May 17th, 20240DETROIT – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Desmond Burks, 33, of Detroit, with second degree murder in connection with a road rage incident that killed Reda Saleh, 67, of Dearborn.
On April 17, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Detroit police officers were dispatched to intersection of West Chicago Street and Greenfield Road...
October 20th, 20230DEARBORN – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy filed threat of terrorism charges, which is up to 20 years in prison, and malicious use of a telecommunications device, which is a misdemeanor, against a Farmington Hills man after he posted a threat online inviting people to "hunt Palestinians" in the wake of the Israeli war on the Gaza...
November 4th, 20220A proposal to enshrine in the state’s constitution guaranteed protections over reproductive health such as pregnancy, prenatal care and abortions has seen some growing opposition in Dearborn.
Recently a pamphlet put out by Dearborn Parents for Principled Civic Engagement appeared in English and Arabic with claims that the proposal,...
October 14th, 20220DEARBORN — An arraignment took place Sunday for a 37-year-old Detroit resident who engaged in a nearly eight-hour standoff with police after killing a hotel staff member in downtown west Dearborn.
Reichard Lee Williams-Lewis was charged by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office Sunday with a 10-count felony complaint, including...
August 18th, 20220HAMTRAMCK — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a 17-year-old Hamtramck resident in connection with last week's fatal stabbing of Ali Mahyoub-Ali Mohammed, 56, also of Hamtramck, on Belle Isle in Detroit.
The Prosecutor's Office said in a press release that last Friday, Aug. 12, at approximately 4:20 p.m., the juvenile...
June 7th, 20220DEARBORN — On Monday, Diabolique Paris Johnson, 35, of Indianapolis, pleaded guilty to charges of second degree murder, felony firearm and armed robbery for a string of crimes he committed in Dearborn and Detroit in 2020.
Due to the nature of the crimes and the victims involved, state and Wayne County officials alleged the man had...
May 27th, 20220LANSING — As the U.S. Supreme Court gets set to reveal a decision that could overturn the federally established right to abortion access nationwide, states are taking actions to continue those protections on their own.
In Michigan, the Democratic officials have taken steps over recent months as the high court presides over a case...
September 3rd, 20210DEARBORN — As students return to the classrooms for in-person learning full time, parents are being asked to remind their children of school threats.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy issued a letter to school districts and parents encouraging them to have conversations with their students regarding threats to commit school...
April 22nd, 20210DETROIT — According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, a Hamtramck man has been charged with the sexual assault of a young Detroit girl.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Fsle Saoeh, 38, of Hamtramck, with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree on Tuesday. A fourth degree criminal sexual conduct charge has a...
March 18th, 20211LANSING — The prosecution led by Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in the Flint water crisis won a motion in Genesee County Court on Thursday.
A Genesee County district court judge denied a motion to dismiss criminal charges against former Governor Rick Snyder for his role in the...
January 14th, 20210FLINT — On Thursday, former Governor Rick Snyder pled “not guilty” to two misdemeanor charges that carry up to a $1,000 fine each or up to one year in prison for each, for his role in the Flint water crisis.
In 2014, the switching of Flint’s water source without treatment led to dangerous contamination of its water supply,...
December 17th, 20200DETROIT — Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon has lost his battle with COVID-19. He was 65. Napoleon had been on a ventilator since late November.
"He was a beloved, iconic and respected law enforcement official. He was progressive and he was old school," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. "He was tough and he had a heart of...
December 7th, 20200WAYNE COUNTY — A group of protesters appeared outside Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's home on Saturday night to intimidate her and her family about Joe Biden's win in the Nov. 3 election in the state.
The protesters gathered to shout typical pro-Trump election slogans like "Stop the Steal", as Benson and her family had...
November 6th, 20200DETROIT — With the votes counted from Tuesday’s election, incumbents and newcomers alike have reason to celebrate. A total of 867,409 voted in Wayne County this election season, 312,028 on Election Day and 555,381 by absentee ballots. Democrats garnered 421,596 votes, while Republicans received 143,979. Democratic presidential...
September 23rd, 20200
WAYNE — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Christopher James Sanders, 51, of Wayne and Jimmie Lee Chandler, 28, of Van Buren Township in connection with the alleged planting of a starter pistol and fake drugs in a city employee’s car.
Allegedly, on October 16, 2017, at the behest of now former Wayne...
August 5th, 20200DEARBORN — Unofficial election results out of Wayne County for the Aug. 4 primaries show victories for Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy; U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn); Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree; Wayne Commissioners Sam Baydoun, Al Haidous and David Knezek; State Rep. candidate...
July 31st, 20200It is time once again for our election endorsements. There are many important seats and issues at stake on August 4. We present below what we feel are the most qualified candidates and one important non-partisan ballot proposal in a city near and dear to us.
Readers might notice that our endorsement list matches, with some...
July 17th, 20200Clearly the upcoming November 2020 is a critical election: President Trump will be challenged by former Vice President Joe Biden in an election that will be historical and vital to us all. Yet as former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill famously said, “All politics is local.”
In Detroit/Wayne County, Michigan, the primary...
March 13th, 20200DETROIT — On Friday, a Wayne County judge upheld the dismissal by a Hamtramck judge in the sexual assault case of Hamtramck Yemeni community leader Ibrahim Aljahim and denied the Wayne County Prosecutor's appeal.
Wayne County Circuit Court Criminal Division Judge Bruce Morrow upheld Friday morning the November 2019 order of dismissal...
February 18th, 20200DEARBORN - Supporters of Wayne County Commissioner Sam Baydoun gathered at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Monday at a kick-off event for Baydoun’s 2020 reelection campaign. Baydoun celebrated the kickoff with his family, friends from the greater community, notable elected officials and several supporters and...
January 17th, 20200GARDEN CITY — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Thomas Russell Troost, 28, of Garden City in connection with the carjacking of a Dearborn Heights Police Department scout car.
On Jan. 14, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Dearborn Heights Police were dispatched to a gas station in the area of West Warren Avenue and Telegraph...
July 4th, 20190FLINT – At a town-hall style meeting at the UAW Local 659 in Flint last Friday, Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy spoke to residents affected by the city’s water crisis.
This was the first meeting of this kind and was held two weeks after the new investigative team dismissed all...
June 22nd, 20190LANSING – The Department of Attorney General (AG) dropped all charges related to the Flint water crisis as an expanded investigation spearheaded by Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy is underway.
Though details of the new investigation are yet to be released, Hammoud has said that she won't...
November 24th, 20180DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, the first African American woman in Michigan to serve as a county prosecutor, internationally recognized for her work and a contributor to the award-winning HBO documentary “I Am Evidence”, was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame on Oct. 18.
Worthy told The AANews that...
November 4th, 20180DETROIT – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy issued a statement endorsing Justice Kurtis Wilder for election to Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
"On November 6, the citizens of Michigan will be voting for one of the most important offices on the ballot, the Michigan Supreme Court,” Worthy said in the statement. “I have...
June 29th, 20180DEARBORN – On June 27, Plymouth-based attorney Dana Nessel, who won the Michigan Democratic Party’s nomination for attorney general in April, spoke to Arab American supporters and local officials at a fundraising event held at La Pita Restaurant in Dearborn, reaffirming her commitment to “tenaciously” champion civil and immigrant...
November 3rd, 20170DEARBORN ― Three teens have been charged in connection to an assault on another student at Fordson High School.
The three teens, sophomores, are charged with one count of assault and battery against a 13-year-old freshman.
The freshman was allegedly sitting in the locker room before football practice on Oct. 9 when the...
