Jackson County jury trials set to resume May 1
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI – Jackson County’s docket for jury trials, currently on hold because of COVID-19 safety concerns, features about three times as many homicide cases as usual.
When jury trials do resume, the 18 defendants charged in those homicide cases will be among the large backlog of cases Jackson County along with the rest of Michigan will need to prioritize and work through.
Between the backlog of murder cases and other serious felonies, along with new cases, Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson estimates it’ll take a year and a half to catch up on trials.
Michigan courts brace for jury trials to start again after pandemic creates massive backlog
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
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She’s never far from his thoughts.
A few days ago, he was overcome by grief when an old photo of the two popped up on Facebook Memories.
The suspect, Shaquille Harris, 28, arrested in Texas five weeks after the April 28, 2019, slaying, has trial set for May – more than two years later.
Jamerson said he just wants justice.
“We’re tired of waiting. Tired of waiting.”
He’s far from alone.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, jury trials in state courts in Michigan have, with a few exceptions, been on hold for nearly a year. The backlog is expected to take years to clear in some counties.
Barn fire kills animals, longtime store demolished: Jackson top headlines Feb. 20-25
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
Posted Feb 26, 2021
A February 12 fire on Terri Blodgett s small farm destroyed the barn. Numerous laying hens, six guinea hens, one pig and 24 goats died in the fire. The barn is seen on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. J. Scott Park | MLive.com
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Here’s that headline and some more you might have missed this week.
Terri Blodgett ran out of her house with no socks, shoes or coat on after a neighbor woke her up in the middle of the night, telling her that her barn was on fire.
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2 teens accused of fatally shooting of 16-year-old in Jackson County headed to trial
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI – Two teenagers are headed to a jury trial for murder after four hours of testimony on Friday.
Aivery Banks, 17, of Kalamazoo, and Anthony Jones III, 17, of Battle Creek, are facing one felony count each of open murder and felony firearms in the Aug. 25, shooting death of Lataveon Cosey, 16, of Blackman Township.
Co-defendants Banks and Jones had a semi-virtual preliminary examination Jan. 29, before Jackson County District Judge Allison Bates. After five witnesses testified, Bates said there was enough evidence for probable cause and bound the case over to Jackson County Circuit Court.