Attorney-client privilege violated in Jackson County arson case, appeals court says
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI – The Jackson Police Department and Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office knowingly violated attorney-client privilege in the arson case against LGBTQ rights activist Nikki Joly, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Joly, 56, is accused of intentionally starting the Aug. 10, 2017 fire that destroyed his home in the 1800 block of Pringle Avenue and killed his two German shepherd dogs and three cats.
Joly sent set an email to an employee at Abood Law Firm, which is representing him, that said who he gave his lawn mower and gas can to, the court said in an unanimous March 11 opinion. Jackson Police Det. Aaron Grove believed those two items were connected to the fire and used the email to get a search warrant and get the items.