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THE BELLEVILLE Criminal charges prompt judge to take leave
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Vol. 135, No. 08 Judge David Parrott of the reputation of the judiciary.” life, in terms of perhaps some
34th District Court in Romulus Parrott said that the allega- treatment for various things.”
Tracy Schultz Kobylarz, has taken a leave from his duties tions warrant him searching to The domestic abuse charge
currently the supervisor of as he faces charges filed last evaluate his relationships as stems from an incident Feb. 8
Redford Township, was week of domestic violence well as his physical, emotional when Van Buren Township
hired as interim city manag- assault and a drunk driving and mental state. He said that he police officers were called to the
er by members of the offense from Dec. 25, 2018. hopes to return to his judicial condo Parrott shares with a 55-
Belleville City Council. Both charges are misde- duties within 45-60 days but that year-old woman. When officers
See page 4. meanors. the length of his absence is cur- arrived at the scene, they report-
Parrott, 59, notified the court rently indeterminate. ed that the woman was visibly
of his voluntary leave of absence Parrott is represented by upset, She told officers that
THE CANTON last Thursday in a letter to Chief attorney Mike Nichols who is Parrott had assaulted her, caus-
EAGLE Judge Brian Oakley. representing him in his appeal ing a bump on her head, a lacer-
EAGLE
“I am deeply disappointed in
Vol. 73, No. 08 myself for being in the position of the court decision on the oper- ation on her right hand and pain
ating a vehicle while intoxicated
to her lower back. After an inves-
The best chili in Canton of even responding to these charge. In a social media post, tigation at the scene, police
Township will be chosen this embarrassing situations,” Nichols said he is fighting to arrested Parrott who spent the Judge David Parrott
month during a Chili Cook Parrott stated in the letter. “I “introduce important evidence weekend in the Canton his bond, set at $2,500.. Plakas
Off at the Summit on the have always strived to hold of his (Parrott's) innocence” of Township lock-up. further required Parrott to wear
Park Banquet Center. myself to the highest standards the drunken driving charge. During his arraignment in the an alcohol monitoring tether and
See page 3.
my position demands. Because “Judge Parrot is going through 35th District Court before Judge forbid him to have any contact
we as judges are held to a higher a crisis in his life with all of James Plakas, Parrott admitted with the victim or return to the
standard, my ability to fairly and these allegations,” Nichols said that he owns several firearms Van Buren Township home
THE INKSTER impartially adjudicate their in a video posted to Twitter. “He including a .40 caliber Glock 27 where the altercation allegedly
LEDGER STAR cases may be called into ques- is going to take time and step kept in his office. Plakas occurred.
LEDGER STAR
A probable cause court hear-
Vol. 73, No. 08 tion. I believe, therefore, that away from the bench. He's also required him to relinquish cus- ing is scheduled for Parrott at
this action is necessary to pre-
tody of the guns to law enforce-
going to undergo an evaluation
serve the public integrity and to see what he may need in his ment officers as a condition of the 35th District Court Feb. 28.
The National Kidney
Foundation of Michigan is
raising awareness about the Van Buren
increased risk of diabetes
and kidney disease in
African Americans. forced to
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pay back

THE NORTHVILLE
EAGLE overtime
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Vol. 20, No. 08
Maybury Farm will offer The Charter Township of
Making Maple Syrup tours Van Buren has been required
every Saturday and Sunday to pay $54,945 in back wages to
next month which include 48 current and former employ-
the making of the sweet ees following an investigation
treat. by the U.S. Department of
See page 6. Labor Wage and Hour
Division.
The township was found to
THE PLYMOUTH be in violation of the overtime
EAGLE George and Lucille England celebrate their 72nd Valentines Day as a married couple. Photo by Kristi requirements of the Fair Labor
EAGLE
Standards Act by investigators
Vol. 20, No. 08 Fitzgerald who determined that the town-
Results of a controversial ship failed to pay employees
survey conducted by Eastern Love story required overtime wages
Michigan University in the specifically for time spent
City of Plymouth may have Couple celebrates 72 years of marriage working before their shifts offi-
been slanted by city officials. cially began.
See page 5. The township was also
Don Howard that girl.” At the time, he didn't the couple was very involved found to have violated over-
Staff Writer even know her name. at the Baptist Church of time rules by paying some fire-
THE ROMULUS “She didn't know how Canton. Lucille sang in the fighters at straight-time rates
ROMAN special for George and Lucille much she meant to me before church choir and George in for overtime hours worked and
ROMAN
Valentine's Day was very
she even knew who I was. I
the church men's quartet for
some police officers straight
Vol. 135, No. 08 England who have been mar- just thought so much of her,” nearly 32 years. George also time for hours spent in training
The highly anticipated ried for 72 years. George recalled. served on the deacon commit- which resulted in overtime
19th Annual Soul Food The couple, both now resi- A few years passed and tee and was at one time the workweeks.
Dinner in the city is set for 5- dents of American House George enlisted in the armed head of church finance com- “Employers must pay their
7:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Westland-Hunter, were hon- forces and served in World mittee. They both volunteered employees all the wages they
Feb. 26 at Romulus High ored last .week during a resi- War II. When he returned at the polls during elections have legally earned, and must
School dents' party at the senior facil- home, he asked Lucille on a through the years, they said. understand the laws that apply
See page 2 ity, where the special couple date. They have two sons, six grand- to specific employment situa-
celebrated more than seven “Our first date was a disas- children and 14 great-grand- tions, such as, in this case,
decades of marriage. ter. We went on a double date children. those that govern pay for pub-
Their love story began in and argued,” George Still active, they continue lic safety employees,” said
THE WAYNE the early 1940s when George explained, laughing. Things their lifestyle with frequent Wage and Hour Division
EAGLE England, now 96, first met did improve in their hugs and smiles, enjoying life District Director Timolin
EAGLE

Vol. 73, No. 08 Lucille, 95, as the two were courtship, however, and the and bringing good cheer to all Mitchell in a prepared state-
playing in their church
ment.
couple was married on Sept.
the family, friends and resi-
Wayne received an orchestra. He played the saxo- 27, 1947. dents . “The outcome of this investi-
“unmodified opinion” of the phone and she the cello. Prior to living at American “He is my everything, I gation should remind other
city financial audit which When George first saw House, the couple resided in couldn't be anything without employers to review their pay
shows the city facing an Lucille, he told his best friend, Canton Township for 48 years. him. He is perfect,” Lucille practices to ensure they com-
upcoming $1.5 million budg- “Watch, I am going to marry Throughout their marriage, said, smiling at her husband. ply with the law. Employers
et deficit in 2020-21. are encouraged to contact the
See page 7. Wage and Hour Division to bet-
Students injured riding in coach's car ter understand their responsi-

THE WESTLAND Administrators at Wayne Feb. 8 when they were involved were told by their coach not to bilities so that they can avoid
violations,” he added.
EAGLE
EAGLE Memorial High School sent a in a rollover accident which left reveal the incident and they Investigators from the wage
Vol. 73, No. 08 letter to parents last week in the vehicle upside down near received no medical treatment and hour division will return to
or evaluation following the
response to news reports of an
the I-96 Howell exit. Various
the township to ensure compli-
The 53rd Distinguished unreported auto accident accounts indicate that the stu- crash. They went on to the tour- ance with the findings and
Young Women of Wayne- involving a coach and three stu- dents were told to crawl out of nament and participated in ensure that police and fire per-
Westland Scholarship dents. the vehicle and were subse- their matches. sonnel, along with other town-
Program will take place According to reports, a coach quently picked up by an assis- The teens obeyed the coach's ship workers who are paid on
beginning at 6:30 p.m. on was driving three members of tant coach who transported order to be silent until one of an hourly basis are punching a
Friday, March 6. the wrestling team to a tourna- them to the tournament in a bus. time clock to record the exact
See page 7. ment in Howell on Saturday, According to the teens, they See Wrestlers, page 8 hours they are on shift.

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