Trial begins for Bay City man accused of shooting man in head
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
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CARO, MI Back in 2019, an Independence Day gathering in rural Tuscola County took a violent turn that culminated in a 38-year-old man suffering a shotgun blast to his head. Though the 20-year-old Bay City man accused of pulling the trigger is charged with several felonies, he’s maintained he fired the gun to defend a woman who was being assaulted by the older man.
A year and a half later, the case has proceeded to trial.
The trial of Trevor J. Payne, now 22, began Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Tuscola County Circuit Court. Payne is charged with single counts of assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, plus three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and six counts of felony firearm.
Judge blasts prosecutor in sex assault case facing ex-Michigan probation officer
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
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CARO, MI The day before his trial was to begin, an ex-Michigan probation officer facing nearly 60 sexual assault charges had his case dismissed, though prosecutors subsequently refiled the charges.
In dismissing the case on Monday, Jan. 11, the presiding judge had some strong words for the prosecution, accusing them of being unprepared.
The trial of Ryan C. Purdy, 48, was to begin Tuesday before Tuscola County Circuit Judge Amy Grace Gierhart. Prosecutors in August 2019 charged Purdy with 58 charges 29 counts each of first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct.