Midwest
Man who went viral for driving during virtual court hearing for suspended license reportedly vindicated
A Michigan man who went viral last week in a video clip of a judge noticing him driving while calling into a virtual court hearing for his supposed suspended driver’s license was the victim of a clerical error, according to reports.
Corey Harris, 44, attended the virtual May 15 hearing for an October traffic stop in Pittsfield Township, Michigan, USA Today reported.
In the clip, Judge Cedric Simpson appeared to be in disbelief as Harris was driving while attending the hearing for a suspended driver’s license.
“Mr. Harris, are you driving?” Simpson asked, to which Harris replied that he was behind the wheel.
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Defendant Corey Harris and Judge Cedric Simpson are seen during a virtual Michigan court hearing. Harris had his driver’s license suspension lifted in 2022, but a clerical error reportedly resulted in it never being wiped from the system. (Storyful)
“OK, so maybe I don’t understand something. This is a driving-while-license-suspended [case],” Simpson told Harris’ public defender. “And he was just driving, and he doesn’t have a license.”
He then ordered Harris’ bail revoked and ordered him to surrender to authorities at the Washtenaw County Jail by 6 p.m. that day, to Harris’ disbelief. The video clip made the rounds on the internet and quickly spread like wildfire.
“With the type of ties that I have with the church and the community, it’s very embarrassing,” Harris told WXYZ-TV about the widely viewed incident.
His driver’s license was suspended in 2010 for unpaid child support, but a judge rescinded the suspension in January 2022, the TV station said.
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However, the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office never received a clearance from the Saginaw Friend of the Court, reported WXYZ, which tracked down the clerical error. That means that the lifting of the suspension never went into effect.
In the video clip, Harris told Simpson he was pulling into a parking lot at a doctor’s office for an appointment.
A Zoom court hearing in Michigan was where a defendant was allegedly caught driving with a suspended driver’s license. (Storyful)
“What was I thinking? I was thinking about getting my wife medical help,” Harris told the news station. “That’s what I was thinking. I wasn’t thinking about the fact that I got a suspended license. I don’t care about all that.”
“Always double-check behind these workers because they will say that they will do something, and they don’t do it,” he added.
Harris said he spent two days in jail following the hearing after turning himself in.
Khyla Craine, deputy legal director for the Michigan secretary of state, told the station that the process to get a driver’s license reinstated can be a complicated process.
“Sometimes it is simple as we at the secretary of state’s office did not get a clearance from the court that everything was done, but something happened in the wires, and we needed to talk to the court to get the clearance and clean it up for the resident,” Craine said.
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Michigan
Report: Big Ten claims it owns rights to Duke vs. Michigan basketball game set to air on Amazon
On Thursday, Amazon announced it had partnered with Duke to televise three of the Blue Devils’ games next season on Prime Video. The landmark deal is the first of its kind.
Specifically, Amazon is set to air Duke’s games against UConn in Las Vegas on Nov. 25, reigning champion Michigan at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 21, and Gonzaga in Detroit on Feb. 20. On Friday, Yahoo! Sports‘ Ross Dellenger reported the Big Ten is battling against Amazon for the broadcast rights of the Duke-Michigan game.
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“The Big Ten has notified the ACC and ESPN that it owns the rights of the announced neutral-site basketball game between Duke and Michigan next season from Madison Square Garden, scheduled for streaming on Amazon,” Dellenger wrote. “Duke collaborated with the ACC and television partner ESPN to strike the first-of-its-kind arrangement.
“… The Big Ten, backed by its primary broadcast rights holder, Fox, has communicated with both the ACC and ESPN about the matter. The league believes it owns the broadcast rights as part of a rights-holder agreement between the conferences.”
In a previous deal between the Big Ten and the ACC, the two conferences agreed to alternate broadcast rights of neutral-site games between their members played in “shared territory.” The ACC owned the broadcast rights for the Duke-Michigan game on Feb. 21 last season. The two powerhouse programs played in Washington, D.C.
Thus, the Big Ten believe it owns the broadcast rights to the Duke-Michigan game in the 2026-27 season. The game will undoubtedly draw a massive crowd. Michigan and Duke are each expected to be national title contenders next season.
Per Dellenger, “ESPN and the ACC are aligned in Duke’s licensing of the game to Amazon.” Nevertheless, Duke shouldn’t expect the Big Ten’s push for the game’s broadcast rights to end soon. Duke athletic director Nina King didn’t address conflicting broadcast rights in the school’s partnership announcement.
“In addition to our outstanding partnership with ESPN, we are excited to work with Prime Video on this groundbreaking initiative,” King said. “As Prime Video’s first college sports partner, this collaboration not only expands the global reach of Duke Men’s Basketball, but also creates meaningful opportunities for our student-athletes in a way that reflects innovation and excellence.”
Minnesota
Large police presence in south Minneapolis after apparent crash involving Minnesota State Patrol vehicle
There was a large police presence in south Minneapolis late Friday after what appeared to be a crash involving a Minnesota State Patrol vehicle.
WCCO saw the law enforcement car and a heavily damaged vehicle in the area of West 46th Street and Aldrich Avenue South around 10:45 p.m.
Firefighters worked to remove the trooper from the state patrol vehicle and put him in an ambulance. A law enforcement officer told WCCO the trooper hurt their shoulder and suffered cuts, but was otherwise okay. It hasn’t been disclosed whether they were taken to the hospital.
There were over a dozen law enforcement personnel, including members of the Minneapolis Police Department and Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, and several emergency vehicles at the scene.
WCCO has reached out to officials for more information regarding the incident.
This story will be updated.
Missouri
Missing 13-Year-Old Rural Salem Girl Found Unharmed in Missouri, Investigation Is Continuing (updated 11:45 pm Friday)
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says missing 13-year-old Hope L. Ballard of rural Salem has been found safe in Branson, Missouri.
Detectives from the sheriff’s department will question a person of interest in the case to learn more about what happened.
Cripps says they used technology, with assistance from other police agencies, to determine where the girl may be located. Ballard had left her home in the early morning hours of April 30th and is believed to have departed voluntarily. The sheriff’s department was notified at 8:20 Friday night that she had been found safe.
Ballard was considered an Endangered Missing Person, and at the request of the sheriff’s department, the State of Illinois issued an Endangered Missing Person Advisory.
The girl’s family is now on their way to Missouri to pick her up.
Cripps is thanking all law enforcement agencies involved for their help.
Photo of 13-year-old Hope Ballard, who has been reported missing.
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