Ex-governor won’t be Harvard fellow after backlash
LANSING (AP) — Former Gov. Rick Snyder says he won’t continue with a fellowship at Harvard University following backlash over his role in Flint’s water crisis.
He tweeted Wednesday that being a senior research fellow would have been too “disruptive” because of “our current political environment and its lack of civility.”
Harvard began his appointment this week.
Last week’s announcement drew criticism from people citing his administration's involvement in the lead contamination of Flint’s drinking water while the city was under state management.
Snyder, who’s credited with aiding Detroit’s turnaround, says it would have been exciting to share his experiences, “both positive and negative.”
Douglas Elmendorf, dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School, says students would have learned from questioning Snyder over Flint and other issues, but “we and he now believe that having him on campus would not enhance education here in the ways we intended.”
Bruiser lives; death too extreme for dog bites, appellate court says
ALPENA (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has taken Bruiser off death row.
A judge had ordered that the German shepherd be euthanized after attacking a jogger in Alpena County in 2017.
While Bruiser might be considered dangerous under Michigan law, the appeals court says the man’s injuries weren’t serious.
The court says it was the first time that the dog had attacked anyone.
The court says there wasn’t enough evidence to show that Bruiser was likely to cause death or serious injury in the future.
Bruiser had lunged at Joshua Henderson, biting his left bicep and left forearm. Henderson received three stitches.
The 3-0 decision by judges Jonathan Tukel, Deborah Servitto and Michael Riordan was released Tuesday.
Wisconsin man gets jail for clogging women’s toilets
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for repeatedly clogging women’s toilets, including at places he worked.
Thirty-five-year-old Patrick Beeman pleaded no contest to five counts of misdemeanor criminal damage to property.
The state recommended a 30-day sentence for the crime, but Sheboygan Press Media reports that Judge Kent Hoffmann this week gave Beeman 30 days for each count, to be served consecutively.
The Sheboygan man also was ordered to serve three years of probation and pay $5,500 in restitution.
Prosecutors say Beeman told police he gets urges to do odd things, like look for bottles in the garbage to clog toilets and cause them to overflow.
Police found a toilet in the women’s bathroom at Deland Community Center clogged by a plastic bottle last March, an incident similar to 10 others beginning in 2017.
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