Joshua Michael Emery, 44, of Battle Creek, who was in the middle of a recent police standoff in the McDonald’s parking lot, had his live preliminary exam set for 11:30 a.m. Nov. 1 at 34th District Court.
This was during his probable cause conference before Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley on Sept. 20.
His defense attorney Kerry Martin said he needed digital discovery from Van Buren Township police and the prosecuting attorney sent it immediately.
Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Rima Yahfoufi said there were 105 pieces of evidence for the exam.
Emery appeared by zoom from the Wayne County Jail, unable to post the $200,000/10% bond required.
Martin said his client lives in Battle Creek and works in Kalamazoo, while attending an online university for a law enforcement degree. He lives with and helps support his fiancé and their two children. He has his mother’s support, Martin said. Emery wants to be on a tether, Martin said.
Judge Oakley changed the defendant’s bond to $25,000 personal with a GPS tether for location, not curfew.
Van Buren Township Deputy Police Chief Joshua Monte said on Sept. 5 at about 1:15 p.m., a Van Buren officer pulled over a vehicle for having an improper plate on Rawsonville Road near Grove. The vehicle pulled into the McDonald’s parking lot and parked.
The female front-seat passenger was taken into custody without incident after she was found to be wanted on a felony warrant.
Emery could not produce a driver’s license, became increasingly agitated and non-compliant, giving the officer several false names while refusing to exit the vehicle. Emery rolled the driver’s side window up while retrieving a shotgun from the backseat of the vehicle.
The officer broke out the driver’s side window in an attempt to grab the shotgun from the driver. Failing to disarm the driver, the officer retreated to a position of cover, Deputy Chief Monte said.
Van Buren police with the assistance of the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputies, established a perimeter in the area and attempted to negotiate the surrender of Emery, who continuously indicated that he did not want to go back to jail.
When attempts at negotiating failed, the Van Buren police deployed pepper spray (oleoresin capsicum) into the open window of the vehicle. While inside the vehicle, Emery stood up through the sunroof of the vehicle holding the shotgun. While racking a round into the chamber of the shotgun, he was struck with a kinetic impact projectile, which is like a “rubber bullet” deployed by the police. Shortly thereafter, Emery exited the vehicle and was taken into custody without further incident.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office charged Emery with one count of possession of firearms by a felon, assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, and three counts of felony firearm. Van Buren police had asked for $500,000 bond.
Vivaldy Nganongo-Mbosso
Vivaldy Nganongo-Mbosso, 35, of Ypsilanti was video arraigned on Sept. 25 by Judge Oakley on nine charges from Van Buren police that are dated March 1, 2022. There are three criminal sexual conduct charges, one assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, one assault, three weapons, and one domestic violence.
The charges were filed Sept. 25. Personal bond was set at $10,000 and there is to be no contact with the victim.
Eric Tremaine Casey
Eric Tremaine Casey, 40, of Inkster, was present on Sept. 20 by zoom from the Wayne County Jail for his probable cause conference on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and domestic violence on Sept. 3 in Van Buren Township.
His bond had been set at $5,000/10% and he was not to return to an address on Parkwood Drive.
His attorney Andrew Sullivan said his client has been in jail since Sept. 3 because he has no funds to pay his bond. He works as a rear loader for the GFL trash service, he said.
Casey told Judge Oakley he could stay with his girlfriend. Judge Oakley granted him personal bond and said he should have no contact with the victim.
Because attorney Sullivan said he did not have digital discovery, another probable cause conference was set for Sept. 27.
Devon Juwan Thompson
Devon Juwan Thompson, 28, of Ypsilanti, was present before Judge Oakley on Sept. 20 for his final pretrial on a charge of assault or assault and battery on July 1 in the city of Belleville. The complaining victim had to appear and did. Final pretrial was set for Nov. 8. On Sept. 20, the defendant was in the Washtenaw County Jail.
Ayden Tyeler Clark
Ayden Tyeler Clark, 29, of Van Buren Township was arraigned by Judge Oakley on Sept. 20 on a charge of possession of methamphetamine/Ecstasy on Dec. 30, 2021 in the city of Belleville. His live probable cause conference was set for Nov. 1. Personal bond of $2,000 was set. He told Judge Oakley he has worked for Pepsi for four years.
Queen-Amina Amyre Hill
Queen-Amina Amyre Hill, 25, of Inkster was charged with failure to return rented property $20,000 or more, possession of narcotics or cocaine, and assaulting/restating/obstructing a police officer on Sept. 7 in Van Buren Township.
Her probable cause conference was adjourned to Oct. 4 for a possible resolution.
Demario Shannon Brown
Demario Shannon Brown, 19, of Romulus is charged with fleeing a police officer-fourth degree on Sept. 8 in Sumpter Township. Personal bond is $20,000. The Sept. 20 probable cause conference was adjourned to Oct. 4 for discovery.
Kevin Gunn
Jazmine Bass
Former Wayne County Roads Division employees and co-defendants Kevin Gunn, 65, of W. Bloomfield and Jazmine Bass, 32, of Taylor waived their preliminary exams at 34th District Court on Sept. 20 and were bound over to circuit court for an Oct. 4 arraignment on the information.
They each are charged with larceny, $1,000 to $20,000 on Dec. 5, 2021 in Wayne County and personal bond is $5,000 each.
It is alleged that they stole over $4,000 in county funds while they were employed by the county. Gunn was the supervisor of Bass when she worked in the Roads Division in the Bridges Department. It is alleged that Gunn diverted county workers who were paid overtime and took county-owned building materials to build out Bass’ store, Romulus Nutrition, located in Romulus. Romulus Nutrition is not a Wayne County enterprise.
An investigation was undertaken by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Angela June Parker
Angela June Parker, 42, of Sumpter Township was charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content over .17 at 9:39 p.m. on Aug. 22 at Lower Huron Metropark. She was due for her arraignment/pretrial on Sept. 20. At that time charges were dismissed on a motion of the prosecuting attorney because there was no discovery.
Robert Derek Jackson
Robert Derek Jackson, 30, of Jonesboro, GA, was arraigned in custody of Van Buren Township police by video by Magistrate Al Hindman on Sept. 21 on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and retail fraud on Sept. 18 in Van Buren Township.
The defendant refused to provide a telephone number or email address. His probable cause conference was set for Oct. 4. Bond was set at $2,000/10% and he paid $200 cash to post bond.
Shahn Nicholas Curry
Shahn Nicholas Curry, 26, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with possession of controlled substance (narcotic or cocaine) less than 25 grams and drove while license suspended on Oct. 26, 2021 in Van Buren Township. He was scheduled to be before Judge Oakley on July 27, 2022 for his probable cause conference, but he failed to appear. He was scheduled for a show-cause hearing on Aug. 17, 2022.
The court received a call from pre-trial services on July 29, 2022 advising that Curry was due to be arraigned that day on new charges out of Ferndale. The court was advised the defendant may be in custody in the Oakland County Jail on the new charges on Aug. 17, 2022.
The probable cause conference was adjourned until Aug. 24, 2022. He was somewhere in the Oakland County jail system, so his probable cause conference was adjourned until Sept. 14, 2022, so they can find out where he is.
On Sept. 14, 2022 his live preliminary exam was set for Oct. 19 and on that day the exam was waived. He was bound over to circuit court for an arraignment on the information on Nov. 2. The calendar conference was set for Nov. 14, but he failed to appear so a bench warrant was signed for his arrest. A bench warrant arraignment and calendar conference was set for Dec. 14, but he failed to appear. On Jan. 23, 2023 the case was reassigned from Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hathaway.
Gene Laroy Carrier, Jr.
On May 10, 2022, before Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Regina Thomas, Gene Laroy Carrier, Jr., 60, of Belleville pled nolo contendere to a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault).
He was sentenced to probation for 1 year, 6 months and to pay a fee of $1,498.
Carrier had been charged after an incident on Oct. 27, 2020 in the city of Belleville. Carrier waived his preliminary exam at 34th District Court and was bound over to circuit court on July 7, 2021.
Constance Salina Davis
Constance Salina Davis, 40, of Columbus, Ohio, was charged with fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance and obtaining controlled substance with false prescription on March 22, 2021 in Van Buren Township. She was arraigned by Judge Green on Aug. 10, 2022 and $10,000 personal bond set. Her probable cause conference was scheduled for Aug. 24.
Judge Green gave her permission to go to California for her grandmother’s birthday party.
On Aug. 24, her live preliminary exam was set for Aug. 31. It was reset for Oct. 5. At that time she waived her exam and was bound over to circuit court for an Oct. 19 arraignment on the information. A disposition conference was set for Oct. 27. She pled guilty to attempting to fraudulently obtain a controlled substance and the second charge was dismissed. On Nov. 28 she was sentenced to two years of probation along with $1,958 in fees or 100 hours of community service instead of the fees.
Shanya Alycia Dejahnay Nelson
Shanya Alycia Dejahnay Nelson was arraigned Aug. 10, 2022 on a charge of possession of narcotics or cocaine less than 25 grams on Jan. 18, 2019 in the city of Belleville. Her probable cause conference was set for Aug. 24. Personal bond is $10,000.
On Aug. 24, her attorney Keshava Kirkland said she still doesn’t have discovery in this case. Prosecutor Bryn Bailey said she made the request and never got the discovery. Kirkland said she wanted the adjourned probable cause conference as soon as possible because this charge is affecting her client’s chance to get jobs.
Judge Martin set the probable cause conference for Aug. 31. The live preliminary exam was set for Oct. 5, 2022.
At the exam, Belleville Police Officer Sarah Dzagulones testified that she made a traffic stop on Jan. 18, 2019 on High Street after a Chevrolet Malibu used the right-turn lane as a through lane. She testified she asked the driver for his license and he gave her an ID card because he didn’t have a driver’s license.
Officer Dzagulones testified the passenger, Nelson, said it was her car. She had no insurance but had a registration certificate. She asked the passenger for a driver’s license, but she did not hand her one. Officer Dzagulones said she did locate a driver’s license inside the vehicle later when the car was searched before being towed. She testified she checked that license with LEIN and SOS and found warrants for traffic violations and a suspended license.
She testified another officer took the driver into custody and she removed Nelson from the vehicle. Nobody could drive the vehicle so the vehicle was being impounded.
The officer said she could see that Nelson was pregnant and Nelson told her she was six months pregnant. Dzagulones said she did not handcuff her. When asked if she had anything on her, Nelson said she just had “weed” and the officer asked her to hand it to her since she couldn’t take her into custody with drugs on her. She pulled a bag with a white powdery substance out of her bra, the officer testified.
After the exam, Nelson was bound over to circuit court on the charges for an Oct. 19 arraignment on the information. A calendar conference was set for Nov. 4. A jury trial was set for Feb. 2, 2023. On Jan. 10 she pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance. Sentencing was set for Feb. 24 and then April 6. The case is now removed from the court case site.
Nicole Marie Gutekunst
Nicole Marie Gutekunst, 39, of Maybee had two charges against her and both were dismissed by the prosecutor at her Aug. 10 arraignment. She had been charged with driving while license suspended and invalid certificate of insurance on Jan. 1, 2017 in the city of Belleville.
Joey Cleveland Frame
Joey Cleveland Frame, 53, of Romulus was arraigned Aug. 10, 2022 on charges of operating while intoxicated – third and driving with a blood alcohol content over .17 on June 5, 2022 in Sumpter Township. His probable cause conference was adjourned until Aug. 31 for discovery. His attorney Justin Barnett said he also would be seeking a diversionary letter.
The probable cause conference was adjourned until Sept. 21. On that date, Barnett said there was a plea agreement that would reduce the charge to OWI-2 with 60 to 90 days in jail and two years of probation and sobriety court.
Judge Green said she couldn’t accept that plea until Frame had been interviewed for sobriety court, which she runs, to see if he qualifies. She adjourned the case until Oct. 12.
On Oct. 12, Judge Green said Frame was not eligible for 34th District Court sobriety court because he denies he has a problem and told probation he only wants sobriety court to get out of his felony.
Judge Green adjourned his probable cause conference until Nov. 2, so attorney Barnett could seek out a sobriety court in another nearby court.
On Nov. 2, Judge Green announced that her sobriety court had accepted Frame after his attorney pled in his favor before her committee. Frame pled guilty to a new charge of operating while intoxicated and the felony charge was removed. He was due to start sobriety court on Nov. 29.
Barnett said Frame is a personal friend of 30 years and he knows the court has to have strict rules for its sobriety court.
It was noted on court records that the charge of driving with more than BAC .17 was dismissed in error and he was due for sentencing Dec. 27 and a $1,345 fine was levied.
Marie Rose Codrington
Marie Rose Codrington of Ann Arbor was arraigned on Aug. 10 on a bench warrant for charges of possession of narcotics and retail fraud on March 30. She also was labeled a habitual offender. Her probable cause conference was set for Aug. 16. At that time she pled guilty to a reduced charge of narcotics use and the original charge of retail fraud.
Judge Oakley sentenced her to six months of non-reporting probation and waived fines and costs.
Antjuan E-C Pitts
Antjuan E-C Pitts, 42, of Canton was video-arraigned while in custody at the Van Buren Township Police Department by Magistrate Al Hindman on Aug. 16. He is charged with receiving and concealing a stolen vehicle on Aug. 14. Bond was set at $5,000/10%. His probable cause conference was set for Aug. 30 and reset to Sept. 13. His live exam is set for noon on Nov. 29.
Jaylah Ikia Winfield
Jaylah Ikia Winfield, 20, of Macomb was before Judge Oakley on Aug. 16 for his arraignment/pretrial on a charge of assault and battery on May 6, 2022 in Van Buren Township. He pled guilty to disorderly under HYDA for three months. His fine is $300. He told Judge Oakley that he was at Federal Express to cash a paycheck and he spit at a person. He told the judge he had graduated from Michigan International Prep School, an online school, and he was not working at the time.
Kelly Lynn Ragay
Kelly Lynn Ragay, 32, of Romulus was arraigned by Judge Oakley on a bench warrant by video while in custody at the Van Buren police department on Sept. 25. She had been charged with retail fraud on Jan. 12, 2018 and had pled guilty and then violated probation. She failed to appear for a court hearing in 2022 and a bench warrant was issued. She is set for a show-cause hearing on Oct. 2. Personal bond was set at $1,000.