No. 20
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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May 17 – 23, 2018
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Voters in Wayne opted to
replace
Wayne
City
Councilman Christopher
Sanders during a special
recall election last week.
See page 4.
The Detroit man who
entered a guilty plea in con-
nection with a home inva-
sion in Northville Township
home could still face up to
life inprison.
See page 3.
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One of the most historic
businesses in Romulus, once
known as 'CityHallWest,' will
mark 75 years of history with
a special celebration this
weekend.
See page 5.
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For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Anna Chrisman of the
Michigan Humane Society
spoke about the mission and
141-year history of the organ-
ization at a meeting of the
WestlandRotaryClub.
See page 4.
The Canton Dog Park will
once again host the annual
free "Bark in the Park" event
from 11 a.m. until 1p.m.
Sunday, May 20.
See page 3.
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Basketball Legends of
Inkster, which annually pro-
vides youth basketball
camps and holiday help for
100 Inkster families, will host
a fundraiser June 13.
See page 2.
The Plymouth Historical
Museum kitchen will soon
undergo a facelift thanks to a
grant from the Margaret
DunningFoundation.
See page 3.
Fourth Street in down-
townBellevillewill be closed
to traffic for two years to
accommodate construction
of the new library.
See page 5.
The City of Westland has
reached a $3.75 financial settle-
ment with the family of a man
who died in police custody last
December.
Members of theWestlandCity
Council approved the settle-
ment with the estate of William
Marshall who died of accidental
cocaine toxicity while in the cus-
tody of the Westland Police and
Fire Department. Marshall was
arrested Dec. 10, 2017 on suspi-
cion of driving with a suspended
license, marijuana and cocaine
possession.
Several hours after his arrest,
Marshall reportedly complained
of severe pain. Police personnel
monitored his condition and
subsequently called paramedics
to the jail. Marshall was treated
by paramedics and transported
to a local hospital where he
later died. His cause of death,
according to the Wayne County
Medical Examiner, was cocaine
toxicity.
The settlement amount will
be paid by Michigan Municipal
Risk Management Authority, the
city insurance carrier, after the
city pays the initial $250,000,
similar to a deductible on the
policy.
Marshall's death prompted
public protests and marches
outside the police station.
Following a review of the situa-
tion, one city paramedic
resigned and another was termi-
nated, officials said.
Mayor William R. Wild
expressed his sympathies to the
family of William Marshall dur-
ing a regular meeting of the
council last week.
“We would hope, pray and
See
Settlement,
page 2
Marshall's death prompted
public protests and marches
outside the police station.
”
City settles for $3.45 million in death
Thurman Tramaine-Adams
Taylor, the man accused of criti-
cally shooting his girlfriend
while her children were in the
home they shared, will appear
before Judge Brian Oakley at
the 34th District Court next
week for a preliminary exami-
nation on the charges.
Taylor, known as Tray, is fac-
ing five counts of assault with
intent to murder; one count of
felon in possession of a firearm;
11 counts of felony firearmviola-
tions and five counts of felo-
nious assault.
The charges stem from an
incident April 14 when Taylor,
29, is accused of shooting
Qwantell Monike Bullock at a
home in the 5900 block of
Georgia Street. Police said that
Taylor went to the house and
asked his girlfriend to step out-
side so they could talk at about
5:40 a.m.
She refused and prosecutors
allege that Taylor then sprayed
the house with bullets before
leaving the area, driving off in
his 2005 Cadillac. The victim's
three childrenwere in the home
and were awakened by the
noise. They found their mother
bleeding from a wound to her
abdomen and called 911 for
help.
Bullock was listed in critical
condition at Beaumont-
Hospital, Wayne but is now
recovering from her wounds,
according to police reports.
“This guy is a known, docu-
mented gang member with the
Gangster Disciples,” noted
Deputy U.S. Marshall Aaron
Garcia.
Taylor was released from
prison in 2016 after serving
prison time for an assault on a
former girlfriend, according to
Garcia. He was accused of tying
the pregnant woman to a chair,
assaulting her and attempting to
set her on fire, Garcia said.
No one else was injured in
the shooting incident Romulus.
During the preliminary
examination, Oakley will deter-
mine if there is enough evi-
dence to bind Taylor over for
trial on the charges.
A 22-year-old Westland man
is facing first-degree murder
charges in the brutal stabbing
deathof hismother.
Justin Jay Paul was bound
over for trial on charges of pre-
meditated murder by 18th
District Court Judge Sandra
Cicirelli during a preliminary
hearing on the charges last
week.
Paul will remain incarcerat-
ed at the Wayne County Jail
awaiting his next court appear-
ance.
The charges stem from the
death of Jeannette Lee Paul,
50, who was found stabbed to
death themorning of Dec. 20 in
the family home on the 6100
block of NorthWalton Street in
Westland.
During the preliminary
hearing, a neighbor testified
that she received a terrified
voice mail message from
Jeannette Paul which
appeared to have been record-
ed while she was being killed.
On the graphic and sometimes
undecipherable message, Paul
refers to “Jason” above ago-
nized screams. The distraught
neighbor sent her son to the
home. He said he received no
response to his knocks at the
back door and then went to the
home of another Paul family
member across the street to
tell her something was wrong.
He then saw Jason Paul leav-
ing thehome, he told the court.
The neighbor went to the
Paul home and discovered the
victim covered in blood. Paul
was motionless, the neighbor
told the court, while she kept
looking for any signs of life.
Paul was stabbed repeated-
ly in the back and neck, police
said, and her body had appar-
ently been dragged through the
home. When police arrived at
about 10:30 a.m. and inter-
viewed neighbors, they imme-
diately began a search for Paul.
Police began a house-to-house
search but did not locate Paul
who was later found in Livonia
near Joy Road and Donna
Street. An altercation with
Livonia officers resulted in a
gunshot wound to Paul's leg
during his apprehension.
Community Action Day
An estimated 1,000 volunteers from area churches,
Civitans, Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary and other civic
groups and businesses gathered at the Plymouth
Arts and Recreation Complex last Saturday to pack-
age about 250,000 meals for the Kids Coalition
Against Hunger. Kiwanis member Jim Jabara, far left,
event chairman Nick Shultz and Alexis O’Brien take
time for a break as youngest volunteer of the day,
Lennon O’Brien, looks on. The meals are distributed
both locally and internationally to feed the hungry.
Shooting suspect faces multiple felony counts
See
Death,
page 2
The neighbor went to the Paul
home and discovered
the victim covered in blood.
”
Son charged in stabbing death of mother
Thurman Taylor
