Two men have been charged in the
death of a man found in the early morn-
ing ofMay 13 on an Inkster street.
State police were contacted by offi-
cers from Inkster after responding to a
2:30 a.m. call froma resident who report-
ed finding a deceasedman in themiddle
of the 4100 block of Moore Street. When
officers from Inkster responded, they
found the unidentified man and contact-
ed the state police for investigative aid.
Inkster Police Chief Joseph Thomas,
Jr. said the investigation was a coopera-
tive effort between Inkster officers and
theMichiganStatePolice.
Thomas said the investigation proved
that there is still a "very involved public"
in the city who "despite some very unfor-
tunate recent incidents, still like and
trust their police department."
The deceased has been identified as
JalenMuhammad, 21, of Inkster.
Of the three individuals interviewed
by detectives, two were juveniles who
have been released into the custody of
their parents.
On May 15, the Wayne County
Prosecutor authorized a two-count war-
rant for felony firearms and felon in pos-
session of a firearm for Lucky Steven
Hurst, 26, of Inkster. Hewas arraigned in
the 22ndDistrict Court and his bondwas
set at $20,000, according to information
providedby the state police.
A two-count was issued May 20 by the
prosecutor for assault with intent tomur-
der and felony firearms for Eric Anthony
Stephens, 25, also of Inkster. He was
arraigned in 22nd District Court and his
bondwas set at $50,000.
State police said that the incident
remains under investigation but that no
one else is in custody at this time.
State police requested anyone with
information regarding this homicide call
the SecondDistrict Special Investigation
Section at (734) 368-8290 or 1-800-
CRIME.
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Romulus student wins Gates Foundation scholarship
Belleville council OK’s sale of rehabilitation bonds
2 men arrested in Inkster homicide
Brooke Waldon has joined an
elite group of students through-
out the country who have man-
aged to catch the attention of
Microsoft founderBill Gates.
Or at least the foundation he
andhiswife support.
Waldon, a senior at Romulus
High School, was recently award-
ed an academic scholarship
available to high-achieving stu-
dents which provides full finan-
cial support at the college or uni-
versity of their choice. It is fund-
ed through the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation and is consid-
ered one of the most prestigious
college awards in the country.
Waldon is ranked second in
academic achievement in her
class with a grade point average
of 4.1779. She is a member of the
national Honor Society, Business
Professionals of America and
FCCLA. She is alo a member of
the varsity wrestling team, plays
varsity softball, a member of the
quiz bowl team and is the presi-
dent of student government at
RomulusHighSchool.
The Gates Millennium
Scholars Program will fund her
education at Syracuse University
where she will study bio-medical
engineering.
In addition to the financial
support, as a Gates scholar,
Walson will be provided with
leadership development oppor-
tunities, mentoring, academic
and social support through the
Millennium Scholars program
whichwas founded in 1999.
The program is administered
by the United Negro College
Fund and partner organizations
including
the
Hispanic
Scholarship Fund, the Asian &
Pacific Islander American
Scholarship Fund and the
American Indian Graduate
Center.
Since inception, the scholar-
ship has paid for more than
20,000 students to attend colleges
and universities, and has award-
ed more than $614 million for
education costs including tuition,
fees, books andhousing.
To qualify for the scholarship
award, applicants must have a
3.3 grade point average (GPA) on
a 4.0 scale, possess outstanding
leadership abilities, demonstrate
significant financial need and
plan to enroll for the first time at
an accredited U.S. college or uni-
versity. Additionally, applicants
must be a citizen, national or
legal permanent resident of the
United States, and be of African
American,
American
Indian/Alaska Native, Asian
Pacific Islander American or
HispanicAmericanheritage.
Members of theBellevilleCity Council
recently approved a resolution of intent
to issue $550,000 in general obligations
bonds to fund sewer rehabilitation
efforts in the city.
The bond is expected to fully fund the
$423,043.13 bid of Liquiforce Services
and the added engineering costs, bond
counsel and associated expenses accord-
ing to Ryan Kern, an engineer from
Hennessey. He told the council members
present at the meeting that the
Liquiforce bid was about $75,000 less
than anticipated for the work involved in
the project. The bonds will be repaid
from sewage disposal revenue for a term
not to exceed 20 years.
The project includes the acquisition
and construction of improvements to the
city sewage disposal system, including
rehabilitating certain sewers throughout
the city with cured-in-place pipe lining
and rehabilitation of manholes, together
with all necessary interests in land,
rights-of-way, appurtenances and attach-
ments.
Kern said the installation of the sewer
liners should begin in October and can
continue until temperatures drop to 15-
20 degrees.
BellevilleDPWDirector KeithTackett
told the council members that the plan is
tohave it all done before next spring.
Kern said that day-long street closings
wouldbe necessary as thework progress-
es through the city, but would be tempo-
rary.
By state law, the bonds will be issued
without a vote of the electors unless a
petition requesting such a vote signed by
not less than 10 percent of the registered
voters of the city is filed within 45 days of
publication of the legal notice to taxpay-
ers of the intent to sell the bonds.
Candles and cake
Frank Costello, owner of Gracie Cee Pastaria, left, hosted the 116th birthday
party for Jeralean Talley, center, and her family, including her daughter, Thelma
Holloway, right, last week. Talley, of Inkster has been officially named as the old-
est woman in the world. She also celebrated at Jerusalem Missionary Baptist
Church in Inkster on Sunday.
Brooke Waldon
Lucky Hurst
Eric Stephens
