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The top cop involved in a Michigan domestic violence investigation that came to a close in the middle of a livestreamed Zoom court hearing told Fox News Friday he hopes the incident will lead to other domestic abuse survivors coming forward and seeking help.
Video of the Zoom hearing, which has since been taken down form the judge’s YouTube channel, showed police officers responding immediately after Assistant District Attorney Deborah Davis suspected Coby Harris, 21, was inside the victim’s apartment while participating in a court hearing.
Prosecutor catches alleged abuser in victim’s home during virtual Michigan court hearing
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STURGIS, Mich. – Video of an online court hearing in the town of Sturgis has gone viral because of one thing noticed by an eagle-eyed prosecutor.
Coby Harris, of Sturgis, is accused of assaulting his girlfriend in her home, and when both of them appeared in the hearing remotely, Assistant District Attorney Deborah Davis knew something wasn’t right.
Harris had a no-contact order to stay away from his girlfriend.
During the court hearing, the woman begins to hesitate when being questioned by Davis, who spoke up when she noticed the woman constantly was looking off screen.
CENTREVILLE, Mich. Most judges will say witness intimidation happens from time to time, and that it usually occurs outside the courtroom where it’s hard to prove. But a Michigan man charged in a domestic violence case reportedly appeared at a court hearing remotely from the victim’s house last we