Detroit, MI
Hearing rescheduled for Detroit woman after prosecutor’s office discovers defendant is a Wayne County deputy
(CBS DETROIT) – The probable cause conference for a Detroit woman was adjourned and rescheduled after the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office discovered the defendant is a Wayne County deputy, officials said.
Tenia Fleming, 44, was charged with ethnic intimidation and assault in connection to an incident at the Marshalls on Gratiot Avenue in Roseville on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.
The defendant allegedly yelled racial slurs and threw a pillow at a victim.
Fleming’s probable cause conference was on Wednesday, March 13, but was “adjourned due to Fleming’s defense counsel requesting discovery in the case.”
The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office says they learned late on Thursday that the defendant was a Wayne County deputy.
Fleming was charged under her married name but used her maiden name with the sheriff’s office.
Officials say the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department’s Internal Affairs Department is fully cooperating with the prosecutor’s office.
“Ethnic intimidation has no place in our society, especially from those tasked with safeguarding our communities,” said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido. “Equality under the law demands unwavering commitment, and any deviation from this principle will be met with the appropriate consequences.”
Fleming’s probable cause conference was rescheduled for April 3.
Detroit, MI
2 shootings reported near downtown after final day of NFL draft in Detroit
Detroit Police Chief on large crowds at NFL draft in downtown Detroit
The crowd at the NFL draft is at capacity, Detroit Police chief James White said.
Detroit police responded to two shootings near downtown late Saturday night, after the end of the 2024 NFL draft.
Detroit Police Corporal Dan Donakowski said the department responded to a call at 10:28 p.m. in the area of Chrysler Service Drive and East Larned, just east of downtown.
“The circumstances pertaining to this incident are under investigation,” Donakowski said. “The victim is being treated at a local hospital for a non-life threatening injury.”
Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s 3rd Precinct at 313-596-1340 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.
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The department responded to a second call at 11:45 p.m. along the 1100 block of Broadway Avenue. A woman had accidentally shot herself inside of a vehicle.
“She was privately conveyed to a local hospital and is being treated for her injury,” Donakowski said.
Detroit, MI
Report: Detroit Lions signing local, undrafted kicker
According to Michigan Wolverines reporter Anthony Broome, the Detroit Lions are signing Michigan kicker James Turner as an undrafted free agent.
Over the weekend, the 2024 NFL Draft saw three kickers drafted—Alabama’s Will Reichard (Vikings), Stanford’s Joshua Karty (Rams), and Arkansas’ Cam Little (Jaguars)—all in the sixth round. The Lions opted to pass on the opportunity to add kicker competition in the draft, but identified Turner in the undrafted free agent market.
Turner has four years of college experience as a kicker. For the first three years at the college ranks, he was with Louisville. There he had two successful seasons sandwiching a rough one. Take a look:
- 2020: 40-of-40 on extra points (100%), 13-of-15 on field goals (86.7%), Long: 50
- 2021: 46-of-48 on extra points (95.8), 14-of-22 on field goals (63.6%), Long: 46
- 2022: 38-of-39 on extra points (97.4), 20-of-22 on field goals (90.9%), Long: 48
In that 2022 season, Turner set the Louisville program record for field goal percentage, while tying for most field goals made in a season.
In 2023, Turner entered the transfer portal and helped the Wolverines win a national championship. He converted 65-of-66 extra points, along with 18-of-21 (85.7%) on field goals, with a long of 50 yards—which he accomplished on three different occasions. In the national title game, Turner was a perfect 6-for-6 on kicks (two field goals, four extra points).
In short, Turner has been a reliable kicker from short and moderate distances, but with a college long of just 50 yards, he may not solve the Lions’ current issue of having no reliable long-distance kicker.
Turner will come in and compete with incumbent kicker Michael Badgley. Last year, Badgley initially lost out on the kicker competition before returning to the practice squad, winning the job back, and going 4-of-4 in the regular season and 3-for-3 on field goals in the postseason.
In addition to adding Turner, the Lions have also shown interest in Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates, who has caught the attention of NFL teams after starting the season perfect on field goals, including a pair of makes from 60+ yards. Bates cannot sign with a team until the UFL season is over in June.
To see all of the Lions’ UDFA signings, head over to our 2024 UDFA tracker.
Detroit, MI
Detroit sets new bar with “over 775,000” at the draft
In the end, Detroit saw Nashville’s 600,000 and raised it. By a lot.
Per the NFL, “over 775,000” attended the three-day draft. That surpasses the prior record, from 2019, by nearly 30 percent.
Next year, Green Bay gets its turn. The fact that a division rival drew so many people will surely be regarded as a challenge by Green Bay and all of Wisconsin to match or exceed it.
It feels like, somewhere, the draft will hit one million for the three days, sooner than later. It’s come a very long way from Radio City Music Hall, where the first night was magical and the second night was OK and the third day featured tons of empty seats. (I was present for each of the last five drafts held there.)
The league left in 2015 because of a scheduling conflict. The draft went to Chicago for two years and then to Philly and it will never look back.
The next time it’s in New York, it won’t be in Radio City Music Hall. And it will feature a lot more people. Hell, it might be held in Times Square, turning New Year’s Eve into a three-day affair.
Regardless, look for the draft to keep on moving. And look for it to keep on getting bigger and bigger.
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