Lucido in January 2022 formed the CIU and hired Pamukov, a prominent, veteran criminal defense attorney who gained the county’s first major exoneration 20 years ago when the rape conviction of Kenneth Wyiemko.
A Detroit man who served more than seven years in prison for a crime he did not commit is suing Eastpointe Police Deputy Chief Matthew Hambright, the officer in charge of his 2014 case, in federal court for $50 million.
Mack Howell was convicted in August 2016 of an armed robbery of an Eastpointe 7-Eleven and was sentenced to 25 to 50 years. It was basically a life sentence for his age.
On Wednesday's News Hit: - A judge ruled against parents in the fight over a cell tower on top of a Wyandotte elementary. - A drunk driver fleeing police hit speeds of 105 mph before crashing into an innocent driver. - A man who spent years in prison for a crime he didn't commit is suing police.