Pontiac
Angry judge punishes woman with child-care problem
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) ? A Detroit-area judge ordered a stay-at-home mom to sit through a murder trial after she was late for jury selection because she couldn't find child care.
Carmela Khury was in court Friday and part of Monday. She was released from the two-week trial after Michigan court officials demanded the judge drop the order or face sanctions.
The Detroit Free Press says Khury was released at noon Monday ? after a lecture from Oakland County Circuit Judge Leo Bowman.
The Rochester Hills woman says "it was very upsetting." The mother of a 3-year-old child and an 8-month-old baby couldn't line up child care last Thursday and arrived late to Bowman's court with her kids. Khury's mother was undergoing oral surgery.
The judge declined to comment.
Livonia
Huckabee endorses Mike Cox for Michigan governor
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) ? Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox has picked up an endorsement from Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor who ran for president in 2008.
In a statement released Wednesday by Cox's campaign, Huckabee describes the Michigan attorney general as a "pro-life, pro-gun candidate."
Huckabee says Cox is an innovative, strong leader who opposes "runaway tax and spend policies."
Huckabee was Arkansas governor from 1996-2007 and unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination two years ago.
Southfield
Geoffrey Feiger sues makers of 'The Hurt Locker'
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) ? A bomb disposal expert who served in the Iraq war is suing the makers of "The Hurt Locker" in Detroit federal court, alleging they falsely claim the characters in the Oscar-nominated film are fictional.
The multimillion-dollar lawsuit is being filed by Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger on behalf of Master Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver.
Fieger and Sarver claim the film's screenwriter was embedded in Sarver's unit, and the information he gathered was used in the film. Sarver says he is the main character.
The movie's U.S. distributor, Summit Entertainment, says it "distributed the film based on a fictional screenplay" and hopes "for a quick resolution to the claims made by Master Sgt. Sarver."
Detroit
Homemade device detonated in Detroit school
DETROIT (AP) ? Authorities say no injuries were reported and a student has been taken into custody after a homemade explosive device was detonated in the hallway of a Detroit school.
Detroit Police spokesman John Roach said the department's bomb squad recovered the chemical-based bomb set off shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday at Phoenix Multicultural Academy on the city's southwest side.
The pre-kindergarten-through-8th grade school with 540 students was evacuated and students were transferred to the nearby Roberto Clemente Learning Academy. Parents are asked to pick them up there at day's end.
Detroit Public Schools' spokeswoman Jennifer Mrozowski says authorities aren't releasing the suspect's identity or details.
Published: Thu, Mar 4, 2010
