03302009 - Firefighter Michael Boyd - 1st Count - Southgate FD

Firefighter Michael Boyd [Southgate FD] : August 17, 2007 domestic violence assault.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2007/08/firefighter-michael-boyd-southgate-fire.html


March 30, 2009: Firefighter Michael Boyd - Carrying concealed weapon:  

03172009 - Firefighter Joel Abernathy - Sentenced - Sterling Heights FD

Also See:

Sterling Heights Firefighter Joel Abernathy charged with felony assault

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/09/firefighter-joel-abernathy-sterling.html

ORIGINAL CHARGES:

ONE COUNT OF FELONIOUS ASSAULT ; ONE FELONY COUNT OF CARRYING A FIREARM W/O A PERMIT

MDOC NUMBER: 720278

CURRENT STATUS: PAROLEE

LOCATION: MACOMB/MT. CLEMENS/PAR/REP

SECURITY LEVEL:

SUPERVISION BEGIN DATE: 08/11/2009

SUPERVISION DISCHARGE DATE: 02/11/2011

DATE PAROLED: 08/11/2009

OFFENSE: ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON [FELONIOUS ASSAULT]

MCL #: 750.82

COURT FILE # : 0813718-01

COUNTY: WAYNE

CONVICTION TYPE: PLEA

MINIMUM SENTENCE: 1 YEAR 0 MONTHS

MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 4 YEARS 0 MONTHS

DATE OF OFFENSE: 09/28/2008

DATE OF SENTENCE: 03/17/2009









Michigan Firefighter Cracks UpFire Geezer on 01 Oct 2008 10:40 am
http://firegeezer.com/2008/10/01/michigan-firefighter-cracks-up/

A STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN, FIREFIGHTER HAS BEEN taken into custody by police following a bizarre incident Sunday night. Joel Abernathy, 44, was arraigned Monday and charged with felonious assault and a firearms offense after an altercation with his wife and an off-duty bartender.

Abernathy and his wife were patrons at the Ugly Duckling bar in nearby Harper Woods when they got into an argument. He then stormed out of the bar, but returned 40 minutes later suddenly clothed in his fire department dress uniform and carrying a large handgun.

While he was gone, his wife moved to another area in the bar to play a game of pool. When Abernathy returned he mistook another woman sitting at the bar, an off-duty employee, for his wife and accosted her with the gun. Holding the gun to her head, he demanded that she “give me the keys!” After realizing his mistake, he sought out his wife in the bar, grabbed her purse and left.

When the police arrived, other patrons identified him and his credit card receipt confirmed it. Driving to his house, they found him walking along the street and arrested him.

03092009 - Deputy Robert Dakin - Sentenced - Newaygo County SD

Also See:

Deputy Robert Dakin charged with CSC [July 30, 2008]

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/07/deputy-robert-dakin-newaygo-sd-73008.html

ORIGINAL CHARGES: ONE COUNT OF 3RD DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.

MDOC NUMBER: 718459
CURRENT STATUS: DISCHARGED
LOCATION:
SECURITY LEVEL:
EARLIEST RELEASE DATE:
DISCHARGE DATE: 08/31/2009
OFFENSE: ASSAULT W/INTENTION TO DO GREAT BODILY HARM LESS THAN MURDER
MCL #: 750.84
COURT FILE # : 089275-FH
COUNTY: NEWAYGO
CONVICTION TYPE: NOLO CONTENDERE
MINIMUM SENTENCE:
MAXIMUM SENTENCE: 1 YEAR 6 MONTHS
DATE OF OFFENSE: 08/01/2002
DATE OF SENTENCE: 03/09/2009
DISCHARGE DATE: 08/31/2009

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.

02232009 - Councilman Jason Simmons - Sentenced - Owosso City Council

Also See:

Councilman Jason Simmons charged with domestic violence [Feb. 09, 2009]

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/02/councilman-jason-simmons-owosso-city.html

Owosso council member gets probation for domestic assault
Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:00 am
By NATHAN BRUTTELL Argus-Press Staff Writer
The Argus-Press
http://www.argus-press.com/news_local/article_11c8366a-357c-5e85-9973-a155ffe08c96.html

CORUNNA - An Owosso City Council member was sentenced Tuesday to six months probation after he pleaded guilty to domestic assault charges in 66th District Court.

Jason Simmons, 32, was sentenced in front of Judge Ward L. Clarkson to $500 in fines and court costs and was ordered to take anger control classes.

02092009 - Magistrate J Michael James - Sentenced - Van Buren County

On February 09, 2009, Magistrate J Michael James [South Haven District Court] pled guilty to impaired driving. The Magistrate had been arrested on December 05, 2008 on the drunk driving charge [during a domestic violence investigation regarding injuries his wife received during 'a fall'].

Also See:

Magistrate J. Michael James - DUI - Van Buren County

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/12/magistrate-j-michael-james-december.html

     


Ex-magistrate pleads guilty to impaired driving
Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 12:28 AM
Updated: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 12:31 AM
By Paula M. Davis
Kalamazoo Gazette
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/02/exmagistrate_pleads_guilty_to.html

ALLEGAN -- A former Van Buren County magistrate who retired after his arrest for drunken driving pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired.

J. Michael James, 61, of Bloomingdale Township, was originally charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated but pleaded to the lesser charge of impaired driving. Both violations are misdemeanors.

James was sentenced to three to six months of probation.

As part of his sentence, Allegan District Judge Joseph Skocelas ordered James to submit to random alcohol testing and substance-abuse assessment. James also is expected to pay $815 in fines, court costs and other fees, a court official said.

Police arrested James Dec. 5 after he followed an ambulance carrying his wife to Allegan General Hospital. Police were called to the hospital on reports that James was being disorderly in the waiting room.

James' wife was treated at the hospital for severe trauma to the head and upper torso area, according to a police report. James told an officer that she was injured in a fall, the report said.

Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz has been appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the injuries to James' wife.

Paul Hamre, chief judge of the Van Buren County Circuit Court, suspended James with pay after his arrest in December. James then retired, effective Monday.













Ex-magistrate pleads guilty to impaired driving

Mickey Ciokajlo
MLive
February 10, 2009, 12:28AM
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/02/exmagistrate_pleads_guilty_to.html

ALLEGAN -- A former Van Buren County magistrate who retired after his arrest for drunken driving pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired.

J. Michael James, 61, of Bloomingdale Township, was originally charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated but pleaded to the lesser charge of impaired driving. Both violations are misdemeanors.

James was sentenced to three to six months of probation.

As part of his sentence, Allegan District Judge Joseph Skocelas ordered James to submit to random alcohol testing and substance-abuse assessment. James also is expected to pay $815 in fines, court costs and other fees, a court official said.

Police arrested James Dec. 5 after he followed an ambulance carrying his wife to Allegan General Hospital. Police were called to the hospital on reports that James was being disorderly in the waiting room.

James' wife was treated at the hospital for severe trauma to the head and upper torso area, according to a police report. James told an officer that she was injured in a fall, the report said.

Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz has been appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the injuries to James' wife.

Paul Hamre, chief judge of the Van Buren County Circuit Court, suspended James with pay after his arrest in December. James then retired, effective Monday.


                   









Former magistrate pleads guilty
James gets six months probation and $815 fine for Dec. 5 driving while impaired arrest
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:00 am
Updated: 8:16 pm, Tue Nov 15, 2011.
ANDREW LERSTEN
H-P South Haven Bureau The Herald-Palladium
http://www.heraldpalladium.com/localnews/former-magistrate-pleads-guilty/article_1ed35edc-ff86-5593-a67d-09bbc6f53fb7.html

SOUTH HAVEN - Former Van Buren County magistrate J. Michael James pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge in an Allegan County drinking and driving case.

James, 61, had been charged with driving while intoxicated Dec. 5 in the city of Allegan. He pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of driving while impaired, Allegan District Court officials said.

James had been on paid administrative leave from his magistrate's job since his arrest, but late last month announced his resignation, which was effective Monday. He had been the District Court magistrate at the South Haven courthouse for 20 years.

He was sentenced to three to six months of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $815. He was ordered to have substance abuse counseling and refrain from alcohol. He will also have to participate in a victim impact panel through the courts.

James told Allegan police he had been drinking the night of Dec. 5 before he drove to Allegan General Hospital, where he was arrested. His wife had been taken to the hospital by ambulance that night with severe trauma injuries, and he followed in his car, police said.

The Jameses live near Gobles, about 6 miles from the hospital.

Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the hospital visit to see if domestic assault charges may be warranted against James.

Allegan police said James' wife claimed she had fallen at home, causing her injuries, but officers said they weren't sure if her injuries were consistent with a fall.

Fitz was assigned the case after Van Buren County Prosecutor Juris Kaps recused himself. Fitz said he may make a decision on his review later this week.