BREAKING NEWS ALERT FOLLOWING TWO BREAKING STORIES OFF THE TOP HERE AT FIVE. FIRST. RYAN KELLY
, A GOP CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR,
ARRESTED BY THE FBI FOR HIS ROLE
IN THE JANUARY 6TH SIEGE ON THE
CAPITAL. WE’LL GET TO THAT STORY
IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT LET’S
BEGIN WITH GRAND RAPIDS POLICE
OFFICER CHRISTOPHER SURE CHARGED
WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE
DEATH OF PATRICK LIOTTA. THE
KENT COUNTY PROSECUTOR ANNOUNCED
THAT DECISION AT A NEWS
CONFERENCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
FACES A SINGLE COUNT OF SECOND
DEGREE MURDER. IF CONVICTED, HE
FACES THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE IN
PRISON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
PAROLE. MCDONALD GETTING
REACTION FROM PATRICK LEONA’S
FATHER ON THE CHARGING DECISION
WILL GET TO HER IN JUST A
MINUTE. WE’RE GOING TO START
THINGS OFF HERE WITH VICTOR
WILLIAMS. HE’S LIVE IN GRAND
RAPIDS TONIGHT, VICTOR YES,
KIMBERLY AND JASON, EVEN THOUGH
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THOSE
CHARGES WERE MADE, NOT THAT LONG
AGO. WE STILL HAVE PROSECUTORS.
EXCUSE ME. PROTESTERS THAT ARE
RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF THE GRAND
RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT. EVEN
THOUGH IT TOOK MONTHS FOR US TO
GET TO THIS POINT, COUNTY
PROSECUTORS FINALLY MADE HIS
DECISION. BASED ON HIS
INVESTIGATION BASED ON
EVERYTHING HE HAS PROVIDED TO ME
, I MADE THE DECISION TO CHARGE
CHRISTOPHER SURE, WITH ONE KIND
OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. KENT
COUNTY PROSECUTOR CHRIS BECKER
WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THE
NATION HAS PATIENTLY BEEN
WAITING FOR A SECOND DEGREE
MURDER IS A FELONY OFFENSE IS
PUNISHABLE BY UP TO LIFE IN
PRISON. WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
PAROLE AFTER MANY MONTHS OF
TENSION AND CIVIL UNREST. THE
CHARGES COMING 66 DAYS AFTER
OFFICER SURE WAS SEEN ON CAMERA
SHOOTING 26 YEAR OLD PATRICK
LATOYA AND THE BACK OF THE HEAD
PROSECUTOR, BECKER BELIEVES THAT
THERE WILL BE TWO DIFFERENT
SIDES REACTING ANYTHING SPLIT,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I MEAN, I
THINK THERE’S BEEN THIS, YOU
KNOW, I THINK THE GENERAL
CONSENSUS IS, I THINK THERE’S A
HUGE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY
PRESSURE THAT THINKS I SHOULD
CHARGE AND IF I DON’T CHARGE,
SOMETHING’S GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT
I MEAN, LITERALLY JUST BEFORE I
CAME OVER HERE. I GOT AN EMAIL
FROM SOMEBODY SAYING, I DON’T
THINK YOU SHOULD CHARGE WHILE
IT’S BELIEVED THAT LATOYA MAYBE
TRIED GOING FOR OFFICER SHARES
TASER. MANY ARE SAYING THAT
ACTION DOESN’T WANT BEING SHOT
IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD SOUNDS
THAT WE TAKE THESE CASES
SERIOUSLY. AND ONCE AGAIN YOU
ALL HEARD FROM KENT COUNTY
PROSECUTOR MR CHRIS BECKER WHAT
HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS, BUT
COMING UP AT SIX PM WILL BE
GETTING REACTION FROM THE
COMMUNITY. BUT FIRST WE’RE GOING
TO BRING IN MAR MCDONALD, WHO
WAS ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH
PATRICK LEO’S FATHER. MARA. HOW
WAS THAT CONVERSATION? HI,
VICTOR. YOU KNOW, MR LEROY, AS
WELL AS ATTORNEY VAN JOHNSON
MADE IT CLEAR I HEARD YOU TALK
ABOUT PROTESTERS, THEY SAID THIS
AFTERNOON. GO AHEAD AND PROTEST
. THAT’S FINE. BUT THEY RENEWED
A CALL THAT THERE BEING NO
VIOLENCE IN PATRICK’S NAME. LET
ME TAKE YOU THROUGH IT. YOU WILL
NOT SEE ANY CELEBRATIONS FROM ON
BEHALF OF THE FAMILY. PATRICK’S
FATHER, PETER, FLANKED BY
ATTORNEY VAN JOHNSON AND
INTERPRETER, ISRAEL’S OOH
REMAINS STOIC THROUGHOUT THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT KENT COUNTY
PROSECUTOR CALLED MR LIOTTA
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE
SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE WAS
ANNOUNCED. TO LET HIM KNOW THE
DECISION, AND THAT BRINGS A
LITTLE BIT CONSOLATION TO OUR
FAMILY BECAUSE WE SEE EVERYBODY
THAT WILL SUPPORT US. EVERYBODY
WILL STAND BY US. THEY DID A
GOOD JOB TO GET THIS KIND OF
JUSTICE, THE FAMILY AND THEN
JOHNSON MADE IT CLEAR THEY KNOW
A CHARGE IS NOT A CONVICTION AND
THAT THERE IS AN INTENSE LEGAL
PROCESS AHEAD. WE’RE NOT DONE
HERE. LET’S GO TILL TO THE HAND
AND LET’S GET THE LAST JUSTICE
FOR PATRICK. THAT YOU’RE ALIVE
NOW THAT THE CRIMINAL CASES
INDEED UNDERWAY. VAN JOHNSON
SAYS THAT CIVIL LITIGATION
EXPECTED TO BE FILED SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER. WE’RE LIVE
DOWNTOWN TONIGHT. MARA MACDONALD
, JASON KIMBERLY, BACK TO YOU.
OKAY MAURA. THANK YOU, AND WE’LL
CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU AT SIX
O’CLOCK. AND IF YOU WANT TO
REFRESHER ON THE CASE, WE POSTED
A STORY WITH ALL OF OUR
COVERAGE. TO DATE, YOU CAN FIND
A LINK AT THE TOP PAGE OF OUR
HOMEPAGE, AND ALSO WE’RE
AWAITING A NEWS CONFERENCE WITH
GRAND RAPIDS POLICE AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE HOUR. WELL. WE
WILL BRING YOU THAT LIVE WHEN IT
HAPPENS ABOUT 5 30. THE OTHER
BIG STORY, BREAKING IT. FIVE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR RYAN KELLY, ARRESTED BY
THE FBI, AND IT INVOLVES HIS
ROLE IN THE JANUARY 6TH SEIZURE
ON THE CAPITAL. KELLY WAS
ARRESTED THIS MORNING DURING A
RAID AT HIS HOME IN ALAN DALE,
WHICH IS JUST WEST OF GRAND
RAPIDS. HE’S CURRENTLY ONE OF
FIVE CANDIDATES ON THE GOP
PRIMARY BALLOT. HE WAS RELEASED
BY A JUDGE TODAY UNDER HIS OWN
POWER. GRANT HERMES IS FOLLOWING
THAT STORY FOR US TONIGHT. UM
GRANT. THIS COMES ALMOST A YEAR
AND A HALF AFTER THE
INSURRECTION. IT DOES ALMOST TO
THE DAY 17 MONTHS AND WE’LL GET
TO SOME OF THAT TIMING IN JUST A
LITTLE BIT. BUT IT ALSO COMES
JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE
AUGUST PRIMARY, WHICH HAS
ALREADY SEEN MAJOR SHAKEUPS ON
THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. NOW IN THE
PAST, MR KELLY HAS CALLED FOR
THE REST OF THE GOVERNOR, THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE, BUT TODAY HE
IS THE ONE ACCUSED OF CRIMES
FACING 10 YEARS IN PRISON.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR, RYAN KELLY IN COURT
TODAY AFTER FEDERAL AGENTS
RAIDED HIS HOME IN ALAN DALE AND
TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. KELLY
CHARGED WITH FOUR MISDEMEANORS
FOR HIS ROLE IN THE JANUARY 6TH
INSURRECTION. THE FBI SAYING
THEY GOT THE TIP FROM SOMEONE
CALLING THEMSELVES KATE, WHO HAD
SEEN KELLY IN PICTURES ONLINE.
IN VIDEOS AND IMAGES FROM INSIDE
COURT DOCUMENTS, KELLY CAN BE
SEEN STANDING ON THE STEPS OF
THE CAPITOL AT THE TOP
SCAFFOLDING WAITING RIOTERS TO
MOVE TOWARD THE CAPITOL BUILDING
. IN ANOTHER VIDEO, KELLY SEEN
IN THE BLACK HAT, HOLDING UP HIS
PHONE AS ATTACKERS BEGIN
ASSAULTING CAPITOL POLICE. KELLY
IS CHARGED WITH FOUR
MISDEMEANORS, INCLUDING
KNOWINGLY ENTERING OR REMAINING
IN RESTRICTED BUILDING OR
GROUNDS WITHOUT LAWFUL
AUTHORITY. DISORDERLY AND
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT, KNOWINGLY
ENGAGING IN AN ACT OF PHYSICAL
VIOLENCE AGAINST PROPERTY IN
RESTRICTED BUILDING OR GROUNDS
AND WILLFULLY INJURING ANY
PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES.
ACCORDING TO RECENT POLLING,
KELLY WAS THE CURRENT LEADER IN
THE GOP PRIMARY RACE WITH JUST
19% OF THE VOTE AFTER FIVE OTHER
CANDIDATES WERE ELIMINATED LAST
WEEK. HIS ARREST MAKES FOR THE
15TH MICHIGANDERS ARRESTED FOR
THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE JANUARY
6TH ATTACK. ON FACEBOOK. RYAN
KELLY’S CAMPAIGN, PUTTING UP
THIS IMAGE OF TWO WORDS SAYING
POLITICAL PRISONER WHEN ASKED
FOR COMMENT ABOUT THE ARREST.
THE CAMPAIGN SIMPLY REPLYING NO.
AND AS FOR THE TIMING, THIS
ARREST DOES COME THE SAME DAY AS
THE JANUARY 6TH COMMITTEE
HEARINGS ARE SET TO START IN
PRIME TIME IS SOMETHING
REPUBLICANS HAVE CRIED FOUL
ABOUT ALL DAY LONG. JUST ABOUT
AN HOUR AGO, THE MICHIGAN
REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR RON
WEISER, CALLED THE ARREST
SHAMEFUL AND ACCUSED DEMOCRATS
OF WEAPONIZING THE JUSTICE
SYSTEM. WHEN I ASKED THE FBI
ABOUT THE TIMING OF THIS ARREST
. THEY COULDN’T GIVE ME
SPECIFICS, BUT DID POINT TO A
TIMELINE OF THE JANUARY 6TH
INVESTIGATION FOR THE DOJ
OVERALL, WHICH HAS SPANNED 17
MONTHS INCLUDES 840 ARRESTS,
APPEARING TO SAY THAT THE TIMING
OF THIS KIMBERLY IS JUST A
COINCIDENCE BACK TO YOU. WHAT
HAPPENS WITH THE REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY NOW THAT I KNOW THE
BALLOT DEADLINE WAS LAST FRIDAY.
AND KELLY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON
THAT BALLOT. RIGHT NOW. HE’S
STILL ON THAT BALLOT. I TALKED
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE TODAY
AND SHE SAID THEY’RE LOOKING AT
OPTIONS, BUT REALLY, THEY’RE
JUST WAITING TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS. UNDER MICHIGAN LAW. IT
IS ILLEGAL FOR YOU TO RUN FOR
OFFICE. IF YOU HAVE A FELONY ON
YOUR RECORD, BUT THOSE BALLOTS
BECAUSE OF THAT DEADLINE ARE
GETTING SENT OUT TO MILITARY
MEMBERS OVERSEAS IN THE VERY
NEAR FUTURE, SO VERY LIKELY,
RYAN KELLY WILL STILL BEYOND
THOSE BALLOTS WHEN THEY GO OUT,
OK, YEAH, ALRIGHT, GRANT
REPRIEVES. SHE ATE IT. AND RYAN
KELLAN KELLY IS JUST ONE OF
HUNDREDS THAT HAVE BEEN CHARGED
IN CONNECTION TO THE RIOTS AT
THE CAPITOL. AND WE’RE JUST
HOURS AWAY AS GRANT MENTIONED
FROM THE 1ST JANUARY SIXTH
PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE HOUSE
SELECT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING
THE RIOTS IS READY TO SHARE ITS
FINDINGS WITH THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE IN PRIMETIME. THE
NARRATIVE OF WHAT HAPPENED. AS
AN ASSAULT ON OUR DEMOCRACY ON
OUR CONSTITUTION ON OUR CAPITAL
WHEN OUR CONGRESS THE COMMITTEE
, MADE UP OF SEVEN DEMOCRATS AND
TWO REPUBLICANS HAS BEEN
INVESTIGATING EFFORTS TO
OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION AND
THE ROLE THEY ALLEGED FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP PLAYED IN
PREVENTING THE TRANSITION OF
POWER. THE COMMITTEE HAS
SUBPOENAED FIVE REPUBLICAN
LAWMAKERS, INCLUDING HOUSE
MINORITY LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY,
WHO HAS REPEATEDLY CALLED THIS
COMMITTEE ILLEGITIMATE. IT IS
USED CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS TO
ATTACK REPUBLICANS. VIOLATE DUE
PROCESS. AND INFRINGE ON THE
POLITICAL SPEECH OF PRIVATE
CITIZENS. TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON
LOCAL 4 LOCAL 4 PLUS NBC NEWS
WILL HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF
THE HEARING. LESTER HOLT ANCHORS
OUR COVERAGE STARTING AT EIGHT.
P.M. A DETROIT MAN FACING
CHARGES TONIGHT IN THE DEATH OF
AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL. 21 YEAR OLD
WILLIAM DICKERSON IS ACCUSED OF
FIRING A GUN WITH A 17 YEAR OLD
FROM ANOTHER BACKYARD HAPPENED
ON JUNE 4TH. PROSECUTORS SAY A
STRAY BULLET ENTERED THE HOME ON
GOLDBERG HITTING SANEA PEW IN
THE BACK. SHE DIED FROM HER
INJURIES. DICKERSON FACES
SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING
SECOND DEGREE MURDER. HE IS
EXPECTED TO BE ARRAIGNED
SOMETIME TOMORROW. ALRIGHT LET’S
GET TO THE WEATHER AND WE’RE
CAPPING OFF A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY
DAY ALL ACROSS METRO DETROIT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LIVE LOOK
FROM OUR DOWNTOWN SCOTT KIM
THERE. IT’S ALMOST LIKE IT’S A
PAINTING DOESN’T EVEN LOOK REAL
. LET’S GET OVER TO PAUL GROSS
AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT HEADING
INTO THE WEEKEND HYPE ALL THERE
AND THAT DID LOOK LIKE A
PAINTING. NICE PRETTY FAIR
WEATHER, CUMULUS CLOUDS AND
THAT’S FOR MOST OF US. YOU CAN
SEE. MOST OF US ARE DRY. WE DO
HAVE A LINE OF ROUTINE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH.
SO LET’S DO A LITTLE STORM TRACK
ON THIS GUY HERE. YOU CAN SEE
WE’LL PUT IT RIGHT THE LEAD EDGE
OF THIS THING AND TAKE IT TO THE
EAST SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30, MPH
AND COLUMBIA VILLE GETTING TO
YOUR AREA WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE
MINUTES. SAME THING FROM OUR LET
NORTH BRANCH AT 5 15 BROWN CITY,
5 35 AND LOOKS LIKE OVER TO
PECK. BY 5 43. SO THINGS ARE
PRETTY QUIET FOR THE REST OF US
TEMPS ARE IN LOW TO MID
SEVENTIES RIGHT NOW AND AGAIN.
MOST OF US ARE VERY PLEASANT
EVENING. WE JUST HAVE TO WATCH
THAT LITTLE LINE OF STORMS GOING
THROUGH THE THUMB THIS EVENING
TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE
SIXTIES BY MIDNIGHT OR SO, AND
WE’RE IN THE SEVENTIES THROUGH
THE WEEKEND, BUT ALL LOOK WHAT’S
HAPPENING NEXT WEEK. WE’LL BE
BACK TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST
FEW MINUTES. ALRIGHT PAUL. IN
CASE YOU’VE BEEN CLOSING YOUR
EYES AT THE PUMP, AND I WOULDN’T
BLAME YOU. GAS PRICES REMAIN AT
RECORD HIGHS HERE AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THAT THEY DO, ACCORDING
TO TRIPLE A MICHIGAN 5 21 A
GALLON. THAT’S UP 41 CENTS
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK. AND 89
CENTS COMPARED TO LAST MONTH.
HERE AT HOME DRIVERS ARE PAYING
24 CENTS MORE THAN THE NATIONAL