Teen sentenced to 25-60 years in slaying of pregnant woman
DETROIT (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to 25-60 years in prison for the slaying of a pregnant woman whose body was found in a vacant house in Detroit.
The teen learned his punishment on Monday after earlier pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Amanda Benton of Melvindale.
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge called it a “senseless and brutal murder.” The teen didn't offer a statement before being sentenced.
Prosecutors say Benton was beaten in September and driven to the vacant house in southwest Detroit. Her body was set on fire. Benton was about five months pregnant. The teen was originally charged with first-degree murder along with 23-year-old Jacob Barnes of Lincoln Park.
Barnes is awaiting trial in May.
Ex-health official gets a year’s probation in Flint water probe
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan health official has been sentenced to a year’s probation and must apologize to Flint-area residents for failing to tell the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease during the city’s water crisis.
Corrine Miller struck a deal last summer and pleaded no contest to willful neglect of duty.
Judge Jennifer Manley on Monday also told Miller to write a public letter of apology and perform 300 hours of community service. Miller’s attorney says the letter could hurt her in civil lawsuits.
Special prosecutor Todd Flood says Miller’s cooperation in the Flint water investigation has been “substantial.” She was state director of disease control.
Some experts blame Flint’s water for an outbreak of nearly 100 Legionnaires’ cases in the Flint area in 2014 and 2015. Twelve people died.
WMU-Cooley holds open house for prospective students
The Auburn Hills campus of WMU-Cooley Law School will host an open house for prospective students and their guests on March 15, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The open house will include a discussion with staff and students, information about academic programs and scholarships, and campus tours.
“We encourage anyone interested in a career in law to join us for this event,” said Joan Vestrand, associate dean at WMU-Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus. “Our open house is an opportunity for individuals to learn about the LSAT, the nature and excitement of the law school experience, and the doors a law degree opens both personally and professionally. At WMU Cooley, even the very busy can realize a legal education due to the flexibility we afford, which includes night classes and a weekend program.”
More information about this open house, including sign up information, is available at wmich.edu/law.
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