Inmate charged with threatening circuit court judge receives trial date
A trial date has been set for Christopher Shenberger, 43, of White Lake, currently incarcerated at Carson City Correctional Facility, who threatened the judge who sentenced him in 2016, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. The trial will begin October 30 in front of visiting Jackson County Circuit Court Judge John McBain.
Shenberger is currently serving a 75–180-month prison sentence and is alleged to have sent a threatening letter to Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk in December of 2021.
In the letter Shenberger is accused of sending, he complained about potentially being denied parole for not completing a required sex offender program while incarcerated. The letter addressed the judge by using obscenities in place of her full name. Shenberger allegedly wrote that were he required to serve his maximum sentence, he would put “everyone’s name on that docket” on a slip of paper and it will “go into a jar or whatever and who’s ever name [is picked] up will be killed plain and simple.”
“Attacks and threats against our judges or courts are unacceptable anywhere justice and public safety are valued,” Nessel said. “Revenge threats over an old conviction, that’s a real fear for some prosecutors and judges, and will be robustly prosecuted.”
Shenberger is now charged in Ingham County 30th Circuit Court with one count of communicating a false threat of terrorism, a 20-year felony.?
Because Draganchuk serves in Ingham County, the case has been referred?to the Department of Attorney General for investigation and prosecution.
In-person hearings on Landlord/Tenant docket to return
In an effort to increase efficiency and expeditiously address an influx of cases on the Landlord-Tenant docket of the 36th District Court, hearings will resume in-person on Monday, June 5, 2023.
“While our goal is to resume virtual hearings at some point in the future, it is necessary to return to in-person landlord/ tenant matters at this time,” said Chief Judge William C. McConico. “The Court has recently experienced a sizeable increase in filings. In-person hearings allow our staff to process this documentation and distribute any necessary paperwork to the parties in real time. It is our hope that this more efficient procedure will allow us to provide better service to the public until such time that electronic processing becomes available, and virtual hearings may resume.”
Those with upcoming landlord/tenant cases at the 36th District Court should refer to the mailed Notice to Appear for further instruction and information. Questions may be directed to the Court at 313-965-2200.
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