No. 30
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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July 23 – 29, 2015
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Wayne Main Street, a
project dedicated to future
improvements in the com-
munity, will soon move their
offices into the Wayne
HistoricalMuseum.
See page 4.
Romulus is now accepting
applications for the second
15-week session of the
Citizens Academy program
planned to beginSept. 2.
See page 4.
The 37th edition of the
Concours d'Elegance of
America, a show that attracts
10,000 attendees to the com-
munity, takes place this
weekend at The Inn at St.
John's.
See page 5.
Northville has joined the
surrounding communities
where Little Free Libraries
have been installed by the
local RotaryClubs.
See page 5.
A Master Gardener pro-
gram is available at the
Belleville campus of Wayne
County Community College
District through the
Michigan State University
ExtensionService.
See page 3.
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Westland
Shopping
Center will celebrate its 50th
anniversary beginning at 11
a.m. July 25 with gift cards
and entertainment for shop-
pers.
See page 4.
The Village Theater at
Cherry Hill will accept
entries for the 23rd Annual
Canton Fine Arts Exhibition
through Aug. 24. The exhibi-
tion is slated forOctober.
See page 3.
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Members of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Eta
Iota Omega Chapter in
Inkster are sponsoring the
Saturday in the Park pro-
grambeginning July 25.
See page 4.
3 face felony charges in marijuana sales
Detroit attorney eager to fight township appeal
Roksana Sikorski, the
Plymouth Township teen
accused of plotting to murder
her family as they slept last
October, has been granted a
separate trial from that of her
23-year-old alleged co-conspira-
tor and former boyfriend.
Last week, Wayne County
Circuit Court Judge James
Callahan opted to hear trial evi-
dence against Michael Rivera,
23, before a jury separate from
those who will hear evidence
against Sikorski. Both face four
counts of conspiracy to commit
murder and assault with intent
to murder along with a charge
of assault with a dangerous
weapon. Sikorski also faces
charges of using a computer to
commit a crime.
Police were called to the
Sikorski home Oct. 17 after
Sikorski, then 15, slashed the
throat of her brother. The attack
woke her parents who sum-
moned police and EMTs to the
scene. Sikorski and Rivera
were arrested the next day at
his Detroit apartment. In the
subsequent investigation, detec-
tives discovered explicit text
messages on Sikorski's phone
indicating she was in contact
with Rivera during the attack
during which he was prompting
her with instructions on slash-
ing the throats of her parents
and both siblings. In light of the
“truly haunting” evidence pre-
sented,
Wayne
County
Prosecutor Kym Worthy opted
to chargeSikorski as an adult.
Rivera and Sikorski have
both remained in custody on $1
million cash bond since their
arrest. Her trial is now set for
Rivera and Sikorski have both
remained in custody on
$1 million cash bond since their arrest.
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Peace of mind
First Step, the non-profit agency
that provides services for victims
of domestic and sexual violence,
celebrated the grand opening of
the Healing Garden and
Playscape at the Wayne center
last week. The gardens, designed
by Jonathan Dreyfuss of
Greenscape Systems, at rightin
photo, include a meditation gar-
den, play structures for children
and an area of peace and solace
for residents, noted Associate
Director Theresa Bizoe, left in
photo. The materials and much of
the work was donated by area
suppliers and volunteers, all cele-
brated and thanked for their help
during the event last weekend.
Photos by Sean Rhaesa
Teen in murder plot to be tried separately
See
Teen,
page 5
Following a six-month inves-
tigation, three individuals have
been chargedwith felonies asso-
ciated with the distribution of
marijuana at a Canton dispensa-
ry.
According to police reports,
officers from the Western-Wayne
Criminal Investigations Unit
began looking into the Pure
Wellness Marijuana Dispensary,
located at 145 North Haggerty
Road in Canton Township, last
September. Detectives contin-
ued the investigation until
March 19 when multiple search
warrants were executed at the
dispensary. Following examina-
tion of the evidence, police said,
the office of the Michigan
Attorney General authorized
multiple felony charges against
Amanda Elaine Joslin, 40, Eric
Dejonghe, 26, and Jacob
Scholin, 21. The three turned
themselves in to police and
were arraigned July 15 in 14A
District Court in Saline before
Chief JudgeKirkW. Tabbey.
Each entered not guilty pleas
to charges of Conspiracy to
Deliver/ManufactureMarijuana,
a
4-year
felony
and
Delivery/Manufacture
of
Marijuana, also a 4-year felony.
All three were released on
personal recognizance bond and
are due in court today for a
probable cause conference.
In addition, Joslin was
arraigned in 35th District Court
before Judge Ron Lowe on
charges of conducting a
Criminal Enterprise, a 20-year
felony and two counts of
Delivery/Manufacture of a con-
trolled substance, a 4-year
felony. Joslin entered a not
guilty plea and was released on
a personal recognizance bond.
She is due in 35th District Court
tomorrow for a probable cause
conference.
The Western-Wayne Criminal
Investigations Unit is a multi-
jurisdictional task force consist-
ing of police officers from vari-
ous agencies in western Wayne
County and the Michigan State
Police.
City of Detroit attorney
Charles Raimi said last week
he's anxious to get back in court
to take on the appeal Plymouth
Township attorneys filed asking
for reconsideration of a court
order requiring the township to
return 190-acres of land to
Detroit.
Attorneys representing the
township filed for the reconsid-
eration in the Michigan Court of
Appeals seeking to overturn a
lower court decision that
ordered the township to return
190-acres of land, part of a 323-
acre parcel formerly known as
the Detroit House of
Corrections, to the city.
Township attorneys argued
unsuccessfully formore than two
years with the City of Detroit
regarding the ownership of the
$16 million parcel of land, locat-
ed on Five Mile Road, between
Napier and Ridge roads. The
land dispute has been in court
since the Detroit bankruptcy fil-
ing in 2013. The property once
housed theDetroit prison farm.
“I've asked the appellate
court to expedite the appeal,”
said Raimi, City of Detroit
deputy corporate counsel, in a
telephone interview last week.
“There's a cloud over the
title,” Raimi said. “We're ready
to sell our property once this is
cleared.”
In February, Wayne County
Circuit Court Chief JudgeRobert
Columbo Jr. ruled that the land
should be returned to the City of
Detroit as the legal owner and
that the Wayne County tax fore-
closure sale of the land to
Plymouth Township was
See
Land,
page 5
Amanda Joslin
Eric Dejonghe
Jacob Scholin
Don Howard
Staff Writer
