunter was charged in the bludgeoning death of Jeanne Moore, 48, whose nude,
kennan M. DeWitt, Career
TEEN KILLER A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN CHAPLAIN SAYS
Publication: Flint Journal, The (MI)
Edition: FIRST
Date: November 23, 1996
Page: C1
Record Id: 0349920021
Author: Paul Janczewski JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
Patrick N. Kinney cried Friday as a Genesee County Jail chaplain described the teen as a born-again Christian who has great remorse for his role in the 1995 stabbing death of Flint teen-ager Michael Melfi. Chaplain William D. Hart testified about Kinney during a Circuit Court hearing to determine whether the 17-year-old should be sentenced as an adult or juvenile in the death of Melfi, 16. After testimony Friday, the hearing was adjourned until Dec. 10. Melfi was found in
Thursday, July 30, 2009
kennan dewitt, attorney and mental health advocate
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
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Kennan M. DeWitt, Attorney and Mental Health Advocate
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
Assistant Prosecutor (Ret), Kennan DeWitt, Career
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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Friday, July 24, 2009
Kennan M. DeWitt, Career Prosecutor (Ret).
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
Kennan Dewitt, Attorney and Mental Health Advocate
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
Kennan M. DeWitt, Attorney and Mental Health Advocate
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
Monday, July 13, 2009
Kennan M. DeWitt, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney(Ret), Career
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.
Kennan M. DeWitt, Assistant Prosecutor (Ret), Career
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
Kennan DeWitt, Assistant Prosecutor (Ret), Career
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
Friday, July 10, 2009
Kennan M. DeWitt, Legal and Mental Health Advocate
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
Kennan M. DeWitt, Assistant Prosecutor (Ret), Career
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.
Kennan DeWitt, Career Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (Ret.)
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.
Kennan M. DeWitt, Career Prosecuting Attorney (Ret.)
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
Monday, July 6, 2009
Kennan DeWitt, Assistant Prosecutor (Ret.)
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
Kennan M. DeWitt, Assistant Prosecutor (Ret.)
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
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Kennan DeWitt, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (Ret.)
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...