Wednesday, December 29, 2010

12292010 - C.O. Joseph Naimo - Sentenced - Gratiot County




Gratiot courts
Published: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2010/12/29/news/srv0000010437767.txt?viewmode=2

Joseph A. Naimo, 40, St. Louis, domestic violence, aggravated assault, 120 days in jail, fined $2,415 or serve 120 more days in jail, two years of probation












Bond set for corrections officer charged with slamming woman's head on pavement
Published: Friday, July 16, 2010
The Morning Sun
http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2010/07/16/news/doc4c40aaa115611897837487.txt

The 39-year-old St. Louis man charged with slamming his former girlfriend’s head on the pavement Wednesday was ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bond.

Joseph Anthony Naimo was arraigned in Gratiot County District Court on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, a maximum 10-year felony, and on a charge of aggravated assault, a misdemeanor, Gratiot County District Court Judge Stewart McDonald said.

Listed on a public database as a state corrections officer in Gratiot County, Naimo will have several restrictions placed on him if he makes bond. As of Friday afternoon he was still in jail, a Gratiot County sheriff’s deputy said.

If Naimo is released, he will be placed on an electronic tether that will monitor his location and alcohol or drug consumption, McDonald said. He will have to submit to random drug tests, he cannot visit a bar or consume alcohol, and he’s to have no contact with his alleged victim if he’s released from jail.

Police were called to Gratiot Medical Center in Alma following the early morning incident Wednesday.

According to investigators, Naimo’s former girlfriend, 35, was at his residence when the two got into a fight. She left, and a friend drove her to her home in St. Louis.

In the meantime, Naimo also got a friend to drive him to her home, and when she got out of the car, Naimo is alleged to have grabbed her by the hair and smashed her head three or four times on the pavement.

McDonald said he had seen photos of the injuries and described them as bloody.

The woman’s friend drove her to the hospital, where officials contacted the police. Her condition is unknown.

A preliminary exam has been scheduled for July 28.

Michigan Officer Involved Domestic Violence

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

12142010 - Deputy Richard Zych - Sentenced - Benzie County SD

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Deputy Richard Zych charged charged with two counts of sexual assault [Dec. 17, 2009]



Former Benzie Deputy Sentenced
Date: December 14, 2010
By Eric VanDussen
http://ipr.interlochen.org/ipr-news-features/episode/11358






A former Benzie County court officer has been sentenced to a year in jail.

Richard Zych pleaded guilty last month to one count of aggravated assault, under a plea deal. He was originally charged with three counts of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct.

District Judge John Foresman admonished Zych and handed down the maximum one-year sentence allowed under the plea agreement.

"You used your position as deputy sheriff to put her in a position which made her vulnerable. And that kind of conduct cannot be tolerated," Foresman told Zych in court Monday.

The prosecutor alleged that Zych used force and coercion while sexually assaulting a female victim on at least three occasions in 2009, manipulating his position over her.

Zych had worked in the Benzie County Sheriff's Department since 1997. The department terminated earlier this year.










Former deputy pleads guilty to aggravated assault
Posted: 11.29.2010 at 3:27 PM
Up North Live
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=547396




A former Benzie County Corrections Deputy, accused of sexually assaulting a woman, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault Monday.


BEULAH -- A former Benzie County Corrections Deputy, accused of sexually assaulting a woman, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault Monday.

Rick Zych was accused of groping a woman three times after he pulled her over in a Sheriff's vehicle earlier this year.

As a part of the plea bargain Zych had to admit to at least one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct fourth degree.

Zych faces up to one year in jail when he is sentenced on December 20.