Former prosecutor gets night in jail after crash, cover-up
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A former assistant prosecutor in western Michigan has been sentenced to a night in jail for a 2016 crash that led to the firing of a police lieutenant and the suspension of two other officers accused of covering up the man’s intoxication.
Josh Kuiper was also ordered Wednesday to serve more than a year of probation after a jury found him guilty of misdemeanor reckless driving. He apologized, saying it’s “no fun when you’re on the other end.”
Kuiper resigned after the crash, which injured a man in a parked car.
Telephone recordings released last year revealed that a Grand Rapids police officer told then-Lt. Matthew Janiskee that Kuiper appeared intoxicated. Kuiper wasn’t asked to take a Breathalyzer test and wasn’t charged with drunken driving. Police gave him a ride home.
Whitmer to be sworn-in as state’s 49th governor
Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer will be sworn in as Michigan’s 49th governor on Jan. 1, 2019. The ceremony, including the oath of office, will take place outside of the Capitol building in Lansing starting at 10:30 a.m. The theme for the inaugural celebration is “Building Bridges Together.”
Lieutenant Governor-elect Garlin Gilchrist II, Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson, Attorney General-elect Dana Nessel and those members of the Michigan Supreme Court, Michigan Court of Appeals, State Board of Education, University of Michigan Board of Regents, Michigan State University Board of Trustees, and Wayne State Board of Governors who were elected November 6 will also take their oaths of office during the ceremony.
The swearing-in ceremony will begin with a musical performance by the 126th Army Band of the Michigan National Guard. Other ceremony highlights will include recognition of tribal nations, a parade of flags, an invocation by Rabbi Amy Bigman of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, a 19-Gun Salute by the 119th Field Artillery, a flyover by the Michigan Air National Guard and prayers by Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Jr. of Triumph Church and Imam Sheik Ahmad Hammoud of Islamic Center of America.
The swearing-in ceremony is open to the public and free to attend; it is not necessary to register in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to arrive early and assemble on the east lawn of the Capitol. Parking will be available at multiple locations surrounding the Capitol.
Detroit Public Television will provide a live feed of the swearing in ceremony. The live feed will be available from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (noon).
Following the oaths of office in Lansing, the celebration on January 1 will move to Detroit with a black-tie optional event hosted at Cobo Center from 7-10 p.m. The celebration is open to the public, but tickets are required.
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