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Threats to Sumpter supervisor investigated

An obscenity-laced threat of tion of a complaint filed by the ” In a prepared statement,
violence sent to Sumpter supervisor against a local resi- Bowman said he suspects that
Township Supervisor Tim dent but said the department He said he was shocked the verbal assault may have
Bowman by a political candi- would have no comment at this by the vulgarity of the language also been prompted by legal
date has been referred to the stage of the investigation. The action he has threatened
police department for investi- findings, Luke said, would be along with racial epithets, sexual references against Township Trustee
gation. sent on to the prosecutor's and threats of physical violence. Peggy Morgan, “a close friend
Sheena Barnes, 62, the dem- office for a determination of of Sheena Barnes.”
ocratic candidate for township charges in the matter. Bowman said the provoca-
treasurer, sent the explicit and Bowman said he suspected, tive and epithet-riddled nature
racial epithet filled threat to from the timing and content of that Barnes may have felt she bids for election as a trustee of the message prompted his
Bowman last week and it was the harangue, that Barnes may was being singled out for the and township clerk. She was report to the police. He said he
automatically recorded. have been responding to a request for compliance, appointed to a trustee position was shocked by the vulgarity of
After hearing the recording, recent effort of township offi- although her Sumpter Road in 2018 and served a partial the language used by Barnes,
which includes physical threats cials to ensure that all business- barbeque business has not term on the township board. along with her racial epithets,
against Bowman and his wife, es were compliant with local been licensed since 2018, The majority of the content sexual references and threats
he referred the recording to the ordinances. He said that sever- according to township records. of Barnes' message to Bowman, of physical violence.
police department, citing al business owners, including Barnes has operated the bar- provided to The Eagle, is vulgar Luke said he anticipated the
harassment, intimidation and Barnes, were sent letters beque business from a trailer and includes racial slurs and police investigation would take
the stated physical threat. reminding them that all town- on her property for about 35 an explicitly violent threat about a week.
Sumpter Township Police ship businesses were required years. She is a lifelong resident against both him and his wife Barnes did not respond to
Chief Eric Luke confirmed that to obtain a permit. of the township and was previ- along with multiple sexual ref- requests for comment by press
there is currently an investiga- Bowman said he believes ously unsuccessful in separate erences. time.

3-year-old killed in Bank robber admits guilt

wrong-way collision ing in a Porta Potty following a Dearborn hiding in a Porta Potty in the parking lot of
An Inkster man who was arrested hid-
the Hampton Inn on Michigan Avenue,
according to police reports. The $1,690
bank robbery has entered a guilty plea to
wearing along with a face mask, a full tan
A 29-year-old Inkster woman could with non-life-threatening injuries. The federal bank robbery charges. was found by police in the hoodie he was
Charles William Woolery, 52, admitted
face drunk driving charges in the five children were released to the cus- that he was the man who robbed the Carhartt style suit, and tan gloves like
crash that killed her 3-year-old son tody of their grandparents on Sunday, Dearborn Federal Savings Bank on March those used in the bank robbery.
and injured her five other children. according to police reports. The moth- 22, according to a news release. During “This case shows that violent criminals
Farmington Hills police responded er remains in police custody. the robbery, Woolery handed a bank teller can run, but they can't hide no matter
to a two-vehicle crash at about 2.34 The other driver involved in the col- a note that demanded she “smile” and put where they may go,” stated U.S. Attorney
a.m. Aug. 8. According to police lision, a 33-year-old man from Detroit, money in a bag or he would “kill every- Dawn Ison. “The federal authorities
reports, the Inkster woman was driv- transported himself to the hospital for one,” the release said. He implied he had appreciate the assistance and partnership
ing northbound in the southbound medical treatment, police said. a weapon with a gesture to his hip, accord- of the Dearborn Police Department.”
lane on Inkster Road. Passengers in Investigators are currently working ing to investigators. The maximum penalty for bank rob-
her vehicle included her six children, with the office of the prosecutor as Woolery admitted in court that he was bery is 20 years in prison. Woolery will be
ages 10, 7, 5, 3, 18-months and 8- they believe alcohol was a factor in the the man who then fled the bank on foot sentenced Dec. 19, according to a pre-
months of age. The 3-year-old was not crash. with $1,690. Dearborn police found him pared statement.
in a child seat or restrained and was Anyone who witnessed the crash or
pronounced dead at the scene, accord- with information about the incident is
ing to police. asked to call the Farmington Hills To subscribe to The Eagle visit
The woman and other children Police Department Command Desk at
were transported to a local hospital (248) 871-2610. www.associatednewspapers.net.

Audit

FROM PAGE 1

Emmons said the coopera-
tion and performance of the
township staff was crucial in
her ability to examine the
financial records. “Municipal
auditing is so specialized,” she
said, “I come out here and not
only do I physically look at the
documents, I walk around and
talk to the staff.”
She added that the stringent
state reporting rules and proce-
dures change regularly, and it is
part of her job to understand
the changes and exactly how
municipal finances must be
examined and reported.
“I get no pushback from the
staff here on the changes,” she
said. “They all want to do it the
right way. That speaks to the
integrity of the administration.”