LOCAL 4 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT. OAKLAND COUNTY JUDGE SAYS ABORTION
SHOULD REMAIN LEGAL IN MICHIGAN
AND BLOCKS PROSECUTORS FROM
ENFORCING THE STATES 1931 BAN ON
ABORTION, BUT THIS FIGHT IS
NOWHERE CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED
OFF THE TOP AT SIX. JUDGE JACOB
CUNNINGHAM DELIVERED HIS RULING
AFTER LISTENING TO TWO DAYS OF
WITNESS TESTIMONY TODAY. HE
CALLED ON WITNESSES ON THE
ANTIABORTION SIDE NONCREDIBLE
AND UNHELPFUL. GRANT HERMES WAS
IN COURT TODAY. GRANT THIS ISN’T
THE LAST WORD IN THIS CASE NOR
WHEN IT COMES TO THE ABORTION
ISSUE IN MICHIGAN. CAN’T REALLY
DE’VEON. IT’S CERTAINLY IS NOT.
WHAT THIS RULING DOES NOT DO IS
STRIKE DOWN THAT 1931 ABORTION
BAN. IT JUST MEANS THAT IT CAN’T
BE ENFORCED. AND THAT MEANS
WE’VE GOT A SERIES OF FIGHTS
SETTING UP DOWN THE ROAD. IN
OAKLAND COUNTY JUDGE BLOCKING
PROSECUTORS FROM CHARGING
ABORTION PROVIDERS UNDER THE
STATE’S 91 YEAR OLD ABORTION BAN
THAT’S STILL ON THE BOOKS. THE
JUDGE, ESSENTIALLY SAYING UNTIL
A NEW LEGAL ACTION OR A VOTE BY
THE PEOPLE ABORTION SHOULD
REMAIN LEGAL IN MICHIGAN PERSON
CARING A CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO
BODILY AUTONOMY AND INTEGRITY AS
WELL AS A SAFE DOCTOR. PATIENT
RELATIONSHIP FREE FROM
GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE AS THEY
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO FOR
NEARLY 50 YEARS, RELIEVED THAT
EVERYONE IN THIS STATE KNOWS
THAT IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT
COUNTS. D’YOU LIVE IN NOW. YOU
ARE NOT AS A PROVIDER GOING TO
BE PROSECUTED. AND YOU AS AS A
WOMAN AND GIRLS HAVE A RIGHT AT
THIS MOMENT BECAUSE OF THIS
RULING ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS,
CALLING IT AN ABUSE OF POWER BY
THE GOVERNOR. IT’S SUCH A ABUSE
OF OUR LEGAL SYSTEM. IF IT’S
ALLOWED TO STAND IS GOING TO BE
THIS IS GOING TO OPEN THE
FLOODGATES ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
BUT THE FIGHT ISN’T OVER. AN
APPEAL IS COMING IN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS, THOSE PROSECUTORS LOOKING
TO ENFORCE THE LAW HAVE TO FILE
THEIR DEAL WITHIN 21 DAYS. AND
THEN THERE’S THE SWEEPING BALLOT
INITIATIVE, WHICH HAS A
CHALLENGE PENDING THE DEADLINE
FOR DECISION SET FOR AUGUST 31ST
IN HIS FINAL STATEMENT, THE
JUDGE URGING THOSE WATCHING AND
THOSE IN COURT TO REGISTER TO
VOTE AS A FINAL NOTE, THE COURT
REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT THE
FINAL DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS
OCTOBER THE 24TH 2022 THEY HEARD
ABOUT THE APPEAL, BUT THERE
COULD ALSO BE A TRIAL ON THE
MERITS. IN THIS CASE, THE JUDGE
SAID THAT DAY FOR NO LATER THAN
FEBRUARY, 19TH THE PRETRIAL FOR
THAT IS NOVEMBER 21ST. YOU’LL
NOTICE THAT AFTER THE ELECTION
BACK TO YOU EXACTLY, SO, GRANT
WHAT ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT?
THEY CAN STILL WEIGH IN HERE.
THEY CERTAINLY CAN STILL WEIGH
IN HERE. IT’S SOMETHING THAT THE
GOVERNOR HAS ASKED THEM TO DO
MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE
NOT DONE SO YET. THE BEST LEGAL
OPINIONS RIGHT NOW THINK THAT
THE HIGH COURT IS WAITING UNTIL
AFTER THE ELECTION TO SEE HOW
THAT ABORTION PETITION SHAKES
OUT ON THE BALLOT SHOULD GET
THERE SHOULD NOT THERE WAITING
TO SEE, LIKE, FRANKLY, LIKE THE
REST OF US ARE EXACTLY SO MUCH
BACK AND FORTH, AND IT’S NOT
OVER YET. OKAY, GRANT. THANK
YOU. A PONTIAC FAMILY SAYS IT’S
CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION AND THE
OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
BECAUSE OF THIS VERY ROUGH
ARREST THAT WAS CAUGHT ON
CAMERA. YESTERDAY THE VIDEO
SHOWS OFFICERS REPEATEDLY
PUNCHING A WOMAN IN FRONT OF HER
HOME. LET’S GET TO ROB MALONEY
LIVE AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE,
WHERE THEY’RE OFFERING THEIR
VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT?
WELL, KEVIN, WE HAVE THE WHOLE
STORY HERE IN THAT, YOU KNOW, IN
THE INTERNET AGE, YOU SEE A LOT
OF THIS KIND OF VIDEO FISTS,
FLYING ANGRY PEOPLE RECORDING IT
ON THE VIDEO CAMERA, BUT THE
SHERIFF’S OFFICE DOES HAVE ITS
OWN VIDEO AND ITS OWN VERSION OF
WHAT HAPPENED. PUNCHING HER.
THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THESE
OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPUTIES PULLED NO PUNCHES IN
ARRESTING A 48 YEAR OLD PONTIAC
WOMAN. THEY HIT HER MANY TIMES.
DAUGHTER JAGGERY, STEVENS IS
FURIOUS. NEED KICK UP FROM HARD.
CHEST ON UP FAITH. HER EYES
BULGING, SAYS SHE’S ALREADY
CONSULTING WITH A LAWYER.
THEY’RE HERE TO PROTECT THE
CITIZENS, AND IT’S WRONG IS
WRONG AND THERE’S NO JUSTIN
FRAME WRONG. IF SHE WAS WRONG,
Y’ALL COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW,
TAMED HER IN A PROPER MANNER.
STILL JAZZ ARRAY ADMITS HER
MOTHER HAS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES AND THE SHERIFF’S
OFFICE DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWS US
MUCH MORE ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
OFFICERS SAY THE ORIGINAL CALL
CAME IN FOR A WELFARE CHECK.
OFFICERS FOUND HER TRYING TO
LIGHT A FACE CLOTH ON FIRE FIRE
WERE HIDING THE WOMAN’S IDENTITY
BECAUSE SHE IS NOT CHARGED WITH
ANYTHING YET, BUT UNDER SHERIFF
CURTIS CHILD SAYS SHE FIRST
EXPOSED HERSELF AND THEN. SHE
DID SWING AT THE OFFICER. SHE
RESISTED THE ARREST, AND WE DID
WHAT WE HAD TO DO TO TRY AND GET
HER UNDER CONTROL. AND PUNCHING
HER IS PART OF THAT. IT’S IN OUR
IN OUR POLICY IF REQUIRED. THE
DEPUTIES WERE BEING BITTEN.
MULTIPLE TIMES. CHILD’S PRODUCED
A NUMBER OF PICTURES OF THE
INJURIES THE DEPUTIES RECEIVED
IN THE ALTERCATION TAKES
WHATEVER FORCE WE HAVE TO DO TO
GET UP TO GAIN COMPLIANCE IS
WHAT WAS BEING DONE. AND SO
WE’VE OFTEN HEARD ABOUT A
RESOURCE OFFICERS OR MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS COMING
ALONG POLICE TRYING TO SORT OF
DIFFUSE THESE KINDS OF
SITUATIONS, AND YOU MAY HAVE
NOTICED A THIRD WOMAN WALKING
BEHIND THE OFFICERS IN THE VIDEO
THAT WE SHOWED FROM THE
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. WELL, THAT
IS WHAT THEY CALL A CO
RESPONDER, AND SHE WAS ACTUALLY
THERE FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE
OFFICERS ALLOWED THIS WOMAN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE
CORRESPOND ER SHE DIDN’T WANT
DID NOT WANT TO TALK TO ANYBODY.
AND THAT’S HOW ALL OF THIS IN
SUED RIGHT. I GUESS WE WERE
SEEING WHAT WOULD AMOUNT,
PERHAPS TO RESISTING ARREST. BUT
IS SHE LIKELY TO FACE CHARGES
FOR ANY OF THIS? WELL THAT’S A
GOOD QUESTION HERE, DEVIN
BECAUSE, YES, SHE’S IN THE JAIL
TONIGHT. SHE’S STILL THERE. NO
CHARGES PENDING, YET THEY’RE
GOING TO BE SENDING THE JACKET
OVER TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
TOMORROW, BUT THE OFFICERS IT
SAY THAT THEY WERE INTENDING TO
TRY AND BRING HER TO A MENTAL
HEALTH FACILITY AND NOT ARREST
HER. BUT THAT’S WHEN ALL OF THE
FISTS STARTED FLYING, SO WE’LL
HAVE TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES AND
WHAT THE PROSECUTOR DECIDES TO
DO. IT COULD BE THAT THE MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES COULD OVERRIDE
THOSE CHARGERS. ALL RIGHT, ROD
JURY DELIBERATIONS BEGIN NEXT
WEEK IN THE TRIAL OF TWO MEN
CHARGED IN THE ALLEGED PLOT TO
KIDNAP GOVERNOR WHITMER. THE
DEFENSE RESTED ITS CASE THIS
MORNING AFTER CALLING FEDERAL
INVESTIGATORS TO THE STAND. IT’S
THE SECOND TRIAL FOR ADAM FOX
AND BARRY CROFT JR AFTER A
PREVIOUS JURY COULD NOT REACH
VERDICTS. THEY FACE CONSPIRACY
CHARGES, BUT THEIR DEFENSE TRIED
TO MAKE THE CASE TODAY. THE TWO
MEN WERE ENTRAPPED. NOW IT’S UP
TO THE JURY, WHICH GETS TO WORK
MONDAY MORNING. CLEMENS MAN IS
FACING A LONG PRISON SENTENCE
FOR REPEATED SEX CRIMES
INVOLVING CHILDREN. IN HIS
GUILTY PLEA, 47 YEAR OLD GLENN
VELMA ADMITTED TO SEVERAL YEARS
WORTH OF CRIMES LAST YEAR,
CHATTING ONLINE WITH SOMEONE HE
BELIEVED TO BE A 13 YEAR OLD
GIRL. VELMA REQUESTED THEY SEND
HIM AN EXPLICIT PICTURE OF
THEMSELVES. HE ALSO ADMITTED TO
DOWNLOADING THOUSANDS OF IMAGES
OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BETWEEN
2016 AND 2019. WEHLNER WAS
PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT AGAINST THE CHILD
BACK IN 2001 AND CHILD SEXUALLY
ABUSIVE ACTIVITY IN 2006, FOR
WHICH HE SPENT NINE YEARS IN
PRISON. WELL NOW HE’S BEEN
ORDERED TO SPEND ANOTHER 25
YEARS BEHIND BARS. CRUZ
CONTINUED WORK ON A BROKEN WATER
MAIN THAT HAS AFFECTED MORE THAN
130,000 METRO DETROITERS. THE
BROKEN PIPE HAS BEEN STABILIZED
AND CREWS CUT THAT SECTION TODAY
SO IT CAN BE REMOVED. DELIVERY
OF THAT 48 FT OF NEW PIPE IS
STILL SET FOR TUESDAY. THE
TIMELINE FOR THE COMPLETION OF
REPAIRS HASN’T MOVED WITH A
TARGET OF SEPTEMBER. 3RD IMLAY
CITY WILL HAND OUT WATER
TOMORROW FROM 10 AM TO NOON AT
THE EASTERN MICHIGAN
FAIRGROUNDS. DRONE FOUR LIVE
OVER THE ARE MADE AFFAIR, GIVING
US A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF JUST A
REALLY IDEAL DAY THAT CONDITIONS
COULDN’T BE MUCH BETTER FOR
THIS. FRIDAY’S THINGS GET KICKED
OFF THERE REALLY IS AND LET’S
GET OVER KIM ADAMS. SHE’S
THEY’RE HAVING FUN, AND YOU’VE
GOT A COWGIRL HAT ON LOOKING
GREAT. IT’S RODEO TIME HERE AT
THE ARE MADE AFFAIR IN JUST
ABOUT AN HOUR. THAT’S WHAT THOSE
PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR. BEHIND
ME, AND IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE I
THOUGHT, WOW, IT’S NOT GOING TO
START FOR AN HOUR. AND LOOK, THE
STANDS ARE ALREADY FULL. NO,
THOSE ARE THE STANDS THAT ARE IN
THE SHADE. THE STANDS THAT ARE
IN THE FULL SUN OVER THERE STILL
HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM. SO IF YOU’D
LIKE TO COME ON OUT TO THE FAIR,
THERE’S STILL A LOT TO DO
TONIGHT. WE’VE GOT THE RODEO AND
LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON THIS
WEEKEND. BUT WILL THE WEATHER
HOLD OUT? WE’RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THAT. LET’S LOOK AT OUR
CURRENT CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW OUT
OF METRO AIRPORT. WE’VE HAD
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID EIGHTIES
ALL AFTERNOON NOW DROPPING BACK
DOWN TO 82 DEGREES 85 AT CITY
AIRPORT, 79 THE COOL SPOT NOW IN
MOUNT CLEMENS AND 82 IN PONTIAC.
WE HAVE A BUSY WEEKEND HERE
AROUND METRO DETROIT. WE’VE GOT
THE WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE. WE
HAVE THE ARE MADE AFFAIR GOING
ON THIS EVENING IS GOING TO BE
PERFECT. IN FACT, IF YOU’RE
THINKING ABOUT COMING OUT TO THE
FAIR TONIGHT IS PROBABLY THE
BEST TIME TO DO IT. AND TOMORROW
MORNING BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WE ARE GOING
TO SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND MAYBE
EVEN A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS
POP UP. SOME OF THOSE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO
SEVERE. SO COMING UP IN THE
FORECAST, WE’LL TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THAT, AND I’M
GOING TO FIND SOME COWBOYS
THAT’S GOING TO TELL US ABOUT
THE RODEO GOING ON HERE TONIGHT.
CAN’T WAIT, LEAVING THE STATION
WHERE THEIR BOOTS AND A HAT SHE
COULD NOT HAVE LOOKED ANY
HAPPIER THAN WHERE SHE WAS
HEADED. YEAH, EXACTLY. RIGHT IT
WORK. OKAY. KIM WILL CHECK IN
WITH YOU LATER. THANK YOU. AS
KIM VENTURE, THE WOODWARD DREAM
CRUISE IS IT’S TECHNICALLY A ONE
DAY EVENT SATURDAY, BUT WE ALL
KNOW BETTER. OF COURSE, TAKE A
LOOK AT THESE ARE LIVE PICTURES
FROM SKY FOR THEY SHOW YOU THE
EVENT IS ALREADY THERE IN GEAR.
SOME WOULD SAY THAT IT REALLY
STARTED LAST NIGHT. IN ROYAL
OAK. TIM PAMPHLET ALWAYS HAS AN
EYE FOR INTERESTING CARS AND
PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY,
INTERESTING PEOPLE THAT’S GO
LIVE TO THE NIGHT CAM ALONG
WOODWARD, TIM. THAT’S RIGHT.
DEVON THIS IS A WONDERFUL
EVENING, ISN’T IT? FRIDAY
EVENING ALONG WOODWARD AVENUE.
THE FAMILY’S COMING OUT. LOOK AT
THIS FAMILY HERE ON THE MEDIAN
OF WOODWARD AVENUE. NOW, THIS IS
AN AFFAIR FOR THE FAMILY. TAKE A
LOOK. THE SOUND OF THE ENGINES,
BEAUTY. YOU DON’T GET IT
ANYWHERE ELSE MEET THE MOODY
FAMILY FROM REDFORD. CURRENT
MOOD ECSTATIC. THIS IS THEIR
SCENE. THEY’VE BEEN COMING HERE
SINCE THE BEGINNING, HAVEN’T
MISSED A YEAR YET, BUT CRUISED
WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGSTERS AND
NOW BRING THEIR YOUNGSTERS TO
THE CRUISE SAID EVER SINCE, LIKE
2007, WE COME HERE AND WE SEE
CARS BECAUSE THEY SEE SOMETHING
NEW EVERY YEAR. IT’S NEVER A
DULL MOMENT AROUND HERE.
CRUISERS OF IMPACTING THE PARKS
ALONG WOODWARD AVENUE FROM
FERNDALE. UP TO PONTIAC. CASH
SAYS IT’S IN HIS BLOOD. I LOVE
CARS SO MUCH COMING THROUGH
WOULD DRINK BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE
YEAR TO SEE NEW THINGS I HAVE
SEEN IN THE PAST. YOU KNOW, WE
JUST WE JUST LOVE THEM AND JUST
EVERYTHING ABOUT CARS. WE JUST
LOVE THEM. THE MOOD IS A TRUE
MOTOR CITY FAMILY. HERE ALONG
ABOUT AVENUE THE BANDS OF
ROCKING ALONG NINE MILE HERE
AGAIN. THE WEATHER IS A LITTLE
IFFY FOR TOMORROW. SO TONIGHT
MIGHT BE THE BEST NIGHT TO COME
OUT AND ENJOY IT. LOVELY
EVENING. BACK TO YOU GUYS
DOWNTOWN. IT’S PERFECT FOR IT
RIGHT NOW. THERE WILL BE SOME
WHO WILL STUMBLE. FORGET THAT.
IT’S WEEKEND. EXACTLY. I DON’T
LIVE TOO FAR. EXACTLY I WOULD