Court Watching: Accused Tin Pan burglar’s trial set for April 10

By Diane Madigan
Independent Court Reporter
Charles Clifford Craig, 20, of Van Buren Township was more than an hour late for his court session on Tuesday morning before Circuit Court Judge Edward Ewell, Jr. at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit.
Judge Ewell set Craig’s pretrial exam for March 12 and his trial for April 10.
Craig is accused of breaking into the Tin Pan Saloon in Sumpter Township on Dec. 29. The breaking and entering with intent charge is a 10-year felony and the larceny from a building charge is a 4-year felony.
A not-guilty plea has been entered on Craig’s behalf by public defender Donald Johnson. Craig was released from the Wayne County Jail after posting the reduced bond of $5,000 or 10% ($500) set on Jan. 7 by 34th District Court Judge Brian Oakley. This was down from the original bond set for him on Dec. 30 of $25,000 or 10%.