A Detroit man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a news anchor and attacking his family last year.
Arthur Williamson, 55, received the sentence from Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James Biernat on Thursday, WWJ-AM <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/man-sentenced-to-prison-for-murder-of-wwjs-jim-matthews?utm_campaign=www.audacy.com%252Fwwjnewsradio&amp;utm_content=1685647718&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_term=WWJ-AM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Williamson had pleaded no contest to the September 2022 killing of Detroit news anchor Jim Matthews.
Biernat called Williamson the “embodiment of evil” during sentencing, adding, &#8220;The only thing that&#8217;s amazing is you didn&#8217;t kill all of them.&#8221;
Williamson had been charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, and unlawful imprisonment. He initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to no contest, which contains no admission of guilt but is considered guilty for purposes of sentencing.
Matthews worked as the overnight anchor at Detroit radio station WWJ-AM for the seven years prior to his death. On September 23, 2022, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-news-anchor-killed-family-attacked-in-apparent-murder-suicide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthews was killed</a>, his girlfriend Nicole Guertin and his 5-year-old daughter were both hospitalized, and his 10-year-old son was in critical condition after apparently trying to fight off the attacker.
Police received a call that afternoon from Guertin, who said she had been violently attacked in her home and that she and her daughter had “escaped.” Matthews’ brother, Joe Nicolai, <a href="https://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/its-not-even-something-youd-see-in-a-horror-movie-chesterfield-murder-victims-brother-describes-fridays-tragedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> WXYZ-TV at the time that Guertin had apparently been restrained before she could escape.
“Nicole, my brother’s girlfriend, was laying out in the parking lot and was duct-taped and bleeding so my wife went out to hold her hand,” Nicolai told the outlet. “It’s not even something you’d see in a horror movie.”
Guertin testified in court that Williamson had come over to their house the night of the murder to smoke crack cocaine. He also brought heroine, she said. She said she refused when Williamson asked her to role play and tie herself up, at which point Williamson slashed her throat and zip-tied her wrists and ankles, <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/06/01/pontiac-man-to-be-sentenced-for-killing-wwj-anchor-assaulting-family/70273284007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Detroit News</a>.
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Matthews arrived home from a late shift at the station and was promptly hit with a hammer and stabbed. Guertin said she was able to escape with their 5-year-old daughter and find help.
Their 10-year-old son, who was released from the hospital following his injuries, wrote a victim impact statement.
&#8220;I hate you for what you did to me and my family,&#8221; the boy wrote, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arthur-williamson-life-sentence-killing-wwj-news-anchor-jim-matthews/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CBS News</a>. &#8220;You put me and my mom and my sister through hours of hell. You are evil.&#8221;
Williamson knew the family and was a frequent visitor in their home, police told media outlets. He was found in the home’s basement with a self-inflicted wound and an apparent overdose, Law &amp; Crime <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/crime/not-even-something-youd-see-in-a-horror-movie-gruesome-details-emerge-in-attack-that-left-michigan-news-anchor-dead-and-his-family-hospitalized/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.

Arthur Williamson

Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Killing Detroit News Anchor, Attacking Family

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Detroit

Michigan

Murder

U.S.

Convicted felons in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-repeals-right-to-work-law-in-major-victory-for-unions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a>, including most murderers and sexual offenders, could have a better chance of returning to society if <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-moves-left-as-dems-celebrate-wins-up-and-down-the-ballot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrats</a> get their way.
A package of legislation introduced last week by Democrat state Rep. Kara Hope aims to amend Michigan’s penal code to allow nearly every criminal to petition for a reduced sentence after serving 10 years behind bars. Michigan Republicans, led by House Minority Leader Matt Hall, blasted the Democrat-sponsored legislation, arguing that it prioritizes criminals above victims.
“The Democrats make these conversations largely about these criminals and how unfair the criminal justice system is,” Hall, who represents areas around Kalamazoo, told The Daily Wire in a phone interview Friday. “And what we’re trying to do is make sure the voices of the victims are heard.”
Michigan House Republicans held a press conference on Thursday to ensure that victims and the families of victims of violent crimes could speak out on the Democrat-proposed legislation, dubbed “second look.” Hall said that if passed, the resentencing bills would give over 5,000 convicted murderers in the state, who have already served at least 10 years, a chance to get out of prison. Nearly 2,000 criminals convicted of sexual crimes would also be eligible to request lower sentences if the package becomes law.
When petitioned, a court would have 180 days to either deny or grant a hearing to an eligible inmate and could not impose another life without parole sentence if a convict is granted a new hearing. An inmate with an illness, including a “serious mental illness,” would have a hearing denied or granted within 45 days of submitting a petition. Prosecutors would also have the ability to request reduced sentences for violent criminals, according to Hall, who is concerned that leftist district attorneys would take advantage of the law to push for lowering criminal sentences as seen in recent years in cities across America.
If an inmate is denied a new hearing, he can petition the court again every two years, a system Hall said will repeatedly force families of victims back into traumatic cases. 
The legislation has a limited exception for some criminals, denying mass shooters the ability to petition a court for a reduced sentence, but even this exception is ill-defined, Hall said. The legislation defines a mass shooting as “an offense that resulted in convictions for 3 or more counts of first degree premeditated murder arising out of a single incident.” Based on this definition, the exception wouldn’t apply to the Uber shooter who killed six at three different locations in Kalamazoo in 2016.
To pass the reduced sentencing bills, Democrats will need every member of their House caucus to vote in line with the party, something they have consistently done to pass leftist policy since taking control of both chambers of the Michigan legislature in the 2022 election. Hall believes Republicans will unanimously vote against the Democrat-sponsored package, meaning the bills’ passage could come down to the votes of the few “moderate” Democrats in the lower chamber, but Hall isn’t optimistic about any Democrats bucking the party.
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“Several of these Democrats campaigned as moderates to win elections in tight seats, and so far, we have not seen a single one of them deviate from the Democrat leadership on a single vote,” Hall said.
Democrats see the proposed legislation as another way to push their agenda of investing in rehabilitation above retribution to keep people out of prison.
“When we lock someone up, it is a very expensive endeavor, and is on the backs of taxpayer money,” House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/democrats-push-cut-inmate-sentences-draws-fierce-pushback-michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Bridge Michigan. “We need to start examining potential tools to allow us to observe and assess some of that efficiency or inefficiency in the system.&#8221;
The state’s Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s spokesman issued a statement that skirted directly addressing whether the governor supports the legislation.
&#8220;For those who do get caught up in the justice system, we believe that people should take responsibility for their actions and pay their debts to society if they’ve made a mistake, but also firmly believe that people deserve second chances especially for non-violent offenses,&#8221; the statement said.
Hall said the Democrats’ view on the criminal justice system is radically different from what Republicans advocate.
“The Republican view on this is if there is a sentence that is unfair, we can look at that sentence and lower it. … You don’t have to sweep in automatic reviews every two years potentially of every criminal in the state who’s in prison,” Hall said, arguing that the proposed legislation has “far-reaching consequences for public safety in our state.”

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Criminals Over Victims: Michigan GOP Blasts Dems’ Proposal To Give Most Violent Convicts Chance For Reduced Sentences

Michigan Dems Pushing Legislation To Allow Most Violent Criminals To Request Reduced Sentences After 10 Years In Prison

Democrats

Leftism

A Michigan man who shot an 84-year-old woman campaigning against abortion was sentenced to 100 hours of community service on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.9and10news.com/2023/05/24/michigan-man-gets-community-service-for-shooting-anti-abortion-campaigner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press.
Richard Harvey, 75, shot Joan Jacobson, 84, on September 20 when she came to his door in Odessa Township, about 130 miles northwest of Detroit.
Jacobson spoke with Harvey’s wife, Sharon Harvey, at the door and argued with her, urging her to vote against a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine legal abortion in Michigan&#8217;s constitution, Sharon told investigators.
“This lady comes up to me, knocks on my door, and says she’s from some coalition to save women and babies,” Sharon Harvey said. “She needed me to vote no on Proposal 3.”
“I told her I can’t do that and she says, ‘Well, you have to.’ I says, ‘No, I don’t. It’s not going to happen,&#8217;” she said. “I told her I had a four-and-a-half month tubal pregnancy, and she says, ‘Well, you survived, didn’t you?&#8217;”
The constitutional amendment <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/09/michigan-abortion-amendment-results-2022-00064778" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> in November.
Jacobson was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/01/michigan-man-charged-with-shooting-elderly-woman-in-abortion-altercation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">going</a> door-to-door volunteering with Right to Life, a national anti-abortion organization. Harvey&#8217;s wife, who is <a href="https://www.woodtv.com/news/ionia-county/man-who-shot-pro-life-volunteer-it-was-an-accident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pro-abortion</a>, said she asked Jacobson to leave multiple times, and eventually Jacobson stepped off their front porch.
Harvey said he heard a &#8220;bunch of screaming&#8221; and came out of the barn with a .22-caliber rifle and first fired a warning shot.
Harvey said he then accidentally shot Jacobson.
“She is still ranting and raving and she’s got this clipboard. She’s waving it around. I’m thinking she’s going to smack Sharon with it. So without thinking, I went to club it away with the rifle and my finger was still in the trigger guard. It went off and hit her about in here,” Harvey <a href="https://www.woodtv.com/news/ionia-county/man-who-shot-pro-life-volunteer-it-was-an-accident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> local News 8, pointing to his right shoulder.
“I shot somebody. It was an accident,” he said.
Jacobson said she believes Harvey shot her intentionally.
Right to Life said Jacobson was peaceful and was walking away when she was shot in the back. Harvey disputes that&#8217;s how the shooting unfolded. Jacobson suffered a shoulder wound and drove herself to a nearby police station. She was treated at a hospital and recovered.
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Harvey also received a suspended jail sentence of two months, meaning he will likely not serve time if he does not break the law. He also received a delayed sentence of one year on probation, and he must pay $347.19 in restitution. He is also barred from any contact with Jacobson.
Last month, Harvey pled no contest to felonious assault, careless discharge of a firearm causing injury, and reckless discharge of a firearm.
Without Michigan&#8217;s new constitutional amendment enshrining legal abortion, a 1931 law banning abortion with no exemptions for rape or incest could have taken effect. Planned Parenthood and Michigan&#8217;s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer challenged the 1931 law last year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion nationwide.

Pro Life Campaigners Rally Outisde The Marie Stopes Clinic In Belfast

Michigan Man Who Shot 84-Year-Old Anti-Abortion Woman Sentenced To Community Service

Michigan Man Who Shot Anti-Abortion Woman, 84, Sentenced To Community Service

Abortion

Pro-Abortion

Pro-Life Movement

Social Issues

A Michigan State University (MSU) professor is being sued by students after she allegedly compelled hundreds of her students to pay to join her radical leftist group as part of the curriculum for a required business communication course she taught.
Amy Wisner, a former marketing professor at MSU, allegedly <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12114999/Amy-Wisner-MSU-politics-professor-sued-making-students-pay-99-fee-join-left-wing-group.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> 600 students $99 each to join The Rebellion Community, an outside group run by Wisner, using &#8220;her authority under University policies to select &#8216;course materials,'&#8221; according to the <a href="https://adfmedialegalfiles.blob.core.windows.net/files/BarbieriComplaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a>.
Students Nolan Radomski and Nathan Barbieri are suing Wisner, claiming she used the money from students to donate to Planned Parenthood as well as buy an RV for a trip around the U.S.
By doing so, the pair of students claimed in the suit that Wisner &#8220;forced them to materially support the homicide of innocent children.&#8221;
MSU removed Wisner from the class in March after students complained about The Rebellion Community, <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/an-msu-professor-made-students-pay-99-each-to-sign-up-for-her-activist-website-now-theyre-suing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Michigan Live.
The school offered students a refund for the roughly $60,000 they paid to the leftist group. The refund money came from Broad College of Business funds, MSU spokesman Dan Olsen said, according to Michigan Live. Olsen also said that Wisner was no longer employed at the university.
However, the students are still asking the court to make Wisner pay back the money she took from students, or at least stop using the funds for political expression.
Wisner complained about her termination in an April 7 Facebook post.
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&#8220;MSU fired me because they did not want me and my guest lecturers to teach diversity, equity, and inclusion to students in the core business communication class,&#8221; Wisner wrote. &#8220;The battle over this issue started in October 2022 and ended about a month ago when they fired me for insubordination.&#8221;
In their lawsuit, the pair of students say they object to some of The Rebellion Community&#8217;s political speech.
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&#8220;Based on the content on The Rebellion Community Website and Defendant Wisner’s other speeches and posts, Plaintiffs also object to supporting the speech of The Rebellion Community and the unspecified &#8216;organizations fighting systemic oppression&#8217; that their money may also be supporting,&#8221; the lawsuit states.
The students cited the Rebellion Community&#8217;s Instagram page, which had a post that said, &#8220;I would like all the women in my life to stop for a minute, take a long, deep breath, and burn everything to the f***ing ground.&#8221;
Wisner allegedly described the group&#8217;s content as “patriarchy-smashing content,” which she defines as &#8220;any expectation that couples should get married before having children,&#8221; according to the lawsuit.
The students suing her said they believe that &#8220;God’s design for marriage, sexuality, and family &#8230; is good for both men and women and they oppose efforts to &#8216;smash&#8217; this order.&#8221;
On a GoFundMe <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-rebellion-rv-tour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">page</a> raising money for her RV trip, Wisner describes herself as a &#8220;single mom by choice&#8221; and says she and her kids are planning an RV road trip around the U.S. &#8220;to co-create communities of rebels.&#8221;
On Facebook in a post that has now been deleted, Wisner called her group a &#8220;safe place to co-ordinate our efforts to burn everything to the f***ing ground.&#8221;
Meanwhile, Wisner&#8217;s official syllabus <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/an-msu-professor-made-students-pay-99-each-to-sign-up-for-her-activist-website-now-theyre-suing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">described</a> The Rebellion Community in more muted terms as &#8220;a global social learning community.&#8221;
The lawsuit also names Judith Whipple, the interim dean of the Broad College of Business and interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko as defendants.
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Michigan State University entrance sign

Michigan State Professor Sued For Forcing Hundreds Of Students To Pay $99 To Join Her Radical Leftist Group

Education

Michigan State University

Woke Culture

An 8-year-old girl in Alpena, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a>, was saved from a teenager who attempted to kidnap her Wednesday when her 13-year-old brother came to the rescue armed with a slingshot, according to the Michigan State Police (MSP).
The girl was hunting for mushrooms in her backyard when a male came out of the woods, grabbed her, and put his hands over her mouth, but the girl’s big brother was there to witness the incident, police said. The girl managed to break away from the potential kidnapper after her brother fired his slingshot at the 17-year-old suspect, hitting him in the head, Newsweek <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/boy-saves-sister-slingshot-kidnapper-1800129" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;The girl was able to struggle and get away and he shot another one that hit the suspect in the chest and he then fled the scene,” said Lieutenant John Grimshaw of the MSP.
Grimshaw added that the boy&#8217;s shot also helped police identify the suspect because he had marks on his body from the slingshot projectiles. Another member of the siblings’ family saw the suspect run off and alerted police to the attempted kidnapping, MLive <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/7-year-old-escapes-abduction-attempt-in-northern-michigan-brother-hits-suspect-in-head-with-slingshot.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Troopers found the suspect hiding at a nearby gas station and arrested him.
According to Newsweek, the girl’s uncle posted on Facebook about the incident, writing, “Hey everyone, earlier today my niece was almost kidnapped out of her own yard here in Alpena on the south end of town, a young 17-year-old with a black mohawk grab[bed] my niece and tried kidnapping her[,] my nephew heard her screaming and saw through his window and shot the guy with a slingshot.”
The suspect allegedly told detectives that he planned on beating the girl after abducting her. He was charged Thursday with one count of attempted kidnapping/child enticement, one count of attempted assault to do great bodily harm less than murder, and one count of assault and battery. The 17-year-old was charged as an adult and his bond was set at $150,000, according to MLive.
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Slingshot

13-Year-Old Boy With Slingshot Saves Sister From Would-Be-Kidnapper: Police

kidnapping

Rescue

An HIV-positive Flint, Michigan, man who has volunteered for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flint-residents-outraged-after-mayor-skips-emergency-water-alert-but-alerts-his-easter-egg-hunt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrat Mayor Sheldon Neeley</a> was arraigned on Thursday and charged with grooming and raping a child with the intent to spread his potentially deadly infection.
In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&amp;v=627576839274249" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> posted to social media, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson announced that the Genesee Human Oppression Strike Team (GHOST) arrested 55-year-old John Cole on charges of a dozen sexual crimes.
Cole “was known as a member of the community who, like many others, occasionally showed up to volunteer for the mayoral campaign,” the mayor&#8217;s office said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire, adding that he was &#8220;never employed by the city of Flint or the Neeley campaign.&#8221;
Cole, who until recently went by John Peters, was previously convicted of not telling partners that he has HIV before engaging in sex with them and served seven years in prison, according to Swanson. The convicted felon has now been charged with 12 counts, including one count of child sexually abusive activity and three counts of accosting a child for immoral purposes, ABC 12 <a href="https://www.abc12.com/flint-man-accused-of-raping-young-child-spreading-hiv/article_23eb74ea-f0cf-11ed-b439-1b899fd22887.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Swanson called Cole a “groomer” and a “predator,” accusing the Flint man of using cunning tactics to befriend a minor at a community event in December 2022 before he later allegedly sexually assaulted the victim. Cole allegedly connected with the minor because they shared a birthday.
“Predators are always looking for some type of connection,” Swanson said. “That’s their grooming tactic. So they use that in order to get into where they can perform their sexual acts and take away the innocence of these individuals, and in this case, infect them with a fatal disease in many cases.”
In February, Cole allegedly picked up the victim to go watch a high school basketball game. However, on their way to the game, Cole “diverted” to a business in Flint and “aggressively started to sexually assault the young victim,” the sheriff said. Then in March, Cole allegedly assaulted the minor victim again at a bowling alley.
Swanson said his department was made aware of Cole’s alleged sexual assaults last month when the family of the victim came forward with the allegations.
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“As soon as we heard the name Johnny Peters trying to be camouflaged with another innocent name of John Cole, we knew exactly the intent,” Swanson said.
The sheriff then showed screenshots of text messages allegedly sent by Cole to the victim. One message allegedly shows Cole telling the victim, “Listen, don’t even worry about that. I’ll give you money. You buy your own games. You should’ve called me I’m trying to take care of you. I’m not playing any games. I give you the money. You [buy] your own Playstation, whatever you want but you gotta do your part.”
In another message, Cole allegedly sent pictures of hundreds of dollars in cash to the victim with the message “Call me.” Swanson called Cole “one of the most vile” groomers he’s arrested in his nearly 40 years of being in law enforcement.
&#8220;This is going on 35 years and he&#8217;s still doing what he does,&#8221; Swanson said.
Cole strongly supported Flint Democrat Mayor Sheldon Neeley and had volunteered for his campaign in the past. Photos posted <a href="https://www.mlive.com/galleries/WSX6S5DGSNFXBNVDTWJGJCRBRQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online</a> showed Cole at Neeley’s election night party and posing for a picture with the mayor.
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“Political antagonists may try to embellish this association and make it more than it is,” Neeley’s office said.
“Cole seems to have presented himself as a close associate of the mayor in order to ingratiate himself to other community members, but in reality, he was an incidental acquaintance,” the statement added. “We are focused on supporting the victims and raising awareness about how to protect the most vulnerable members of our community from these types of abuses.”
The Democrat mayor has not answered a Daily Wire inquiry into whether Neeley’s office knew about Cole’s previous conviction and imprisonment for sex crimes before it allowed him to volunteer for the mayor’s campaign.
Sheriff Swanson ended his video by asking for anyone who either had consensual sex with Cole or was victimized by his alleged grooming to come forward.
“We want to help you. We want to protect you,” Swanson said. “We want to help get your message out, get your voice protected, but also hold him accountable.”

John Cole Mug Shot

Felon Who Worked On Flint Mayor’s Campaign Arrested For Allegedly Grooming, Raping Child; Has HIV

Felon Who Worked On Flint Mayor's Campaign Arrested For Allegedly Grooming, Raping Child; Has HIV

Child Sex Abuse

Flint

Students in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/flint" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flint, Michigan</a>, school district will not be allowed to carry backpacks to school for the rest of the year.
The Flint Board of Education voted unanimously last week to ban students from carrying backpacks. The decision came after two separate safety incidents occurred at Southwestern Classical Academy in Flint, both of which prompted officials to close schools in the area. The policy went into effect on Monday.
&#8220;School safety remains an important topic for districts across the country, including here in Flint,&#8221; Superintendent Kevelin Jones wrote in a <a href="https://www.flintschools.org/apps/news/article/1757528" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to parents Thursday. &#8220;As a district, we are taking a 360-degree approach to create safe spaces for children’s academic journeys. To that end, we have reached a point where we must make difficult decisions and ask our school community to demonstrate flexibility, understanding and a shared sense of urgency when it comes to safety.&#8221;
As of Monday, students are <a href="https://www.flintschools.org/apps/news/article/1757540" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not allowed</a> to carry backpacks into school buildings. Small purses carrying personal items, clear plastic bags with gym clothes, and lunchboxes are allowed within reason, the letter noted, but those bags will still be subject to search. If a student brings a backpack to school, the office will not keep the student&#8217;s belongings. Instead, he or she will be sent to the school office and a parent or guardian will pick up the student&#8217;s belongings. Athletes will also have to drop off their equipment at the front office every day.
&#8220;Across the country, we have seen an increase in threatening behavior and contraband, including weapons, being brought into schools at all levels,&#8221; Jones wrote. &#8220;Backpacks make it easier for students to hide weapons, which can be disassembled and harder to identify or hidden in pockets, inside books or under other items. Clear backpacks do not completely fix this issue. By banning backpacks altogether and adding an increased security presence across the district, we can better control what is being brought into our buildings.&#8221;
According to <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/04/backpacks-banned-at-flint-schools-for-rest-of-academic-year-due-to-safety-concerns.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLive</a>, the board had suggested the same proposal earlier this year, but it was voted down. At that time, Jones suggested allowing only clear backpacks, but that was also rejected. It is not the first time that Flint district has banned backpacks; they previously did it in 2007.
&#8220;This is a difficult decision, but it is one that will immediately benefit our district and the safety of those we serve,&#8221; Jones wrote. &#8220;This has been approved by the Flint Board of Education, the district’s administration and principals, with support from the Flint Police Department and other safety advocates. We have thought long and hard about this decision, knowing that it will impact how scholars and families prepare for their days and operations in the classroom. However, based on the issues we continue to see across the country regarding school safety, we believe that this is the best solution for those we serve.&#8221;
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The decision was motivated in part by two separate incidents that prompted schools to close; both incidents happened at Southwestern Classical Academy. First, in <a href="https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/student-17-arrested-after-threat-to-shoot-flint-school-like-oxford/article_a5a45ab2-4a4d-5d8d-a7b1-3ff753e900c8.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December 2021</a>, a student at the school was riding a school bus when she recorded a &#8220;rap-style&#8221; video threatening to commit a school shooting &#8220;like Oxford,&#8221; a reference to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-several-injured-in-school-shooting-near-detroit-suspect-in-custody" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2021 school shooting</a> in nearby Oakland County. The school closed in response.
Then in <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/04/flint-southwestern-closes-april-20-after-lockdown-due-to-threat.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April</a>, the school closed due to another threat.

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Rick Johnson, who led Michigan House Republicans from 2001-2004, pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting bribes from businesses seeking marijuana licenses in the Great Lakes State. 
From 2017-2019, Johnson chaired the Medical Marijuana Licensing Board, a state board that had the authority to decide which businesses could get into the marijuana business. During that time, Johnson received cash payments totaling at least $110,200 and other benefits from businesses and lobbyists seeking medical marijuana licenses, according to prosecutors, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/04/25/rick-johnson-ex-michigan-house-speaker-to-plead-guilty-to-bribery/70136545007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.   
Johnson faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. He is expected to be sentenced within three to four months, according to Magistrate Judge Phillip Green. The former Michigan lawmaker was released Tuesday on an unsecured bond of $25,000, which means he was allowed to leave without making a deposit. Johnson&#8217;s guilty plea comes as investigators continue to look into how money has influenced marijuana policymaking in Michigan. 
&#8220;This investigation is ongoing, which is to say we may or may not bring future charges in this case,&#8221; U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said. &#8220;But what I can say is that the investigation and prosecution of public corruption is a priority for our office. We will follow it wherever we find it.&#8221;
Last week, businessman John Dawood Dalaly <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/04/21/oakland-county-businessman-pleads-guilty-bribing-michigan-medical-marijuana-regulator-rick-johnson/70135402007/">pleaded guilty</a> to bribing Johnson. Dalaly said he <a href="https://wwmt.com/news/local/rick-johnson-speaker-house-federal-court-grand-rapids-bribery-scheme-michigan-marijuana-regulation-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave</a> Johnson at least $68,200 and provided two flights for him to Canada. Dalaly also told a federal judge that he hired Johnson’s wife Janice as a consultant and paid her $4,000 a month. Janice Johnson helped Dalaly fill out paperwork that would go before the board that Johnson chaired. As part of Johnson’s plea deal, she <a href="https://wwmt.com/news/local/rick-johnson-speaker-house-federal-court-grand-rapids-bribery-scheme-michigan-marijuana-regulation-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cannot be charged</a>, the judge said Tuesday. 
Lobbyists Brian Pierce and Vincent Brown, who allegedly gave Johnson $42,000 in cash and benefits, have also agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with investigators. 
Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan in 2008 and recreational marijuana use was approved by voters in 2018. The Medical Marijuana Licensing Board was disbanded by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2019 after she took office. 
Michigan’s marijuana business raked in $2.3 billion in 2022, <a href="https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/michigan-2022-cannabis-sales-record-price-flower/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency, making Michigan the second-largest cannabis market in the U.S. behind California. 
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A local official in Flint, Michigan, was sentenced to six months of house arrest Monday for misconduct in office after sabotaging a ballot box in her own election in 2020. 
Kathy Funk, a Democrat and former Flint Township Clerk, was accused of breaking a seal on a ballot box to ensure that the votes couldn’t be recounted. Funk must wear an ankle monitor and write a public apology for her actions during the election, the Associated Press <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/04/24/michigan-official-gets-house-arrest-for-2020-ballot-sabotage/70146413007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“I’m sure there’s a segment of the population that thinks you should be locked up for calling into question the integrity of an election,” Judge Mark Latchana told her at her sentencing on Monday. “And if we had unlimited jail space, perhaps that’s true. But we don’t.”
After votes were cast in the 2020 primary election for her seat as township clerk, Funk sabotaged the ballot box, making the ballots ineligible for a recount, according to investigators. There was no recount, even though the township clerk won her primary election by just 79 votes. She went on to win the general election later that fall. 
Funk told police that someone broke into the township hall where the ballots were kept and broke the seal on the ballot box. At her sentencing, the judge admonished her for her break-in theory, the AP reported. 
The 59-year-old quit her position as township clerk in 2021 to become the elections supervisor in Genesee County. Funk was dismissed as elections supervisor last year as her criminal case was pending.  
Funk entered a “no contest” plea in January, and prosecutors agreed to spare her from jail time. Misconduct in office is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, Michigan Radio <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2023-04-24/judge-sentences-former-genesee-county-elections-official-to-probation-and-to-write-an-apology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
Latchana also sentenced Funk to 24 months of probation along with fines.  
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“I’m not sure how I feel about the sentence,” Flint Township Supervisor Karyn Miller said. “But I am pleased that the judge made it crystal clear that this was her responsibility and she has to be accountable for it.”

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In speeches before it was approved by the Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee, Michigan residents <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11997731/Michigan-residents-slam-Democrat-led-2-4-billion-proposal-Chinese-green-energy-plants.html">expressed their fury</a> over a proposed electric vehicle battery plant owned by a Chinese company to be built in Big Rapids.
The corporate bylaws of Gotion High-Tech, the parent company of Gotion, which owns the plant, mandate that Gotion carry out “Party activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China.” Last October, Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer celebrated the proposal for the plant, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/residents-erupt-michigan-democrats-approve-funding-for-chinese-backed-green-energy-project-im-angry">asserting</a> it would strengthen Michigan as the “global hub of mobility and electrification.”
But on Thursday, residents and local officials had a different perspective at the hearing.
“I am gravely disappointed that our representatives are serving the demands of our governor over the request of our citizens. I can attest, however, that our community is now united in ways they would have never been before. They do not want this,” Hannah Saez, the clerk of Big Rapids Township, stated. “Thousands of Michiganders will be watching today. I know you all receive daily emails and phone calls. I know you&#8217;re under pressure. I know you&#8217;ve probably been coerced. I beg of you to do what is right here even if corruption is knocking at your door.”
Kyle Luce, the supervisor of Barton Township, said 85% of his constituents opposed the plant.
“Our citizens are concerned with the timeframe that&#8217;s going on here,” he said. “The timing seems to be sped up exponentially to, in our opinion, try to seal the deal and get this done before people have a chance to speak out, residents have a chance to speak out. And individuals, the fine senators, are digging up information daily about the CCP involvement.”
“We&#8217;re primarily a farm community and we&#8217;re concerned about our environment,&#8221; he added. ‘I’m here just to speak and ask you to either turn this down or table it until further investigation could be done.”
“I’m angry,” local resident Marjorie Steele snapped. “I’m angry that this vote was slipped into the agenda today with as little information as possible so that people like me wouldn’t know it was happening. I’m angry that you, our elected officials, have ignored my community&#8217;s pleas to table this vote until some small semblance of due diligence can be performed. I can promise you that we will not stop at the local level.”
“We are tired of being abused and we are not alone,” she continued. “This is not just a Mecosta County issue. Townships and counties across the state are uniting, sharing resources, manpower and grassroots activism. Your votes today, senators, are lines drawn in the sand.”
One resident said the plant was part of China’s intention to “overthrow the United States without firing a shot.”
“I think that any Chinese communist plant buying up 700 acres of Michigan land is a concern to all citizens throughout the state,” Cheryl Vitito declared. “This CCP-controlled company represents communism and is a threat to our way of life and our God-given and constitutional freedoms. We don&#8217;t want the CCP here by way of the Gotion plant as they have no regard for the value and dignity of human life.”

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Two ships that disappeared over a hundred years ago in Lake Superior have been discovered, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) <a href="https://shipwreckmuseum.com/3-ships-sunk-28-lives-lost-on-november-18th-1914/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last week. 
On November 18, 1914, a lumber fleet from the Edward Hines Lumber Company – one of the largest lumber companies at the time – set sail on Lake Superior from Baraga, Michigan, to Tonawanda, New York. The C.F. Curtis, a steamship, was towing two schooner barges: the Selden E. Marvin and Annie M. Peterson. The ships had a total of 28 people on board, but they never made it to New York. 
“The combined losses of the C.F. Curtis, Selden E. Marvin and Annie M. Peterson have comprised one of the more tragic stories of shipwreck on the Great Lakes and certainly became one of the Lake Superior’s enduring mysteries,” Bruce Lynn, executive director of the GLSHS said. 
At some point during their journey, the three ships encountered a severe storm that brought snow squalls, high winds, and massive waves. The ships didn’t make it through the surprise storm, taking the lives of 28 people and bringing enough lumber to build 1,200 houses to the lakebed of Superior. Researchers have been searching for the three ships for decades. 
The GLSHS discovered nine shipwrecks in 2021, and one of those was the Curtis. The two other ships, Marvin and Peterson, were nowhere to be found. A year later, the Marvin was discovered within a few miles of the Curtis using a remotely operated vehicle. 
The two ships were <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/lake-superior-shipwrecks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discovered</a> roughly 25 miles off the shore of Grand Marais, Michigan, which is located in the state’s Upper Peninsula on the south shore of Lake Superior – in the lake further than <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lake-superior-shipwrecks-1914-2e0b4a2a8b5c2ebae589c964cadfe7c9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> at the time suggested. This is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/lake-superior-shipwrecks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">near</a> what researchers call the “Graveyard of the Great Lakes,” where roughly 200 of Lake Superior’s 550 estimated shipwrecks are <a href="https://earthlymission.com/the-sunken-graveyards-of-the-great-lakes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> located. 
“It was a career highlight to have witnessed the discovery of the Marvin, as it not only solved a chapter in the nation’s darkest day in lumber history, but also showcased a team of historians who have dedicated their lives towards making sure these stories aren’t forgotten,” Ric Mixter, a maritime historian and GLSHS board member said. 
Discovering the two ships was no easy task, largely because there were no survivors to tell the story — leading to a mystery many shipwreck hunters wished to solve. Researchers knew that in the days preceding the sinking of the three ships, other vessels in the Hines Lumber Company fleet had encountered rough weather, the New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/lake-superior-shipwrecks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>. But, according to Mixter, there were no concerns for severe weather conditions the day the ships disappeared. 
Based on an examination of the two ships, researchers concluded the Marvin was likely in the middle of the tow, while the Peterson was behind, Mixter told the Times. 
“We see a good portion of her stern is ripped off, and we can tell by the towing bits that she was probably in the middle of the tow,” Mixter said. “It just surprised us to see the damage on the front and the back of that ship,” he continued, adding that no one on the ship stood a chance because of the speed at which the ships went down. 
Researchers will send teams back to the locations where the Curtis and Marvin were discovered this summer in hopes of finding the Peterson.
“It would be great to know where all 3 wrecks are lying on the bottom of Superior, and finally be able to tell the stories of the Curtis, Marvin and Peterson,” Darryl Ertel, the director of marine operations at the GLSHS said. 
Despite the damage to the ships, because of Lake Superior’s cold, fresh water, they have been well-preserved – offering a glimpse of that fateful day. 
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/flint" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flint</a>, Michigan, Democratic Mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whitmer-endorsed-michigan-mayors-bios-falsely-claimed-he-has-bachelors-degree-he-blames-a-staffer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sheldon Neeley</a> really wanted his city’s residents to join him for an Easter egg hunt last weekend — to the point that he advertised the event with Flint’s newly implemented alert notification system that is mainly used for emergencies. 
Residents of the city, which is still dealing with the fallout from last decade’s infamous water crisis, were enraged to receive a text message from the city’s alert number inviting them to frolic with the mayor on the lawn behind City Hall. Screenshots of the text message sent to Flint residents were posted to Facebook and shared with The Daily Wire.
“Please join Mayor Sheldon Neeley for an Easter Egg Hunt today, Thursday, April 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. on the lawn behind Flint City Hall,” the message <a href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid034YmrkqB7a7X59haLxMJbCy8nS65mTdEXD94v9k9CCgxJsTJqsA2w2hbMJ7cp9i2yl&amp;id=100000534150090&amp;m_entstream_source=permalink&amp;paipv=0&amp;eav=AfZjpKPUFKBMfPRF5iluU0w7ImlGViZNmtNYtCGVGon594R9JPVrTTxwoPm0RelF4Sc&amp;_rdr">read</a>. “This event is free for kids ages 0-11 years old. We hope to see you there.” 
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The message above Neeley’s Easter egg hunt plug warned residents about an incoming snowstorm last month, but no alert was issued when a <a href="https://midmichigannow.com/news/local/basements-in-flint-filled-with-sewer-water-people-who-live-in-these-homes-want-answers">pump station failure</a> flooded some residents’ basements with sewer water last week. 
Neeley <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/03/flint-launches-emergency-notification-system-for-special-alerts-from-city.html">announced</a> the launch of the alert system, named CodeRED, just last month. 
“The Alert Flint notification system will allow us to quickly deliver vital information to the Flint community during emergencies,” Neeley said in a statement. “This gives our residents the opportunity to be better prepared in the event of an emergency and will help protect the lives, safety, and welfare of our citizens.”
CodeRED is <a href="https://www.cityofflint.com/alertflint/">intended</a> to alert residents to emergencies and important information such as street maintenance, boil water advisories, missing children, active shooter threats, natural disasters, and evacuation or shelter-in-place notices, the city said. The free service allows people to sign up for alerts via phone, text, or email. The Alert Flint page on the city’s website was <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230304222454/https://www.cityofflint.com/alertflint/">revised</a> in the days following the mayor’s announcement to include “community updates” along with emergency situations. 
Flint City Councilwoman Tonya Burns slammed the mayor’s Easter egg hunt alert in a <a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid034YmrkqB7a7X59haLxMJbCy8nS65mTdEXD94v9k9CCgxJsTJqsA2w2hbMJ7cp9i2yl&amp;id=100000534150090&amp;m_entstream_source=permalink&amp;__tn__=-R">post</a> on Facebook last week, complaining that CodeRED was used to alert citizens to this event but not to the water pump failure. 
&#8220;At no point should the City of Flint&#8217;s Emergency Alert System be used for an Easter Egg Hunt notification when not one resident was notified about Pump Station #5 that suffered catastrophic mechanical failure whereas Flint residents had 1-3 feet of standing water that ruined their furnaces, hot water heaters, washer/dryer’s, drywall, flooring, furniture and etc. and we’re left scrambling for help,” Burns said. “Emergency alert systems are in place for emergencies only.&#8221;
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Angry Flint residents commented under Burns’ post. 
“I was so disappointed. I have blocked the number. I have no need for political announcements,” Flint homeowner and attorney Linda Pohly commented, adding. “Just when I think he [Neeley] has gone as low as he will, he stoops a little lower.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m so sick of this city,” resident Matthew Herrick said. “People are moving away from Flint because of reasons like this! He is the worst mayor Flint has ever had and he is only bringing the city down. I won&#8217;t be a Flint resident after this year.&#8221;
Sheila Summers simply wrote, “He got blocked. Inappropriate use.” 
Neeley’s office told The Daily Wire that referring to CodeRED as an emergency alert system is a “misrepresentation of the facts” and said that the mayor “made it clear that the system would be used to share both ‘positive and negative’ information.”
“Yes, Alert Flint is an important tool for emergency situations. It is also an important tool for communicating general city services messages, to be used alongside traditional media tactics like press releases, press conferences, social media, and the city website,” Neeley’s office said. The mayor’s office did not respond when pressed by The Daily Wire on why no alert was issued for the water pump failure. 
Neeley, who is strongly supported by Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, was criticized last year for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whitmer-endorsed-michigan-mayors-bios-falsely-claimed-he-has-bachelors-degree-he-blames-a-staffer">falsely claiming</a> for years that he had a bachelor&#8217;s degree. When asked about the phony claim, Neeley’s office deflected the blame to a staffer and said the mayor “has been clear from the beginning” about only receiving an associates degree from Delta College and studying for a time at Saginaw Valley State University.
Neeley was elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2022.

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