Sheena Devina Barnes, 63, of Sumpter Township has a jury trial set for 8:30 a.m., May 22 before 34th District Court Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley on a charge of malicious use of a telephone on Aug. 19 in Sumpter Township.
The case is being prosecuted by the Van Buren Township prosecutor because of a possible conflict of interest with Sumpter Township. The complaining witness is the township supervisor and the defendant is a former candidate for the township board.
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If this is anything short of a terrorist threat it is a complete waste of time and money for the people. Really a single phone call? It smacks of violation of the first amendment. Sounds more like another authority figure that doesn’t like to be challenged or called out for whatever. Bully government at it’s worst. If you hold public office and can’t take the heat of a phone call you are in the wrong business. The person bringing this charge should be charged with malicious prosecution. Misconduct in office. The tax money I pay is used for your personal vendettas? The supervisor needs to go. What a waste of resources. I’m sure one of the twelve jurors will stop this bs that the judge should have pitched in the first place. Not guilty if I make the jury.
You suck you should represent free speech yet you censor it. For no good reason. I’m done with this biased poor excuse for a newspaper