Court Watching: Chuck Blair bound over for trial on charges of assaulting police officer

On April 17, Chuck Robert Blair, 51, was bound over for trial after waiving his preliminary exams on two charges of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer on March 29 in the City of Belleville.
34th District Court Judge David Parrott ordered Blair to appear April 24 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice for his arraignment on the information.
Blair was brought into the courtroom wearing clothing from the Wayne County Jail where he was being lodged on bond of $50,000/10%.
Judge Parrott continued Blair’s bond and court-appointed attorney Mark Persida asked for him to be referred to pretrial services for a possible bond reduction. Judge Parrott granted the referral.
Charles Wooten
Judge Parrott put out a bench warrant for Charles Wooten, 24, after he failed to show up for his preliminary exam on April 17 on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) and malicious destruction of property between $200 and $1,000 on March 24 in VBT.
The previous week, on April 10, Judge Tina Brooks Green was told the witness in Wooten’s case wasn’t present because he is a teacher and they are doing the SAT tests. The prosecutor asked for a one-week adjournment and Judge Green agreed. The victim is Wooten’s brother and Judge Green said there was to be no contact.
The court-appointed defense attorney said his client had been in jail since March 24 on bond of $10,000/10%. Judge Green released him on personal bond.
Eileen Gail Green
On April 10, Eileen Gail Green, 42, was due for her preliminary exam before Judge Green on two charges of possession of financial transaction device on July 20 in Van Buren Township. She was free after posting bond of $10,000/10% but she did not show up for court. Judge Green signed a bench warrant for her.
Candice Lynise Jimenez
Candice Lynise Jimenez, 27, had her felony charge of resisting, obstructing, assaulting a police officer reduced to an “attempting” misdemeanor on April 10 and pled guilty to child abuse — leaving her child unattended in a vehicle on Nov. 30 in VBT.
She told Judge Green that she left her six-year-old child in a vehicle alone, briefly. She said Child Protective Services came to talk to her.
Judge Green gave her a one-year deferred sentence, with the charge being dismissed at that time if she is not arrested for anything else during that period. Jimenez was fined $500 for each count and so her total was $1,000. She had been free on $2,000 personal recognizance bond.