Father of two bound over for holding family hostage on Hannan Rd.

By Rosemary K. Otzman
Independent Editor
The preliminary exam for Cora Ladane Lymon began on Dec. 10 before 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley and then abruptly ended when Lymon told his court-appointed attorney David Lankford that he wanted to waive the exam and bind the case over to Circuit Court in Detroit.
Lymon, 43, allegedly held his wife and children, aged 13 and 15, captive for 12 hours at their home on Hannan Road in Van Buren Township on Sept. 5.
Lymon was charged with three counts of torture, three counts of unlawful imprisonment, three counts of interfering with a crime report, three counts of felonious assault, and a weapons/felony firearms charge.
He has been held in the Wayne County Jail since his arrest. He was found competent to stand trial on Oct. 20.
His wife of 21 years had just taken the witness stand to testify against him when Lymon put a stop to the proceedings.
Judge Oakley gave the surprised prosecutor and defense attorney time to find out if it was proper to stop a preliminary exam once it had started.
It was determined that Lymon could get his exam waived and so he was bound over for a 9 a.m. Jan. 17 arraignment on the information at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit.
Lymon was being held without bond and Judge Oakley said that remand is only for a homicide, so he set the interim bond at $100,000 or 10% with pretrial services asked to give a recommendation.
“He could come back at any time,” said Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Danielle Strace. “He knows where they are living.”
Lymon was arraigned on the information Dec. 17 before Circuit Court Judge Daniel A. Hathaway and a plea of not guilty was entered by the court.
He was referred to pretrial services for a bond review and a calendar conference was set for 9 a.m. Jan. 6 before Judge Dana Margaret Hathaway.
VBT Detective Mark Buxton is the officer in charge of the case.