08242008 - Officer Kenneth Pappas - Sterling Heights PD

OFFICER KENNETH PAPPAS, STERLING HEIGHTS PD, AUGUST 23, 2008

21 Sterling Heights police command officers suspended
Published: Thursday, March 22, 2012
By Gordon Wilczynski
Macomb Daily
http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2012/03/22/news/doc4f6b52911d295280203254.txt

Twenty-one Sterling Heights police command officers have been suspended 10 to 30 days for the inaccurate submission of time cards.

Police Chief Michael Reese could not be reached for comment, but he made his feelings clear at a City Council meeting Tuesday evening.

A report, released by Internal Affairs Lt. Luke Riley on Wednesday to The Macomb Daily under the Freedom of Information Act, said the suspensions range from 30 days for lieutenants to 10-day suspensions for sergeants.

Riley said the officers violated a department manual of rules that stipulates they are required to submit accurate timecards.

The suspensions were the direct result of command officers leaving work early on numerous occasions dating back at least 90 days.

James Hack, a captain, second highest ranking officer at the department, denied participating or knowledge of officers leaving early. Some of the officers said Hack approved the practice. Nine command officers who advised the police administration said Hack was aware of the practice.

Other officers suspended for leaving early are lieutenants David Smith, David Sharna, Steve Jesperson, Kevin Reese, John Rogers, Dale Dwojakowski and Steve Jesperson. They were accused of receiving and permitting wages for the time where they were absent.

Sergeants suspended are Dale Brown, Colleen Hopper, Guy Holmes, Paul LaBaere, James Wood, David Cattaneo, Mark Schmidt, Ronald Gotowicki, James Bryant, Paul Korell, Linda Deprez, Anthony Roebuck, Scott Anderson and Kenneth Pappas.

The lieutenants will have 10 days of their 30-day suspension held in abeyance for two years and if they work with a clean slate the 10 days will be deleted. For sergeants, the same will occur with five days being held back.

Mayor Richard Notte said he believes all of the suspensions are fair. He said the discipline was severe

“They are paying back all of the money they improperly took from their employer,” Notte said. “I don’t think this will ever happen again.”

Notte said Hack promoted the illegal activity because of a recent arbitration ruling against command officers.

The matter remains in Macomb Circuit Court.

“Hack condoned this activity,” Notte said. “He was their boss and promoted it because he was bitter at the city.”

Councilman Michael Taylor, a Mount Clemens attorney, said he is not satisfied with the suspensions. He said it wasn’t enough.

Taylor said the officers of the same rank got the exact same punishment. He said some should have gotten a lot more.

“Some are more culpable than others,” Taylor said.

The officers’ lost wages will come out of their vacation and personal day time bank. Taylor said it will be taken from money the officers have coming.

Taylor said the officers will lose $70,000 from their banked time. Hack, because of money he would have earned on the police department’s DROP program, will lose at least $400,000.

Hack is making $140,000 annually and he still had four years left on the DROP program.











Domestic violence charges dropped against officer
By DEANNA ROSE
Source Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: Sunday, October 5, 2008
http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/stories/100508/loc_story1001.shtml

A judge dismissed a domestic violence charge against a Sterling Heights police officer accused of engaging in a physical altercation with his wife, after the alleged victim and another witness failed to show up in court for the trial.

Kenneth Pappas, 34, was placed on routine paid administrative leave after his arrest at his Macomb Township home on Aug. 24, but was reinstated after the dismissal by Judge Douglas Shepherd at 41-A District Court in Shelby Township on Sept. 29.

Macomb County assistant prosecutor Erika Breitfeld told Shepherd that the prosecution had reluctant witnesses in Pappas’ wife, Kelly Pappas, and an eyewitness, and asked for an adjournment to a later date.

David Griem, Pappas’ attorney, asked Shepherd that the charges against Pappas be dismissed because Kelly Pappas was not in the courtroom.

Shepherd sided with Pappas and dismissed the charges, but told the prosecution he would grant reauthorization of the case if the victim brought charges.

Griem said Kelly Pappas did not show up because she did not want to press charges against her husband, from whom she is separated, and that it was the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department who brought the charges following the August incident. Deputies arrested Kenneth Pappas after responding to a domestic violence call at the home where Kelly Pappas is currently living.

“Kelly Pappas made it crystal clear twice in the police report that she did not want to prosecute,” Griem said. “Many times in cases like this, once the anger has subsided the case turns out to be something very different from what was first described to police, when one or both of the individuals were under the influence of their emotions.”

Griem said Kenneth Pappas and Kelly Pappas wanted the no-contact stipulation removed so the two could spend time at their child’s birthday party the following weekend. The couple has three children, ages 6, 8 and 10.

“Their only concern is the well-being of their three children. They both want to be the best parents they can possibly be,” Griem said. “When one speaks from their heart, many times things don’t come out the way they should. Both Kelly and Ken want to put this behind them.”

Griem said it was his understanding that Kelly Pappas was not in court that day because she was attending a field trip with their 6-year-old child.

Sterling Heights Police Lt. Robert Henigan said Pappas was able to return to work after the charge was dismissed, but an administrative investigation is ongoing with regard to any violation of department rules.



               







Cop arrested for domestic violence
By DEANNA ROSE
Source Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: Sunday, September 14, 2008
http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/stories/091408/loc_story40012.shtml

A Sterling Heights police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after being arrested following an alleged altercation with his wife in their Macomb Township home.

According to Macomb County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Anthony Wickersham, Kenneth Pappas, 34, was arrested after deputies responded to a domestic violence call placed by Pappas’ wife at 2 p.m. on Aug. 24.

Wickersham said officers determined an assault had taken place and took Pappas into custody.

He was charged with one count of domestic violence and taken to the Macomb County Jail for the night. He was released after posting personal bond following his arraignment the next day at 41-A District Court in Shelby Township.

Sterling Heights Interim Police Chief Michael Reese said Pappas was suspended pending the outcome of the criminal charge and a subsequent internal investigation.

Reese said the paid leave is normal protocol when an officer is involved in a criminal matter, although the entire situation rarely occurs.


Pappas will be back in the Shelby Township court Sept. 29. Reese said following the result of the court proceedings, a police department investigation into the matter will be conducted to determine if and when Pappas would be able to return to work - all in conjunction with the court’s findings.













Sterling Heights cop charged in assault on wife
The Detroit News
August 27, 2008
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/METRO03/808270305

MACOMB TOWNSHIP -- A Sterling Heights police officer has been charged with assaulting his wife over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday.

Kenneth Pappas, 34, of Macomb Township, an officer with the Sterling Heights Police Department, was arrested by Macomb County Sheriff's deputies on Saturday, said Capt. Anthony Wickersham of the Sheriff's Office.

Pappas was arraigned on Monday on assault charges in 41-A District Court in Shelby Township, Wickersham said. The crime is a misdemeanor and carries a penalty of up to 93 days in jail.

Police responded to a report of domestic violence at Pappas' Macomb Township home about 5 p.m. Saturday, according to authorities.

The officers determined Pappas had assaulted his wife, arrested him and transported him to the county jail where he spent the night, Wickersham said. He also said the officer posted a $25,000 personal bond and was released.











Sterling Heights cops earn awards for saving lives
The Source
PUBLISHED: Sunday, July 27, 2008

Sterling Heights Interim Police Chief Michael Reese recently announced a series of merit and lifesaving awards for more than 20 police officers who demonstrated outstanding service to the community in 2007.

The merit awards recognize several officers for outstanding service to the community, while the lifesaving awards honor police officers and several firefighters for their actions in three separate incidents.

“While the vast majority of our officers perform at an extremely high level, these officers deserve special recognition for achieving results through investigation, observation or just being in the right place at the right time,” Reese said. “It’s efforts like these that help make Sterling Heights one of the safest cities in the state.”

The officers and circumstances that prompted their awards are as follows:

1 Life Saving Award: Officer Jamie Dubay was honored for saving the life of an elderly woman who was unconscious and not breathing.

l Life Saving Award: Officer Randall Shippy and firefighters Jeff Duncan, Jason Nelson, Joe Toth and Kevin Wardrop were honored for saving the life of a mobile home resident who was succumbing to smoke inhalation.

l Life Saving Award: Officer Walter Smith was honored for saving the life of a woman who was unconscious and not breathing after suffering a heart attack.

In addition, merit awards for outstanding service to the community were presented to the following officers:

Det. Gregory Hill, Officer Craig Cole, Officer Michael Kunath, Officer Brandon Pluger, Lt. Paul Wilson, Sgt. Scott Anderson, Det. John Gurnow, Det. David Ormachea, Det. Kenneth Pappas, Det. David Sarvello, Det. Jason Selewski, Det. George Tsouroullis, Officer Jason Modrzejewski, Officer Rodney Damm, Officer Allan Golden, Officer Roger Mueller, Officer Rob Wojciechowski, Sgt. Guy Holmes, Officer David Allen, Officer Gregory Glinski, Officer Anthony Roeske and Officer Matthew Willard.

08232008 - Firefighter Michael Boyd - Second Offense - Southgate FD

OFFICER KENNETH PAPPAS, STERLING HEIGHTS PD, AUGUST 23, 2008

21 Sterling Heights police command officers suspended
Published: Thursday, March 22, 2012
By Gordon Wilczynski
Macomb Daily
http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2012/03/22/news/doc4f6b52911d295280203254.txt

Twenty-one Sterling Heights police command officers have been suspended 10 to 30 days for the inaccurate submission of time cards.

Police Chief Michael Reese could not be reached for comment, but he made his feelings clear at a City Council meeting Tuesday evening.

A report, released by Internal Affairs Lt. Luke Riley on Wednesday to The Macomb Daily under the Freedom of Information Act, said the suspensions range from 30 days for lieutenants to 10-day suspensions for sergeants.

Riley said the officers violated a department manual of rules that stipulates they are required to submit accurate timecards.

The suspensions were the direct result of command officers leaving work early on numerous occasions dating back at least 90 days.

James Hack, a captain, second highest ranking officer at the department, denied participating or knowledge of officers leaving early. Some of the officers said Hack approved the practice. Nine command officers who advised the police administration said Hack was aware of the practice.

Other officers suspended for leaving early are lieutenants David Smith, David Sharna, Steve Jesperson, Kevin Reese, John Rogers, Dale Dwojakowski and Steve Jesperson. They were accused of receiving and permitting wages for the time where they were absent.

Sergeants suspended are Dale Brown, Colleen Hopper, Guy Holmes, Paul LaBaere, James Wood, David Cattaneo, Mark Schmidt, Ronald Gotowicki, James Bryant, Paul Korell, Linda Deprez, Anthony Roebuck, Scott Anderson and Kenneth Pappas.

The lieutenants will have 10 days of their 30-day suspension held in abeyance for two years and if they work with a clean slate the 10 days will be deleted. For sergeants, the same will occur with five days being held back.

Mayor Richard Notte said he believes all of the suspensions are fair. He said the discipline was severe

“They are paying back all of the money they improperly took from their employer,” Notte said. “I don’t think this will ever happen again.”

Notte said Hack promoted the illegal activity because of a recent arbitration ruling against command officers.

The matter remains in Macomb Circuit Court.

“Hack condoned this activity,” Notte said. “He was their boss and promoted it because he was bitter at the city.”

Councilman Michael Taylor, a Mount Clemens attorney, said he is not satisfied with the suspensions. He said it wasn’t enough.

Taylor said the officers of the same rank got the exact same punishment. He said some should have gotten a lot more.

“Some are more culpable than others,” Taylor said.

The officers’ lost wages will come out of their vacation and personal day time bank. Taylor said it will be taken from money the officers have coming.

Taylor said the officers will lose $70,000 from their banked time. Hack, because of money he would have earned on the police department’s DROP program, will lose at least $400,000.

Hack is making $140,000 annually and he still had four years left on the DROP program.











Domestic violence charges dropped against officer
By DEANNA ROSE
Source Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: Sunday, October 5, 2008
http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/stories/100508/loc_story1001.shtml

A judge dismissed a domestic violence charge against a Sterling Heights police officer accused of engaging in a physical altercation with his wife, after the alleged victim and another witness failed to show up in court for the trial.

Kenneth Pappas, 34, was placed on routine paid administrative leave after his arrest at his Macomb Township home on Aug. 24, but was reinstated after the dismissal by Judge Douglas Shepherd at 41-A District Court in Shelby Township on Sept. 29.

Macomb County assistant prosecutor Erika Breitfeld told Shepherd that the prosecution had reluctant witnesses in Pappas’ wife, Kelly Pappas, and an eyewitness, and asked for an adjournment to a later date.

David Griem, Pappas’ attorney, asked Shepherd that the charges against Pappas be dismissed because Kelly Pappas was not in the courtroom.

Shepherd sided with Pappas and dismissed the charges, but told the prosecution he would grant reauthorization of the case if the victim brought charges.

Griem said Kelly Pappas did not show up because she did not want to press charges against her husband, from whom she is separated, and that it was the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department who brought the charges following the August incident. Deputies arrested Kenneth Pappas after responding to a domestic violence call at the home where Kelly Pappas is currently living.

“Kelly Pappas made it crystal clear twice in the police report that she did not want to prosecute,” Griem said. “Many times in cases like this, once the anger has subsided the case turns out to be something very different from what was first described to police, when one or both of the individuals were under the influence of their emotions.”

Griem said Kenneth Pappas and Kelly Pappas wanted the no-contact stipulation removed so the two could spend time at their child’s birthday party the following weekend. The couple has three children, ages 6, 8 and 10.

“Their only concern is the well-being of their three children. They both want to be the best parents they can possibly be,” Griem said. “When one speaks from their heart, many times things don’t come out the way they should. Both Kelly and Ken want to put this behind them.”

Griem said it was his understanding that Kelly Pappas was not in court that day because she was attending a field trip with their 6-year-old child.

Sterling Heights Police Lt. Robert Henigan said Pappas was able to return to work after the charge was dismissed, but an administrative investigation is ongoing with regard to any violation of department rules.



               







Cop arrested for domestic violence
By DEANNA ROSE
Source Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: Sunday, September 14, 2008
http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/stories/091408/loc_story40012.shtml

A Sterling Heights police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after being arrested following an alleged altercation with his wife in their Macomb Township home.

According to Macomb County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Anthony Wickersham, Kenneth Pappas, 34, was arrested after deputies responded to a domestic violence call placed by Pappas’ wife at 2 p.m. on Aug. 24.

Wickersham said officers determined an assault had taken place and took Pappas into custody.

He was charged with one count of domestic violence and taken to the Macomb County Jail for the night. He was released after posting personal bond following his arraignment the next day at 41-A District Court in Shelby Township.

Sterling Heights Interim Police Chief Michael Reese said Pappas was suspended pending the outcome of the criminal charge and a subsequent internal investigation.

Reese said the paid leave is normal protocol when an officer is involved in a criminal matter, although the entire situation rarely occurs.


Pappas will be back in the Shelby Township court Sept. 29. Reese said following the result of the court proceedings, a police department investigation into the matter will be conducted to determine if and when Pappas would be able to return to work - all in conjunction with the court’s findings.













Sterling Heights cop charged in assault on wife
The Detroit News
August 27, 2008
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/METRO03/808270305

MACOMB TOWNSHIP -- A Sterling Heights police officer has been charged with assaulting his wife over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday.

Kenneth Pappas, 34, of Macomb Township, an officer with the Sterling Heights Police Department, was arrested by Macomb County Sheriff's deputies on Saturday, said Capt. Anthony Wickersham of the Sheriff's Office.

Pappas was arraigned on Monday on assault charges in 41-A District Court in Shelby Township, Wickersham said. The crime is a misdemeanor and carries a penalty of up to 93 days in jail.

Police responded to a report of domestic violence at Pappas' Macomb Township home about 5 p.m. Saturday, according to authorities.

The officers determined Pappas had assaulted his wife, arrested him and transported him to the county jail where he spent the night, Wickersham said. He also said the officer posted a $25,000 personal bond and was released.











Sterling Heights cops earn awards for saving lives
The Source
PUBLISHED: Sunday, July 27, 2008

Sterling Heights Interim Police Chief Michael Reese recently announced a series of merit and lifesaving awards for more than 20 police officers who demonstrated outstanding service to the community in 2007.

The merit awards recognize several officers for outstanding service to the community, while the lifesaving awards honor police officers and several firefighters for their actions in three separate incidents.

“While the vast majority of our officers perform at an extremely high level, these officers deserve special recognition for achieving results through investigation, observation or just being in the right place at the right time,” Reese said. “It’s efforts like these that help make Sterling Heights one of the safest cities in the state.”

The officers and circumstances that prompted their awards are as follows:

1 Life Saving Award: Officer Jamie Dubay was honored for saving the life of an elderly woman who was unconscious and not breathing.

l Life Saving Award: Officer Randall Shippy and firefighters Jeff Duncan, Jason Nelson, Joe Toth and Kevin Wardrop were honored for saving the life of a mobile home resident who was succumbing to smoke inhalation.

l Life Saving Award: Officer Walter Smith was honored for saving the life of a woman who was unconscious and not breathing after suffering a heart attack.

In addition, merit awards for outstanding service to the community were presented to the following officers:

Det. Gregory Hill, Officer Craig Cole, Officer Michael Kunath, Officer Brandon Pluger, Lt. Paul Wilson, Sgt. Scott Anderson, Det. John Gurnow, Det. David Ormachea, Det. Kenneth Pappas, Det. David Sarvello, Det. Jason Selewski, Det. George Tsouroullis, Officer Jason Modrzejewski, Officer Rodney Damm, Officer Allan Golden, Officer Roger Mueller, Officer Rob Wojciechowski, Sgt. Guy Holmes, Officer David Allen, Officer Gregory Glinski, Officer Anthony Roeske and Officer Matthew Willard.

08232008 - Firefighter Michael Boyd - First Offense - Southgate FD

FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL BOYD, SOUTHGATE FD: AUGUST 23, 2008

Firefighter Michael Boyd was charged with first-degree misdemeanor assault...just one year after he had been charged for assault in a domestic [08/17/2007]

AUGUST 23, 2008: Case # CRB0801309A. FIRST-DEGREE MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT.

ALSO SEE:
FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL BOYD, SOUTHGATE FD: JUNE 18, 2004
Original charges: Fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly person; first-degree misdemeanor assault; fourth-degree menacing.
Sentence: Plea bargain. Pled guilty to fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly person. Sentenced to 30 days in jail, suspended on condition no similar offense and remain law abiding for the next one year. All other charges dismissed.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2004/06/firefighter-michael-boyd-southgate-fd.html


FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL BOYD, SOUTHGATE FD: JULY 01, 2006
Original charge: minor misdemeanor disorderly person.
Sentence: Pled guilty. Fined $32.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2006/07/firefighter-michael-boyd-southgate-fd.html


FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL BOYD, SOUTHGATE FD: JULY 15, 2006
Original charge: fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly person.
Sentence: Pled guilty. Fined $32.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2006/07/firefighter-michael-boyd-southgate-fd_15.html


FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL BOYD, SOUTHGATE FD: AUGUST 17, 2007
Original charges: first-degree felony aggravated burglary; three counts of first-degree misdemeanor assault; and second-degree misdemeanor resisting arrest.
Sentence: Plea bargain. Pled guilty to one first-degree misdemeanor assault. In exchange, all other charges were dropped. Sentenced to 30 days in jail, suspended on condition no similar offense and remain law abiding for one year. [08/24/2007].
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2007/08/firefighter-michael-boyd-southgate-fire.html


FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL BOYD, SOUTHGATE FD: DECEMBER 03, 2007.
Original charges: Speeding. 50 /35. Violation of the conditions of his August 2007 sentencing: 30 day jail term was suspended on the condition that Boyd remain law abiding for one year.
Sentence: Paid $32 fine.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2007/12/firefighter-michael-boyd-southgate-fire.html


FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL BOYD, SOUTHGATE FD: MARCH 30, 2009
Original charges: First-degree misdemeanor carrying concealed weapon; first-degree misdemeanor operating vehicle under influence; first-degree misdemeanor driving with suspended / revoked license; no tail lights; and driving without seatbelt.
Sentence: Plea agreement. Pled guilty to first-degree misdemeanor operating vehicle under influence; all other charges dismissed. Sentenced to 10 days in jail, suspended on condition that the law be abided by for one year; driver's license suspended for 180 days; first offender program.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/03/firefighter-michael-boyd-southgate-fd.html


FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL BOYD, SOUTHGATE FD: MARCH 01, 2011.
Original charges: First-degree misdemeanor domestic violence.
CASE STILL PENDING.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2011/10/firefighter-michael-boyd-southgate-fd.html

08112008 - Judge Donald Sanderson - Hillsdale County District Court

Hillsdale County District Court Judge Donald L. Sanderson stated during Officer Mark Sigler's hearing that the officer's case was confidential. Therefore, Judge Sanderson urged the Hillsdale Daily News to not publish a story on Officer Sigler's domestic violence case, as the officer was going to probably  walk away without a sentence.

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Litchfield officer gets deferred sentence
By Don Reid, GateHouse News Service
Hillsdale Daily News
Posted Aug 11, 2008 @ 02:59 PM
http://www.hillsdale.net/news/x418528603/Litchfield-officer-gets-deferred-sentence

Litchfield, Mich. — Former Litchfield Police Department Officer Mark James Sigler was placed on a deferred sentence by Hillsdale County District Court Judge Donald L. Sanderson last week, after he pleaded no contest to domestic violence. He also paid a ticket for an expired license plate in the plea bargain.

Sigler was given the option of having the plea taken under advisement. The sentence was “deferred under the statutes,” and will be dismissed if he fulfills the conditions of probation.

Judge Sanderson said the information in his case was confidential, as Sigler will probably walk away with no sentence.
Judge Sanderson declined comment and urged the paper not to publish a story on the case.

LPD Chief Steve Marson said Sigler, 24, of Reading, resigned his position on the LPD, after Chief Marson suspended him without pay for four weeks following a March 15 incident, court reports indicate.

Katurah Miller called 911 after she and Sigler became involved in an argument at 206 Southfield B2 in the evening, court documents said.

Chief Marson was informed by his officer on duty and, according to Hillsdale County Dispatch records, he asked the Michigan State Police to conduct the investigation and answer the call to allay any issues of bias.

Miller said Sigler “flicked me in the face” with his hand then pinned me against a sliding glass door. The statement also said he grabbed her by the face. During the altercation, she suffered a bloody nose.

That night Sigler was transported to the Branch County Jail by MSP, where he was booked and released on bond.

A no-contact order was issued warning Sigler not to contact her but she contacted the court the next day to request the order be removed.



[MI POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED PERPETRATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW ENFORCEMENT MURDER SUICIDE]

08112008 - Officer Mark Sigler - Sentenced - Litchfield PD

Litchfield officer gets deferred sentence
By Don Reid, GateHouse News Service
Hillsdale Daily News
Posted Aug 11, 2008 @ 02:59 PM
http://www.hillsdale.net/news/x418528603/Litchfield-officer-gets-deferred-sentence

Litchfield, Mich. — Former Litchfield Police Department Officer Mark James Sigler was placed on a deferred sentence by Hillsdale County District Court Judge Donald L. Sanderson last week, after he pleaded no contest to domestic violence. He also paid a ticket for an expired license plate in the plea bargain.

Sigler was given the option of having the plea taken under advisement. The sentence was “deferred under the statutes,” and will be dismissed if he fulfills the conditions of probation.

Judge Sanderson said the information in his case was confidential, as Sigler will probably walk away with no sentence.
Judge Sanderson declined comment and urged the paper not to publish a story on the case.

LPD Chief Steve Marson said Sigler, 24, of Reading, resigned his position on the LPD, after Chief Marson suspended him without pay for four weeks following a March 15 incident, court reports indicate.

Katurah Miller called 911 after she and Sigler became involved in an argument at 206 Southfield B2 in the evening, court documents said.

Chief Marson was informed by his officer on duty and, according to Hillsdale County Dispatch records, he asked the Michigan State Police to conduct the investigation and answer the call to allay any issues of bias.

Miller said Sigler “flicked me in the face” with his hand then pinned me against a sliding glass door. The statement also said he grabbed her by the face. During the altercation, she suffered a bloody nose.

That night Sigler was transported to the Branch County Jail by MSP, where he was booked and released on bond.

A no-contact order was issued warning Sigler not to contact her but she contacted the court the next day to request the order be removed.

08042008 - Officer Collin Eaton - Sentenced - Detroit PD

OFFENDER: COLLIN EATON [FORMER DETROIT PD OFFICER]


ORIGINAL CHARGES: SIX COUNTS OF 1ST DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT; AND TWO COUNTS OF 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.



Also See:
Officer Collin Eaton sentenced for CSC: [August 04, 2008]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/10/oidv-offender-update-collin-eaton.html

Officer Collin Eaton charged with sexually assaulting step-children. [December 14, 2007]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2007/12/officer-collin-eaton-detroit-pd.html

Officer Collin Eaton: CSC - December 31, 2005 [Sentence 1]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2005/12/officer-collin-eaton-detroit-pd.html

Officer Collin Eaton: CSC - April 07, 2005 [Sentence 2]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/1999/04/officer-collin-eaton-detroit-pd.html

Officer Collin Eaton: CSC - April 07, 2005 [Sentence 3]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/1999/04/officer-collin-eaton-detroit-pd_7.html

Officer Collin Eaton: CSC - April 07, 2005 [Sentence 4]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/1999/04/officer-collin-eaton-detroit-pd_3415.html

Officer Collin Eaton: CSC - April 07, 2005 [Sentence 5]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/1999/04/officer-collin-eaton-detroit-pd_9271.html

Officer Collin Eaton: CSC - April 07, 2005 [Sentence 6]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/1999/04/officer-collin-eaton-detroit-pd_8851.html

Officer Collin Eaton: CSC - April 07, 2005 [Sentence 7]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/1999/04/officer-collin-eaton-detroit-pd_7505.html

 

MDOC NUMBER: 697502
CURRENT STATUS: PRISONER
LOCATION: ST. LOUIS
SECURITY LEVEL: IV
EARLIEST RELEASE DATE: 08/21/2025
MAXIMUM DISCHARGE DATE: 02/21/2043SENTENCE 1:
OFFENSE: CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, 3RD DEGREE [MULTIPLE VARIABLES]
MCL #: 750.520D
COURT FILE # : 084558-01
COUNTY: WAYNE
CONVICTION TYPE: PLEA
MINIMUM SENTENCE: 1 YEAR 0 MONTHS
MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 15 YEARS 0 MONTHS
DATE OF OFFENSE: 12/13/2005
DATE OF SENTENCE: 08/04/2008


SENTENCE 2:
OFFENSE: CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, 2ND DEGREE [RELATIONSHIP]
MCL #: 750.520C1B
COURT FILE # : 084558-01
COUNTY: WAYNE
CONVICTION TYPE: JURY
MINIMUM SENTENCE: 1 YEAR 0 MONTHS
MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 15 YEARS 0 MONTHS
DATE OF OFFENSE: 04/07/1999
DATE OF SENTENCE: 08/04/2008



SENTENCE 3:
OFFENSE: CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, 1ST DEGREE [RELATIONSHIP]
MCL #: 750.520B1B
COURT FILE # : 084558-01
COUNTY: WAYNE
CONVICTION TYPE: JURY
MINIMUM SENTENCE: 17 YEARS 6 MONTHS
MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 35 YEARS 0 MONTHS
DATE OF OFFENSE: 04/07/1999
DATE OF SENTENCE: 08/04/2008



SENTENCE 4:
OFFENSE: CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, 1ST DEGREE [RELATIONSHIP]
MCL #: 750.520B1B
COURT FILE # : 084558-01
COUNTY: WAYNE
CONVICTION TYPE: JURY
MINIMUM SENTENCE: 17 YEARS 6 MONTHS
MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 35 YEARS
DATE OF OFFENSE: 04/07/1999
DATE OF SENTENCE: 08/04/2008



SENTENCE 5:
OFFENSE: CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, 1ST DEGREE [RELATIONSHIP]
MCL #: 750.520B1B
COURT FILE # : 084558-01
COUNTY: WAYNE
CONVICTION TYPE: JURY
MINIMUM SENTENCE: 17 YEARS 6 MONTHS
MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 35 YEARS 0 MONTHS
DATE OF OFFENSE: 04/07/1999
DATE OF SENTENCE: 08/04/2008



SENTENCE 6:
OFFENSE: CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, 1ST DEGREE [RELATIONSHIP]
MCL #: 750.520B1B
COURT FILE # : 084558-01
COUNTY: WAYNE
CONVICTION TYPE: JURY
MINIMUM SENTENCE: 17 YEARS 6 MONTHS
MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 35 YEARS 0 MONTHS
DATE OF OFFENSE: 04/07/1999
DATE OF SENTENCE: 08/04/2008



SENTENCE 7:
OFFENSE: CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, 1ST DEGREE [RELATIONSHIP]
MCL #: 750.520B1B
COURT FILE # : 084558-01
COUNTY: WAYNE
CONVICTION TYPE: JURY
MINIMUM SENTENCE: 04/07/1999
MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 08/04/2008
DATE OF OFFENSE:
DATE OF SENTENCE: 08/04/2008

08032008 - Officer Timothy Hibbard - Self-defense shooting of murderer Marshan Worthey - Jackson PD

Also See:

Officer Timothy Hibbard - Jackson PD - A family in crisis...
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2014/01/officer-timothy-hibbard-jackson-pd.html

Officer Timothy Hibbard - Gerald Landrum charged w/attempted murder of Hibbard. [April 17, 2004]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2004/04/officer-timothy-hibbard-gerald-landrum.html

Officer Timothy Hibbard - Samuel M. Thomas convicted for dragging Officer Hibbard w/vehicle [August 15, 2002]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2002/08/officer-timothy-hibbard-samuel-m-thomas.html

On August 3, 2008 Officer Timothy Hibbard and other Jackson PD officers responded to a DV call at the home of Shakia Kelley, who had a protective order against her ex-boyfriend Marshan Worthey. Just two days prior, Worthey had been released from jail for violating the PPO.

When the Jackson officers arrived on the scene, Worthy had already shot and killed Shakia. Worthy was dragging Shakia's body down the street and shooting at responding officers. 

Worthy ignored the officers' orders for him to drop his weapon. Instead Worthy's response to the police was to shout at them, "I'll kill you bitches!" as continued to shoot at them. Officer Hibbard and the other responding officers were left with no other choice but to return fire. 

And Worthy's mama said, "They wrong the way they shot him down and they think they can get away with that!"

Domestic calls fraught with danger - Emotion, unknowns make for explosive situations

Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI) 

Sunday, March 14, 2010 

Police officers often work alone. They pull over speeders, follow up on missing persons' reports and investigate crime typically by themselves. 

A domestic disturbance or assault is a different story. Most local departments send officers to those calls in pairs. 

"There's a lot of emotion in them," said Blackman Township Public Safety Director Mike Jester. 

"Officers know that it is a dangerous situation. It's something that's always in the back of their mind." 

In 2009, more officers were shot while on domestic disturbance calls than any other sort of dispatch, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Nearly a quarter,12, of the 49 firearm-related deaths in 2009 happened on domestic disturbance calls. 

The organization's 2009 preliminary Law Enforcement Officer Deaths report concludes that "Once again, responding to domestic disturbance calls proved to be particularly dangerous for America's law enforcement officers during 2009." 

The FBI found that of the 530 officers killed between 1999 and 2008, 14 percent died while investigating a disturbance call, including domestic disturbances. Of the more than half a million officers assaulted during those same years, 31 percent were on disturbance calls. 

Between 2006 and 2009 in Jackson, officers three times shot and killed a person during a domestic disturbance call. In each, the prosecutors reviewing the case ruled the officers acted justly in the shootings. 

And it was a domestic disturbance call that led to the shooting death last week of Jackson Police Officer James Bonneau. Early Tuesday, Bonneau and Blackman Township Department of Public Safety Officer Darin McIntosh entered the house of Elvin Potts on Mitchell Street. Potts shot at the officers, investigators said, killing Bonneau and wounding McIntosh before McIntosh shot and killed Potts. 

Bonneau, 26, the first Jackson Police officer killed in the line of duty since 1978, was laid to rest Friday. McIntosh, 22, attended the funeral but is still recovering at Allegiance Health. 

Detectives concluded their investigation into the 12:26 a.m. shooting at 140 Mitchell St. on Thursday. They expect to send the case to the prosecutor's office Monday. 

"It's not the bank robbery or the bad rapist. Generally officers get killed in situations like this," said retired Jackson Police Officer Robert Howe. 

Jackson Deputy Chief John Holda said domestic-disturbance situations have always been dangerous. When officers respond to domestic reports, often the two parties are still fighting.

Officers typically enter into someone's house, placing the officer in unfamiliar surroundings. 

People are yelling and arguing. Holda called the situations volatile. 

"People have arguments," Holda said, "but when it gets to the point where someone is calling a police officer obviously emotions are at their highest." 

Because a domestic situation often involves two people, it is procedure at the Jackson department and many others to always respond with at least two officers. The officers' task at a domestic, Holda said, is to first separate the fighting parties. 

The Jackson department conducts frequent training on domestic disturbances, Holda said. 

Officers study not only how to tactically handle and diffuse the conflicts but also how to protect and help the victim in the case. 

Even before police officers respond to their first real-life domestic disturbance call, the scenario and procedure has been drilled into them during their police academy training. Ronald Ivey, director of the Kellogg Community College Police Academy in Battle Creek, said his recruits spend 15 hours in the classroom learning about domestic disturbances and countless hours in scenario training.

Ivey, a 30-year veteran of the Marshall Department of Public Safety, said there is no normal or general domestic violence situation, but the recruits study trends and commonalities among different cases.

His academy teaches recruits to stay close to their partners during the investigation and to interview subjects in areas where there is nothing that could be used a weapon. The kitchen, he said, is off-limits. 

Michigan State Police Sgt. Josh Lator said training at the state level tries to incorporate domestic violence in nearly every situation. 

When training how to deal with crimes in progress, mastering defense tactics or even learning how to ask a loud party to turn down the music, the state police Training Academy blends domestic violence into all of it. 

Lator said he teaches officers to be aware of and use four "P's" when responding to a domestic violence situation: 

Plan - Make office safety a top priority; 

Perceive - Use all five senses; 

Perform - Modify the plan if necessary, then execute it; 

Presume - Never presume, always use all your training. 

In these situations, nothing can be discredited or ignored, Lator said. 

"You've got neighbors; you've got pets. You've got other people showing up on scene," Lator said. "You have to be willing to really take your time and step back and say, 'This is what I see, and this is what my training tells me.' " 

Then, Lator said, the officer has to make the right decision. The officer has to make a decision that keeps the victim safe and keeps the officer safe. 

On any given night, Jackson-area officers respond to several domestic disturbance calls. 

Addresses and suspect descriptions chirp across the police radio so frequently, they almost seem routine. But for each officer on each call, they are anything but routine. 

Recent deadly domestic disturbance calls 

Since April 2006, Jackson County police have killed three men and a woman. All of the shootings were precipitated by acts of domestic violence. 

In all but the most recent event involving Elvin Potts, which is yet to be reviewed, prosecutors found the officers' actions justified. 

Jackson Sgt. Michael Gleeson shot and killed Terrance "Terry" Wheeler on May 27 when Wheeler, 58, refused to drop a knife he used to fatally stab his former girlfriend, Dorothy Holliday, 43. 

Gleeson and Officer Chad Dermyer arrived at Holliday's home at 815 Maltby St. after a neighbor reported Wheeler's brother, who since has recovered, had been stabbed and was on the front lawn.

They entered the home and saw Wheeler dart from the kitchen to the bathroom and close the door. Gleeson kicked open the bathroom door and saw Wheeler stabbing Holliday on the floor. 

Wheeler ignored a command to drop his weapon, and the sergeant fired at Wheeler, who fell and continued his assault on Holliday, the prosecutor's office reported. Gleeson then continued shooting, firing nine total bullets. 

Neighbors, family members and friend of Holliday described Wheeler as an angry, violent man with a temper and a big voice. 

He had lived in the Maltby Street home with his brother and Holliday, who had recently kicked Wheeler out of her house. 

Aug. 3, 2008, Marshan Worthey killed his former girlfriend and fired at responding officers with a stolen .22-caliber handgun. Jackson Police Sgt. Timothy Hibbard and officers Jason Ganzhorn and Wesley Stanton returned fire, shooting more than a dozen times and killing Worthey. 

Worthey had shot Shakia Kelley, 22, and dragged her body 100 yards in the area of Bloomfield  Boulevard and Woodbridge Street, officials said. 

On a recording played at an Aug. 14 press conference, the officers were heard ordering Worthey to show his hands as he crouched near Kelley's body. "I'll kill you, b-------," he shouted at cops before he died. 

Worthey and Kelley had a tumultuous relationship that worsened when she tried to break away, police and family members said. She had a personal protection order against Worthey, and he was jailed for five days for violating it shortly before the shooting. 

Jackson Police Sgt. Kevin Hiller and Officer Lisa Medina shot Theresa Cram April 19, 2006, outside her Steward Avenue home as Cram charged toward Medina, wielding a knife. 

Cram did not respond to officers' nine requests to drop the knife, according to recordings. 

Her roommate had called police and said Cram held a knife to her throat. 

Cram had a history of mental-health problems, her brother said, and had spent time in a residential mental hospital for schizophrenia. 

Before Cram's death, it had been 13 years since an officer in Jackson County used deadly force. 

Officials: Officers justified in shooting

Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI) 

Friday, August 15, 2008 

Jackson police officers were justified in shooting to death an armed murder suspect on Aug. 3, investigators and prosecutors concluded Thursday. 

A witness and taped microphone recordings confirmed Marshan Worthey fired upon police and they returned fire, striking him multiple times, Jackson County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Mark Blumer said. 

A police recording from the scene indicated Worthey fired a .22-caliber handgun before three officers shot more than a dozen times at him. Worthey had killed his former girlfriend, Shakia Kelley, and dragged her body 100 yards, Blumer said. 

"There is strong evidence this was suicide by cop," he said. 

At a press conference, he played a recording from officers' microphones. The officers are heard ordering Worthey to show his hands as he crouched near Kelley's body at Bloomfield Boulevard and Woodbridge Street. 

"I'll kill you bitches!" Worthey shouted at police, just before they shot him to death. 

The three officers involved remain on paid administrative leave and will be evaluated to see if they are emotionally ready to return to work, Police Chief Matt Heins said. 

Sgt. Timothy Hibbard and officers Jason Ganzhorn and Wesley Stanton are doing well, Heins said. Eventually, they will undergo "fit-for-duty" evaluation. 

"This is a traumatic event not just for the officers involved," Heins said. "It impacts the whole department." 

Heins called for an outside investigation the day of the shootings. 

A state police detective and two Jackson County sheriff's detectives completed a 60-page report, concluding Worthey shot first and the officers responded. 

"The officers tried to make a clean arrest and Mr. Worthey left them no option," Blumer said. 

Members of Worthey's family said they believe officers could have handled it differently, but were not surprised to learn Thursday the officers had been cleared. 

"My son is dead and gone. They (were) wrong the way they shot him down and they think they can get away with that," said Worthey's mother, Alma Brown of Jackson. "I ain't going to let it go." 

She said it has been difficult losing not only Worthey, but Kelley, who had been involved with Worthey since high school. 

"Shakia was like a daughter to me," she said, declining to discuss the events leading up to Worthey's death or the crime police say he committed. 

"I am just going to let him rest in peace," she said. 

Worthey, 24, and Kelley, 22, had a tumultuous relationship that worsened when she tried to break away, police and family members said. She had a personal protection order against him, and he was jailed for five days after violating it, Blumer said. 

Worthey, a father to five, had been out of jail two days when he attacked Kelley in the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 3. Blumer said Worthey shot Kelley multiple times with a .22-caliber handgun that was reported stolen a year ago. 

He then dragged her body about 100 yards, apparently to hide it, Blumer said. 

A man from the neighborhood who witnessed the shoot-out told police that he saw Worthey dragging a woman and saw him shoot at police.

While the investigation is closed, police await a report on tissue samples sent to the state police crime lab. Blumer said it is possible Worthey was high on drugs at the time of his death. 

"I never knew my baby to do (any) drugs," Brown said, leaning against a car outside her mother's home, which had a seemingly constant stream of visitors. 

Blumer declined to disclose the number of bullet wounds in Worthey and Kelley, but said Kelley was not hit by any stray bullets fired by police. 

07302008 - Deputy Robert Dakin - Newaygo County SD

DEPUTY ROBERT DAKIN, NEWAYGO SHERIFF DEPARTMENT: JULY 30, 2008 [AUGUST 2002 CSC INCIDENT]

OFFENDER: ROBERT BREWER DAKIN [FORMER NEWAYGO SD DEPUTY]












Former Newaygo County sheriff's deputy sentenced to 90 days in jail for assaulting reserve officer
by The Grand Rapids Press
Wednesday March 11, 2009, 8:15 PM
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/03/former_newaygo_county_sheriffs.html

NEWAYGO COUNTY -- A former Newaygo County sheriff's deputy, accused of sexually assaulting a reserve police officer, was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he pleaded no contest to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, less than murder.

Robert Dakin, 39, was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct. The original charge, a 15-year felony, alleged he touched a 33-year-old reserve police officer from another agency against her will in 2002.

Dakin pleaded no contest in January and part of the agreement was that the 90-day sentence would be held in abeyance as long as the former cop adheres to the terms of his probation and does not commit another crime.













Updated Former Newaygo Deputy Robert Dakin Will Be Sentenced
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:42:00
Big Rapids Biz News
http://www.bigrapids.biz/news/160/ARTICLE/1680/2009-03-06.html

Newaygo County MI - A former Newaygo County Sheriff Deputy and Lieutenant, Robert Dakin, who was charged with one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, will be sentenced on Monday, March 9, 2009.

According to news reports, the female victim in the case, told police that Deputy Dakin was inappropriately touching her at a swimming party at Emerald Lake in August of 2002.

In a report made by the Muskegon Chronicle, the alleged victim is a 33-year-old reserve police officer for another agency, the two were both off duty when the alleged assault took place and it is unknown why it took six years for the woman to report the crime.

Robert Dakin has recently cut a deal with prosecutors and pleaded "no-contest" to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder.

Big Rapids .biz will be at former Deputy Robert Dakin's sentencing on Monday and bring you the latest news update.

Update - Robert Dakin was sentenced to 90 days in jail at the discretion of the court, but he will not have to serve any jail time unless he violates his probation.

















Newaygo County deputy enters plea to lesser charge
Posted By: WZZM 13 ONLINE
Posted By: Chris Fleszar
Updated:1/26/2009 8:47:51 PM
Posted: 1/26/2009 8:46:01 PM
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/most_popular_story.aspx?storyid=104638&provider=top

NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. (WZZM)- A Newaygo County Sheriff's deputy originally charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct has entered a plea to a lesser charge.

Deputy Robert Dakin is a 13 year veteran of the department. The victim says the incident happened in August of 2002.

Today Dakin entered a No Contest plea to 'Assault with intent to great bodily harm less than murder." His attorney, Frank Stanley of Grand Rapids, says the prosecutor's office is recommending no prison time. He says normal sentencing guidelines are 0 - 9 months.

Stanley says Dakin will not return to work for the Newaygo County Sheriff's Department and will not seek future employment in law enforcement.














NEWAYGO COUNTY -- A suspended Newaygo County sheriff's deputy, accused of sexually assaulting an acquaintance, pleaded no contest Monday to a physical assault charge and will be sentenced in about a month.

Robert Dakin, 39, a former lieutenant and department spokesman, was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct through force or coercion. The original charge, a 15-year felony, alleged he touched a 33-year-old reserve police officer from another agency against her will in August 2002.

Dakin's no-contest plea, which is treated the same as a guilty plea for sentencing purposes, was to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, a 10-year felony.

Prosecutors could not be reached for comment.













Sexual assault suspect was a former football coach
Muskegon Chronicle
August 08, 2008 07:16AM
http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/08/newaygo_deputy_waives_sex_assa.html

NEWAYGO COUNTY -- A suspended Newaygo County sheriff's deputy accused of sexually assaulting a female acquaintance in 2002 waived a probable cause hearing today and was bound to trial in the county's circuit court.

Robert Dakin, 37, who at one time served as a force lieutenant and a department spokesman, is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct through force or coercion.

A 33-year-old woman who is a reserve police officer for another agency reported Dakin touched her in a sexual manner against her will in August 2002.

The state police investigated the allegation, but it remains unclear why six years elapsed between the reported offense and the officer being charged.

Dakin was arraigned last month. He is on a paid leave while the case goes through court. If convicted, Dakin could be ordered to prison for 15 years.













Newaygo deputy charged with sex crime
Posted by The Grand Rapids Press
August 07, 2008 20:43PM
http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/08/newaygo_deputy_charged_with_se.html

NEWAYGO COUNTY -- A suspended Newaygo County sheriff's deputy accused of sexually assaulting a female acquaintance in 2002 waived a probable cause hearing today and was bound to trial in the county's circuit court.

Robert Dakin, 37, who at one time served as a force lieutenant and a department spokesman, is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct through force or coercion.

A 33-year-old woman who is a reserve police officer for another agency reported Dakin touched her in a sexual manner against her will in August 2002.

The state police investigated the allegation, but it remains unclear why six years elapsed between the reported offense and the officer being charged.

Dakin was arraigned last month. He is on a paid leave while the case goes through court. If convicted, Dakin could be ordered to prison for 15 years.










Newaygo deputy faces sex charge for 2002 incident
Posted: Aug 7, 2008 04:34 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 7, 2008 04:34 PM CDT
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8807441

WHITECLOUD, Mich. (WOOD) - Documents obtained by 24 Hour News 8 reveal that a Newaygo County deputy allegedly forced himself on a woman at a party six years ago, the incident that led to his arrest July 31.

Robert Dakin and the woman, an acquaintance, were at a party in 2002 on Emerald Lake. They were both swimming when, the documents say, he forced himself on her and touched her inappropriately.

The documents also reveal a witness came forth and said Dakin admitted this afterward. It's not known how Dakin and the woman knew each other, and why it's taken six years for this to allegation to be made.

Dakin was in court Thursday and waived his preliminary exam on the third-degree sexual conduct charge.











Newaygo deputy waives sex assault hearing
Friday, August 01, 2008
By Barton Deiters
The Grand Rapids Press
http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-43/1217596519100760.xml&coll=6

WHITE CLOUD -- A longtime Newaygo County sheriff's lieutenant who served as the public face of the department has been charged with criminal sexual conduct after an investigation by the state police.

Robert Dakin, 37, was arraigned Wednesday in Newaygo County District Court on a charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct by force or coercion. He is free on bond, pending a probable-cause hearing in White Cloud on Thursday.

According to Newaygo County Sheriff Michael Mercer, the charge stems from an allegation of unwanted touching in a sexual manner of a woman in August 2002. The alleged victim is a 33-year-old professional who served as a reserve police officer for another agency.

The incident allegedly occurred in Brooks Township, which borders the city of Newaygo.

Authorities would not discuss why there was a six-year gap between the alleged assault and charges being filed. Mercer said he only learned of the nature of the allegation on Tuesday. The investigation was handled by state police in the Rockford post.

Newaygo court records show Dakin is free on a $100,000 bond and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Mercer said he has been told by Newaygo County Prosecutor Chrystal Roach to not discuss the case. However, the prosecutor's office claimed it had no information and was not aware a probable-cause hearing had been scheduled.

Roach did not return calls for comment.

Dakin, who has been with the department for 13 years, worked his way to a command position, but earlier this month returned to duty as a road patrol deputy, Mercer said.

Dakin served as the department's spokesman, providing information to reporters on incidents involving the sheriff's department.

Neither Dakin nor the alleged victim could be reached for comment.

Dakin remains on paid administrative leave until the judicial process is complete.










Newaygo deputy charged with sexual assault waives hearing
Friday, August 01, 2008
By Barton Deiters
Muskegon Chronicle News
http://www.mlive.com/news/chronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1217601911323990.xml&coll=8

WHITE CLOUD -- A longtime Newaygo County sheriff's lieutenant who has been charged with criminal sexual conduct also was the head varsity football coach at White Cloud High School before resigning earlier this summer.

Robert Dakin, 37, was arraigned Wednesday in Newaygo County District Court on a charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct by force or coercion. He is free on bond, pending a probable-cause hearing in White Cloud on Thursday.

According to Newaygo County Sheriff Michael Mercer, the charge stems from an allegation of unwanted touching in a sexual manner of a woman in August 2002. The alleged victim is a 33-year-old professional who served as a reserve police officer for another agency.

The incident allegedly occurred in Brooks Township, which borders the city of Newaygo.

Authorities would not discuss why there was a six-year gap between the alleged assault and charges being filed. Mercer said he only learned of the nature of the allegation on Tuesday. The investigation was handled by state police in the Rockford post.

Dakin had been head football coach for two seasons since 2006 and had served previously as an assistant.

White Cloud Public Schools Superintendent Ethan Ebenstein said Dakin cited other items going on in his life as reasons he wouldn't be able to spend enough time to continue as head coach of the football team.

"Honestly, I had no idea this was going on," Ebenstein said.

Dakin's father, also named Robert, is a former White Cloud school board member, having served as board president for part of his term.

Newaygo court records show Dakin is free on a $100,000 bond and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Mercer said he has been told by Newaygo County Prosecutor Chrystal Roach to not discuss the case. However, the prosecutor's office claimed it had no information and was not aware a probable-cause hearing had been scheduled.

Roach did not return calls for comment.

Dakin, who has been with the department for 13 years, worked his way to a command position, but earlier this month returned to duty as a road patrol deputy, Mercer said.

Dakin served as the department's spokesman, providing information to reporters on incidents involving the sheriff's department.

Neither Dakin nor the alleged victim could be reached for comment.

Dakin remains on paid administrative leave until the judicial process is complete.
















Newaygo County Sheriff's lieutenant faces sexual assault charge
WOOD TV
Posted: July 31, 2008 09:56 AM CDT
Updated: July 31, 2008 11:51 AM CDT
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?s=8766719

NEWAYGO, Mich. (WOOD) -- A deputy sheriff with the Newaygo County Sheriff's Department was arrested and arraigned on a criminal sexual conduct charge.

Robert Dakin is facing a third-degree CSC charge, and has been suspended from the department while they conduct an administrative investigation.

The charge stems from an August 2002 incident where Dakin allegedly touched a woman inappropriately.

Sheriff Michael Mercer told 24 Hour News 8 the allegations against Dakin, 39, came to his attention Tuesday.

Dakin posted bond immediately after the arraignment. The 13-year police veteran is scheduled for his preliminary examination on August 7.

24 Hour News 8 will have more information as soon as possible.














Newaygo sheriff's deputy charged with criminal sexual contact
Posted by Local reports
The Muskegon Chronicle
July 31, 2008 09:26AM
http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/07/newaygo_sheriffs_lieutenant_ch.html

Robert B. Dakin was arraigned Wednesday in Newaygo County's 78th District Court on one count of third-degree criminal sexual contact, the Newaygo County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.

Dakin is a deputy with the Newaygo County Sheriff's Department, and was suspended pending an administrative investigation, according to the news release.

The warrant was issued based on an allegation made of the unwanted touching of a female in August 2002, the release said.












Newaygo County Sheriff's officer charged with criminal sexual conduct
Posted By: WZZM 13
Updated:8/1/2008 7:54:50 AM
Posted: 7/31/2008 8:52:56 AM
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=96275&catid=2

NEWAYGO, Mich (WZZM) - A Newaygo County Sheriff's Deputy is charged with a sexual offense. Deputy Robert Dakin is charged with third degree criminal sexual conduct.

Investigators arrested him Wednesday.

The charges against Robert Dakin date back to August of 2002, but just came to light recently.

Robert Dakin has worked for the Newaygo County Sheriff's Department since 1995. But Wednesday, July 30, 2008, he appeared in court on the other side of the law.

He is charged with criminal sexual conduct in the third degree. That is defined as involving force or coercion.

The alleged victim says the incident happened on or about August of 2002.

Newaygo County Sheriff Michael Mercer says the woman came to him with the allegations and he started investigating. He quickly turned the investigation over the Michigan State Police, who started their investigation earlier this week.

Dakin was arrested, charged, and released on bond Wednesday.

Dakin had served as a Lieutenant with the Newaygo County Sheriff's Department until a few weeks ago when Sheriff Mercer says Dakin asked to become a Deputy again.

During his time as an investigator, WZZM 13 News interviewed Dakin about a variety of topics, including the Amanda Lankey investigation, a series of business fires, and a story about the accuracy of the state sex offender registry. In the time of that sex offender story in September of 2005, Dakin said, "It's one of the worst crimes on the planet, being proactive and getting ahead is what we're all about."

WZZM 13 went to Dakin's home Thursday, but no one answered the door.

Dakin is on administrative leave from the Newaygo County Sheriff's Department pending an administrative investigation.

Dakin's next court date is scheduled for August 7, 2008.








Newaygo County Deputy Arrested, Arraigned
Posted: 7/31/2008
FOX 33
http://www.fox33.com/category/story/?id=139496

Newaygo County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Dakin was arrested and arraigned Wednesday on 1 count of 3rd degree Criminal Sexual Contact.

Dakin is suspended pending an administrative investigation.

The warrant for Dakin's arrest was issued after an allegation made of the unwanted touching of a female in August of 2002.

 








Sheriff's lieutenant charged in sex case
July 2008
MLive
http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/07/newaygo_county_sheriffs_lieute.html

WHITE CLOUD -- A longtime Newaygo County sheriff's lieutenant who served as the public face of the department has been charged with criminal sexual conduct after an investigation by the Michigan State Police.

Robert Dakin, 37, was arraigned Wednesday in Newaygo District Court on a charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct by force or coercion. He is free on bond, pending a probable cause hearing in White Cloud next Thursday.

According to Newaygo County Sheriff Michael Mercer, the charge stems from an allegation of unwanted touching in a sexual manner of a woman in August 2002. The alleged victim is a 33-year-old professional who served as a reserve police officer for another agency.

The incident allegedly occurred in Brooks Township, which borders the city of Newaygo.

Authorities would not discuss why there was a six-year gap between the alleged assault and charges being filed. Mercer said he only learned of the nature of the allegation on Tuesday. The investigation was handled by state police in the Rockford post.

Newaygo County District Court records show Dakin is free on a $100,000 bond and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Mercer said he has been told by Newaygo County Prosecutor Chrystal Roach to not discuss the case. However, the prosecutor's office claimed it had no information and was not aware a probable cause hearing had been scheduled.

Roach did not return phone calls to her office.

Dakin, who has been with the department for 13 years, worked his way to a command position, but earlier this month returned to duty a road patrol deputy, Mercer said.

Dakin served as the department's spokesman, providing information to reporters on incidents involving the sheriff's department.

Neither Dakin nor the alleged victim could be reached for comment.

He remains on paid administrative leave until the judicial process is complete, which is standard protocol in such a situation.









Posted by The Grand Rapids Press July 31, 2008 17:32PM