Rep. Jewell Jones suspended from Inkster auxiliary police following drunken driving arrest
Updated May 06, 2021;
State Rep. Jewell Jones, D-Inskter, is no longer an active volunteer police officer.
The 25-year-old, youngest-ever Michigan House representative was suspended from Inkster’s auxiliary police in response to his April 6 drunken driving arrest, department Police Chief William T. Riley III said. Jones is also accused of illegally having a firearm in a cupholder of his console while drunk.
The police chief said Jones’ suspension is in line with how any other auxiliary officer would be treated.
“If they’re arrested, anything of that nature, we would immediately suspend them from any type of service,” he said, “and we would wait to see what comes out of the investigation.”
State Rep. Jewell Jones won t appear before a judge for a preliminary examination for more than two months as his lawyer argues that Jones was mistreated by police during the April 6 incident that led to his arrest.
Jones, D-Inkster, will next appear before Livingston County District Judge Daniel Bain on June 30 for a hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence for him to face trial on several charges including drunken driving and resisting and obstructing police.
Jones lawyer Ali Hammoud told The Detroit News on Sunday that his client should have never been arrested by police because reports of his crash were incorrect and there was no proof that Jones was intoxicated.