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Man faces murder charge in shooting of father

The man who posted a ” filed for an emergency bond
Snapchat video of his dead hearing for Hackney which took
father's corpse and called 911 in Hackney paid the $12,500 bond place before Judge Brian Oakley
Romulus to report the fatal and was released while awaiting his on April 26. Prosecutors argued
shooting has been released from during the hearing that shooting
jail on bond. next court appearance on the murder charge. a man three times in the chest
Devon Hackney, 19, is charged and posting a video of the scene
with one count of open murder required either no bail or a high
and one count of felony firearm bond. Oakley, however, sided
in connection with the fatal had shot his father. Responding nounced dead on arrival. with the defense and released
shooting of his father, Alex officers discovered the elder Prosecutors allege there was a Hackney on a $125,000 or 10-per-
Hackney of Romulus. Police Hackney unresponsive and suf- physical altercation between the cent bond with the wearing of an
were called to the elder fering from three gunshot defendant and his father prior to electronic tether if bail were
Hackney's residence in the 14100 wounds to the chest lying in the the fatal shooting. posted.
block of Conover Place in driveway of the home. Officers The defendant was arraigned Hackney paid the $12,500
Romulus at about 2:02 p.m. April called medics to the scene and and remanded without bail to bond and was released while
21 in response to a 911 call from the victim was transported to a police custody on April 25. awaiting his next court appear-
the accused who admitted he local hospital where he was pro- Defense attorney Ben Gonek ance on the murder charge. Devon Hackney
Police report lawmaker ‘was hostile’ during arrest

New reports indicate that were both partially undressed and had vomited. Jones protest-
Michigan State Representative when police approached the ed her transfer into the ambu- ”
Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) and a scene of his crashed SUV three lance and became argumenta- He reportedly attempted to use
woman passenger in his vehicle weeks ago. tive, according to police reports. his elected position as a state representative
Published information indi- He insisted the woman be
cates that Jones, 26, was holding transferred back into his vehi- to avoid arrest, telling troopers
up a woman near the passenger cle and initially refused to iden- he would call Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
side door of the vehicle when tify himself other than as a “per-
state police approached. A son of importance.” on them during the stop.
paramedic responding to the Jones is facing obstruction
scene of the accident observed and weapons charges after a
that the woman's pants were loaded Glock handgun was
down and Jones' pants were found in the cup holder of the wrestled to the ground by two Jones, the youngest state rep-
partially down according to offi- vehicle. Dashcam video officers as he became increas- resentative elected, represents
cial accounts of the scene from released by police shows Jones ingly combative, according to Garden City, Inkster, and por-
the Michigan Information & arguing with officers at the police. He was tased and pep- tions of Dearborn Heights,
Research Service. scene where he reportedly per-sprayed in efforts to subdue Livonia, and Westland.
The woman passenger in attempted to use his elected him, police said. He is facing four counts of
Jones' vehicle during the crash position as a state representa- Paramedics reported that resisting and obstructing a
in Livingston County remains tive to avoid arrest, telling Jones had slurred speech and police officer, operating a vehi-
unidentified. troopers he would call Gov. exuded a strong odor of alco- cle with a high blood alcohol
She was transported from Gretchen Whitmer on them holic beverages, according to content and operating while
the scene by ambulance when during the stop. official reports. Blood tests later intoxicated, reckless driving,
medical responders deter- As he continued to argue confirmed Jones blood alcohol and possession of a weapon
mined she was unable to stand with officers and refused to pro- level at 1.7, more than twice the while under the influence of
Jewell Jones following arrest. on her own, was unresponsive duce identification, he was legal limit for drunk driving. alcohol.
Residents may have unclaimed assets CITY OF ROMULUS

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-001
Romulus Treasurer Stacy Paigesaid the michigan.gov website to determine if
she was surprised to recognize several they might have assets they are unaware ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE II, GENERAL BUSINESS REGULA-
local names when she recently accessed of in the custody of the Michigan TION, SECTION(S) 30-25(c) AND 30-25(d) of the CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE
the Michigan.gov unclaimed property Department of the Treasury. The state CITY OF ROMULUS.
website, part of the state department of website claims that there are millions of THE CITY OF ROMULUS ORDAINS:
treasury. dollars in lost or forgotten assets from dor-
Paige told members of the city council mant bank accounts, uncashed checks, Section 1. Section 30-25(c) and 30-25(d) are amended as follows:
that a resident had contacted the office of valuables left in safe deposit boxes and
Mayor LeRoy Burcroff with information stock certificates which remain in state (c). - Renewal registration procedure; form of application
(d). - Duplicate registration procedure
that the city was listed as the owner of custody.
unclaimed property on the site. When “I suggest everyone take a look at the ADOPTED, APPROVED, AND PASSED by the City Council of the City of Romulus this
Paige began the process of reclaiming the site and reach out to family members and _____26th day of April 2021.
city items, she said “lots of names came have them take a look,” she told the coun-
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance as passed by the City
up.” She suggested that local residents cil. “And I'd like to thank the resident who Council of the City of Romulus at a regular Council Meeting held electronically via the Zoom meet-
access the unclaimed property section of shared this information.” ing/telecommunication platform on the 26th day of April, 2021.

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per of general circulation in the City of Romulus, on the 6th day of May, 2021.

ELLEN L. CRAIG-BRAGG, CMC,
Romulus City Clerk

COMPLETE COPY OF ORDINANCE ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE,
11111 WAYNE ROAD, ROMULUS, MI.

Within forty-five (45) days after publication of any ordinance duly passed by the Council, a petition
may be presented to the Council protesting against such ordinance continuing in effect. Said peti-
tion shall contain the text of such ordinance and shall be signed by not less than six percent (6%) of
the registered electors registered at the last preceding election at which a Mayor of the City was
elected. Said ordinance shall thereupon and thereby be suspended from operation and the Council
shall immediately reconsider such ordinance.
Introduced: 04-12-2021
Adopted: 04-26-2021
Published Effective: 05-06-2021 RM0570 - 050621 2.5 x 6.019

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