Court denies more money for wrongly convicted man
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man who was awarded $1 million for spending 20 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit has failed to get an additional $216,000.
Desmond Ricks was compensated for a wrongful conviction. But he actually spent roughly five more years in prison because the 1992 conviction triggered a parole violation that had to be served first.
Ricks argues he deserves more money. He notes the parole violation was tied to a murder conviction that was ultimately erased.
But the state Court of Appeals, in a recent 2-1 ruling, said no.
Judges Jonathan Tukel and Thomas Cameron said lawmakers wanted to compensate people only for specific convictions that were thrown out.
Program recognizes first responders
DETROIT (AP) — Police officers, firefighters and paramedics in Detroit are being recognized for exceptional service to the community.
The annual Above and Beyond Awards ceremony was scheduled today at the MGM Grand in Detroit.
Those recognized will include 19 offion Sept. 23 from a burning apartment complex for the elderly. Detroit Emergency Medical Services Asst. Superintendent Joseph Barney said he arrived to see "a swarm" of officers "literally running into the building like a flood." He added that their "actions certainly saved lives."
Paramedics Justin Kidd and Madison Stitt will receive Medal of Valor awards. On May 8, they helped stop an attack by a pitbull on a 13-year-old girl.
Man who slept in dumpster is rescued from trash truck
KALAMAZOO (AP) — Police have rescued a man from a trash truck in Kalamazoo after he fell asleep in a dumpster.
The man screamed for help after the dumpster was emptied into the truck Monday.
Fortunately the trash inside the truck hadn't been compressed when the driver heard pleas for help before dawn. The man could have been killed.
Officials said officers used ladders to get inside the truck. The man was removed from the confined space and then lowered to a medical crew by rope. His injuries were minor.
The operation lasted 90 minutes.
It was the first operation for the Kalamazoo Tech Rescue Team, whose members are trained in ropes, trenches and confined spaces.
Sheriff: Man rode electric cart from bar to bar
HOUMA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has avoided a driving while intoxicated charge by operating an electric-powered shopping cart to get from one bar to another.
The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office said 32-year-old Brice Kendell Williams is accused of taking the cart Sunday from a Walmart in Houma to a bar about half a mile away. Col. Terry Daigre says a deputy found the cart parked between two cars in the bar's parking lot.
The sheriff's office says Williams told the deputy he thought he might get charged with DWI if he drove his own vehicle from bar to bar.
Williams was arrested charged with felony "unauthorized use of a movable."
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