CORUNNA — At a preliminary examination on charges of creating criminal sexually abusive materials, sexual assault and human trafficking, held Tuesday afternoon in Shiawassee County’s 66th District Court, a judge
A jury trial date has been set for a man who was recorded on video being held down and beaten by law enforcement officers in August for charges stemming from his arrest.
A 19-year-old Belding man has been sentenced to serve at least 25 years in prison for criminal sexual conduct involving a 9-year-old victim. Austin David Gallant appeared in Ionia County 8th Circuit Court in person for sentencing on Dec. 14 before Judge Ronald Schafer.
Shiane Marumoto
WAILUKU A 45-year-old woman said she “woke up to flames” and that the van she had been sleeping in was engulfed “within minutes,” as a judge upheld charges Monday against the man accused of setting the van on fire.
Cynthia Galgay said Monday that after seeing the flames outside her Ford van, she immediately looked for her dog, who was “looking really scared.” The two were able to escape from the van that was parked in front of the Kenolio Recreation Complex along South Kihei Road in the early morning hours of Dec. 8.
During a preliminary hearing Monday afternoon in Wailuku District Court, Galgay said that she was in the van sometime late evening or early morning when she heard a side door close. She got up and saw defendant Shiane Marumoto walking at a brisk pace toward her van. Galgay, who straps the doors open so she can get a breeze while in the van, said the door closing was “a little strange” as it wasn’t very windy.