On Monday, February 23, a sixth-grade teacher at Memminger Elementary School in Charleston, SC turned herself in to the County Sheriff’s Office after an investigation on Friday revealed the presence of marijuana at her home. Faith Jones-Paulus turned herself in this morning; her husband, Christopher Andrew Paulus, was arrested on…
Recently, a 55-year-old Dearborn Heights woman was sentenced to one year and a day, along with more than $225,000 in restitution for willfully filing false tax returns with the IRS, according to a press release issued recently by United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. Joining in the announcement was IRS…
On Saturday February 14, 39-year-old Terrence Lavaron Thomas was standing with a group of individuals at a suburban bus stop when he allegedly asked some whether they were Muslims, according to a recent news article at Mlive.com. Southfield Police Chief Eric Hawkins said that two of the individuals answered that…
On February 4, Chad Bedlington, the new public works director for the city of Ferndale, was arrested after allegedly being caught holding an open can of beer while trying to start his vehicle by police. This incident occurred at approximately 1 a.m., after Bedlington had left a pub in Bellingham.…
Friday the 13th did prove to be a very unlucky day for 43 people who were arrested for allegedly distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in Clayton, Oklahoma. According to a news article at Fox 25, the 43 arrests account for about 5% of the entire population of Clayton. At the…
In February of last year, 22-year-old Danielle Packer was arrested and charged in the death of another motorist following a car crash that authorities believe was caused by Packer’s ‘huffing’ of dust cleaner in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Packer was charged with 18 counts, including involuntary manslaughter, third-degree murder, aggravated…
On Monday, February 9 it was announced in a press release issued by U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade that Richard Alan Williams, owner and operator of Imperial Tax Service in Jackson, had been found guilty on 20 counts of filing false tax returns. IRS Criminal Investigations Special Agents investigated the…
On Tuesday February 3, a 25-year-old Florida man was arrested in Palm Beach County after he allegedly admitted to police that he was a drug dealer after being stopped for driving a stolen car. According to the New York Daily News, Robert Phillips is a felon who has been convicted…
On Saturday February 7, 37-year-old Kimberly Harbolt, Principal at Seneca High School in Louisville, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and speeding, according to a news report at Courier-Journal. A spokesman for Jefferson County Public Schools made a statement regarding the arrest,…
On Wednesday, February 4 it was announced that the second-degree murder conviction of 23-year-old Frederick Lee Wade had been overturned by a Florida appeals court. Wade, of Jacksonville, was found guilty in 2011 of shooting 20-year-old Kalil McCoy as he rode in the passenger seat of Wade’s vehicle when the…