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PAGE 6                                                         ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN                                              May 6, 2021


                                                       INKSTER - ROMULUS
                                                       INKSTER - ROMULUS




        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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