Former Reserve Officer Raymond McCann Person of Interest in Death of 11-year-old

FOX 17 obtained the probable cause affidavit in the case of Raymond McCann, a former Constantine reserve officer, who is now being called a person of interest in connection to the killing of 11-year-old Jodi Parrack, a cold case from 2007.

On November 8, 2007, Parrack’s body was found in the Constantine Township Cemetery after she disappeared while walking home from a friend’s house a few blocks away.

McCann was arrested over the weekend and charged with perjury in connection to the case.

According to a four-page affidavit, over the course of an hour and a half, McCann suggested officers search the Constantine Township Cemetery where Parrack’s body was eventually found. Officers became increasingly suspicious because McCann, himself, did not take it upon himself to search the area.

“Furthermore, I am aware that the victim’s body contained injuries to both of her wrists, consistent with the application of handcuffs. Given the fact the McCann was a reserve police office at the time of this incident, he would have access to handcuffs,” stated the affidavit.

Former Trooper David Morikiawa Takes Plea Deal in Child Sexual Abuse Case

A former Michigan State Police trooper will not have a retrial next week after taking a plea deal in a child sexual abuse case.

David Morikawa, 40, was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in 2011. The charges involved a victim under the age of 13. At the time the charges were filed, Morikawa was a trooper at the Iron River Post, which has since closed.

He was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 20 months to 15 years in prison, and he completed his sentence last year. After he was released on parole, the Michigan Court of Appeals granted him a new trial. Morikawa claimed he received ineffective assistance from counsel at his original trial. The retrial was scheduled to begin this coming Tuesday, the 22nd.

He has instead pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree child abuse. Morikawa will be sentenced on May 27th in the Iron County Trial Court. Under the terms of his plea agreement, he will receive credit for the time he’s already served. Morikawa also will not have to register as a sex offender and he won’t be subject to any further prison time, probation or fines.

Corrections Officer Richard Hanson Accused of Sex Crimes

Continuing coverage on the Presque Isle County corrections officer accused of sex crimes against a woman outside the jail.

The victim says Richard Hanson touched her inappropriately at her home in Rogers City.
Today, Hanson was charged with two counts of force or coercion, which are sex crimes.

State police say the charges involve touching another person for personal gratification.

Hanson is on administrative leave from his position in Presque Isle County.

The case is being handled in Cheboygan County to avoid a conflict of interest.

Officer Deon Nunless Charged with Sexual Assault

The woman called 911, seeking help from police after reportedly being assaulted by her boyfriend.

But while police responded to the domestic violence call, one of the officers allegedly took the woman into an upstairs bedroom and sexually assaulted her, authorities said.

Detroit Police Officer Deon Nunlee has been charged in the alleged Oct. 30 assault of a 31-year-old woman. Police said DNA connected Nunlee to the assault.

“I’m troubled,” Detroit Police Chief James Craig said at a news conference Friday. “Certainly, this is the type of criminal misconduct that should never happen by any member of this department, or any department for that matter.”

Nunlee, 40, has been charged with three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count each of assault with intent to penetrate and misconduct in office, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.

Prosecutors said Nunlee and his partner were dispatched to an early-morning domestic violence run on the 16000 block of Asbury Park, where the woman said she had been assaulted by her boyfriend.

According to the prosecutor’s office, Nunlee took the woman upstairs and his partner stayed with the boyfriend downstairs.

“It is alleged that when Nunlee was in an upstairs bedroom with the woman, he sexually assaulted her,” according to the prosecutor’s office. “While they were alone upstairs, Nunlee indicated he would be coming back to the house later at 7 a.m.”

Police said Nunlee did not return.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the woman reported the alleged assault to police the next day.

Craig said the other officer at the scene did nothing wrong. He said that in domestic dispute situations, officers do keep parties at safe distance, but in this case, they were in different parts of the home. For officer safety, Craig said, “an officer should never lose line of sight of their partner.”

Cmdr. Johnny Thomas of the department’s professional standards bureau said that when the woman reported the alleged assault to police on Oct. 31, Nunlee was placed on administrative duties. On. Feb. 10, after results from the rape kit came back, Nunlee was suspended without pay, Thomas said.

Asked whether Nunlee denied the allegation, Thomas said Nunlee was given his Miranda warning and took his right to remain silent.

Nunlee was arraigned Friday in Detroit’s 36th District Court. His preliminary examination is scheduled for April 17.

Nunlee, who was working in the 8th Precinct, has been on the force since 2008 and previously had minor misconducts, police said.

Craig said this incident is not a reflection of the department.

“This is an anomaly. This is not what our police officers do,” Craig said. “This officer who decided to engage in criminal misconduct does not represent the 2,500 or so sworn men and women who wear this uniform.”

Nunlee is the third Detroit police officer to face charges this month.

■ On Wednesday, Detroit Police Officer Johnny Ray Bridges, 47, was charged with unlawful imprisonment, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, domestic violence and reckless discharge of a firearm in connection with the assault of a 31-year-old woman on Monday.

According to the prosecutor’s office, Bridges was off duty when he got into an argument with the woman, fired a handgun in the air and punched and kicked her in her face and body. Prosecutors said both had been drinking.

■ Suspended Detroit Police Officer Dana Bond, 41, is facing misdemeanor charges of high blood-alcohol content, failure to stop at the scene of a personal injury accident, and failure to stop at the scene of an accident with property damage. Bond is accused of driving while intoxicated and getting into an accident on Sunday. Bond was already suspended without pay at the time of the accident because she is facing retail fraud charges for allegedly stealing wine and food from stores in Detroit.

On Friday, before the news conference, Craig said the department “will always vigorously investigate any allegations of misconduct.”

CMDR. Johnny Thomas Arrested for Domestic Violence

A Detroit police officer with nearly 25 years on the job is in custody accused of domestic violence.

The alleged altercation happened on Saturday between the 42-year-old officer and his girlfriend. Neighbors tell Isom they heard gunfire that day, which police have not confirmed.

"On the night of the incident there was a physical altercation between him and the young lady, and a report was made and we moved on that and sought a warrant and he arrested him for the ... alleged actions," says Commander Johnny Thomas.

A source tells FOX 2's Andrea Isom the woman escaped the situation by jumping out of a window and running to a nearby restaurant, wearing barely any clothing.

An employee at the restaurant tells Isom the woman was only wearing a shirt and her face was "a little bit beat up." Employees gave her some clothes to cover up and called for help.

Investigators may have been at the home once before, but they were also there again Tuesday searching for any signs of a struggle. They took lots of pictures and seemed to collect more evidence.

Police say the officer turned himself in, and the department has a zero tolerance policy for crime so the situation could cost the officer his job.

The officer is expected to be arraigned on Wednesday.

More Charges Filed Against Officer Dana Bond

A suspended Detroit Police officer has been charged with multiple misdemeanors in connection to an alcohol-related car crash that occurred Sunday.

Officer Dana Bond, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, is accused of driving while intoxicated when she crashed her car into another vehicle at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, injuring a 19-year-old male driver and his 16-year-old female passenger.

After striking the car, officials say, the 41-year-old allegedly attempted to flee the scene, ran into a snow bank and was arrested.

The injured victims were transported to a local hospital and were listed in stable condition, according to officials.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy’s office Tuesday announced Bond is charged with High Blood Alcohol Content (180-day misdemeanor), Failure to Stop at the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident (one-year misdemeanor) and Failure to Stop at the Scene of an Accident with Property Damage (90-day Misdemeanor).

Bond was previously suspended in connection to misdemeanor charges of retail fraud on Aug. 19 and Aug. 28. Bond allegedly stole item(s), including wine, from two separate stores. She is scheduled to have jury trials on both cases 9 a.m. April 15 before Judge Ronald Giles In 36th District Court.

The Detroit Police report that the defendant was arraigned this morning on the new charges. Bond was set at $10,000.

Officer Dana Bond Arrested for Drunk Driving

The suspended Detroit police officer who was arrested this weekend suspected of driving drunk has been suspended from the department after other serious charges were brought against her last year.

Police said Officer Dana Bond was driving off-duty near Plymouth Road and Memorial Street Sunday afternoon when she turned in front of another vehicle, causing an accident. No one was seriously hurt. Police say Bond tried to leave the scene.

She has been suspended from the department indefinitely and without pay since November 2013, when police say she was charged with two counts of misdemeanor retail fraud.

The day of the accident police say her blood alcohol level was a 0.26, almost three times the legal limit.

Police say she will be arraigned on charges of drunken driving and trying to flee the scene later this week, and she awaits her next retail fraud preliminary exam later this month.

Suspended Detroit Officer Arrested for Drunk Driving

A suspended Detroit police officer was arrested on a drunken driving charge Sunday after a collision with another motorist.

Detroit Deputy Chief Rodney Johnson said that at 12:50 p.m. Sunday, Detroit police officers responded to a 911 call of a crash on Plymouth Road near Memorial.

The officer, a woman whom police did not identify by age or number of years on the force, was westbound on Plymouth when a collision occurred with an eastbound vehicle.

Johnson said the accident was caused by the officer, who was not injured but was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired.

The driver of the other vehicle was not injured but her passenger complained of stomach pain and was evaluated, Johnson said.

Information on why and when the officer was suspended was not immediately available, Johnson said.

Officer Candice LeForest Charged with DUI

Oakland County prosecutors charged 12-year veteran Troy Police Officer Candice LeForest with driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level greater than .17.A $1,000 bond was set during her arraignment Tuesday. The case has been transferred from Troy to Novi's 52nd District Court to avoid any possible conflict of interest in the officer's jurisdiction.

Troy police pulled LeForest over after observing her strike the median curb twice on eastbound Big Beaver Road about 12:30 a.m. Jan. 18.

LeForest, a 34-year-old Macomb resident, declined a breathalyzer and officers obtained a search warrant authorizing a blood test be conducted. State police forensic analysts determined LeForest had a blood-alcohol content of .27, three times the maximum allowed while driving in Michigan.

A blood-alcohol level above .17 percent qualifies as "super drunk." Under Michigan's Super Drunk law, penalties increase from up to 93 to 180 days of possible jail time and nearly doubles the cost of court fines. Anyone convicted under the Super Drunk law loses their driver's license for 45 days, is under restricted driving limitations for 320 days and required to install an ignition device that forces the driver to take a breathalyzer each time they start their vehicle. 

MLive Detroit could not reach Troy Police Department spokesman Sgt. Andy Breidenich for comment Friday.

Troy police issued a statement regarding LeForest's arrest on Jan. 28. As of Tuesday, LeForest was on paid administrative leave.

Oakland County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Paul Walton said his office can charge based on field sobriety tests but usually waits for blood-test results in cases when a breathalyzer is declined.

He said getting the authority for blood sample in suspected DUI cases is "routine" but rather complex. 

The agency completes paperwork requesting a search warrant, sends it to a judge or magistrate and awaits a signature. The officers then transport the suspect to a hospital where a certified nurse or doctor must extract several blood samples using a special kit that stops blood coagulation. Samples throughout the state are then sent to the state police crime lab for analysis. Results can take weeks.

Officer Candace LaForest Charged with Drunk Driving

A 12-year veteran officer of the Troy Police Department has been charged in a drunken driving case following a nearly three-week investigation.

An internal investigation remains underway and the officer is on administrative leave.

Candace LaForest, 34, pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Troy District Court with operating with a high blood-alcohol content, a misdemeanor that carries up to a 180-day jail stay upon conviction, according to Michigan’s super drunk laws.

The 34-year-old, who has been a sworn officer since 2005, had personal bond set at $1,000.

Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper said Troy’s district judges had been considering whether to recuse themselves from the case, slowing the process. They did so after LaForest’s arraignment, and the case is now being reassigned to another court that hasn’t been named yet. A future court date will be scheduled.

The investigation stems from a traffic stop around midnight Jan. 18 when LaForest was in a pickup truck headed eastbound on Big Beaver, near Rochester Road. Patrol officers said they saw the driver hit a median curb twice.

Police approached the driver, identified her as LaForest — who was off duty — then detected a “very strong odor of alcohol coming from the driver and compartment area,” according to police reports.

She refused to take a Breathalyzer test and was arrested for operating while intoxicated, but a blood sample was taken and submitted to Michigan State Police for analysis, police said.

The results, which returned from the lab about a week later, indicated that the driver had a 0.27 percent blood alcohol content — more than three times the legal limit of 0.08 to drive a car, prompting the charges.

The blood draw in lieu of the Breathalyzer test slowed the process, said Troy Sgt. Andy Breidenich.

“Most drunk driving cases where there is a blood draw take a month or more while we’re waiting for blood results … then you have to review, submit to prosecutors and await the signing of a warrant … then come charges,” he said.

Troy Capt. Robert Redmond added that officers personally handled the criminal investigation — and he is heading the internal investigation — in an “expeditious manner,” to avoid accusations of “stone-walling” the investigation.

“We drove (the case) there (to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office) in person, got blood-alcohol results from the Michigan State Police in five days,” he said. “Also, it takes time to set a date with an attorney, so we let it go through the proper course ... but she will be held accountable for her actions.”

LaForest has been with the Troy Police Department since 2001. She started her career as a civilian employee in various units, then was sworn in as a uniformed officer in 2005. 

Two Sergeants Arrested After Robbery

A Good Samaritan snapped photos of what appeared to be two men impersonating police officers involved in a pistol-whipping and robbery outside a Citgo gas station on Detroit's east side on July 21.

"Several unidentified police officers were working this particular robbery case, recognized one of the suspects in the photographs as being a member of the Detroit Police Department," Chief James Craig said Monday.

Now under arrest are two police sergeants, a 47-year-old officer and 20-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department and his 42-year-old buddy from the police academy, who is a former DPD cop and 17-year veteran of the St. Clair Shores Police Department. The later recently received a distinguished service award.

"In fact, they were police officers, just not working on-duty at the time," Craig said.

One of the alleged victims identified the St. Clair Shores sergeant from a photo lineup.

It is alleged the two sergeants pulled up in a black pickup, got out of the truck with their guns drawn and their badges around their necks, detained two young men in their early twenties, searched them and pistol-whipped one of them, stealing his wallet and cell phone. The other alleged victim told police they also stole his money.

"At this time, there is no evidence to support that both sergeants were involved in any other police impersonation cases that have been reported in recent weeks," Craig said.

"Know that if we have officers engaging in criminal misconduct that we will investigate. We will always be transparent about this business and making sure that our community is aware of how we're conducting our investigations."

The Detroit police sergeant was arrested at work at the 12th Precinct on Saturday. The St. Clair Shores sergeant was picked up at his home.

While a warrant has been submitted to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, no charges have yet been authorized.

Meanwhile, the attorney for the St. Clair Shores sergeant said this case is not at all what it seems and that the alleged victims are far from innocent.

"I think there is going to be a totally different story to this case. These are two highly decorated police officers. They're not rogue cops. They're not cops out on the street trying to take down innocent people," said Todd Flood.

Sources said the teenage daughter of the St. Clair Shores sergeant was recently robbed of her cell phone and that the two officers were tracking down the people responsible. Flood would not confirm or deny that.

"This is a situation where there's more to it than what meets the eye or what's being reported," he said.

Officer Kristopher Landis Arrested for Drinking and Driving

A Farmington Hills police officer has been suspended without pay after investigators say he was drinking and driving.

Officer Kristopher Landis has been with the Farmington Hills police department for 7 years.

On the night of March 10, police in South Lyon say Landis crashed his Buick into an unoccupied parked car on South Parkwood Drive.

The owner of the car said his car was totaled.

According to the police report, Landis told investigators he was driving home when he hit the other car. The report says Landis' "speech was greatly slurred" and there was a "very strong odor of intoxicants on his breath".

Documents show Officer Landis had a blood alcohol content of .17 which is more than twice the legal limit of .08.

A second test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .15. Officer Landis says he plead guilty to drinking and driving. He gave this statement to 7 Action News:

"I was going through an extremely hard time in my life. I made a mistake. I'm grateful
no one was hurt. I've learned from it. I'm using it to better myself as an officer and a person.

I'm extremely grateful for all the support from my immediate family and my brothers
at the police department."

We reached out to Farmington Hills Police Chief Chuck Nebus. He says Officer Landis is a good officer with a good record. As for when Landis could be back on the force, Chief Nebus said he can't legally comment since the internal matter hasn't been resolved yet.

Detroit Officer Charged with Overtime Fraud

Another Detroit police officer has been suspended on accusations that he bilked the city of $15,000 in overtime pay, the Free Press has learned.

Police spokesman John Roach confirmed that a 23-year veteran of the department's 10th precinct is suspended with pay after an internal investigation determined the officer regularly signed in at courthouses on his off days when he had no court business, then put in for overtime pay.

"Of 73 cases he had signed in for in 2009, we found that 55 were fraud and he had no business being there," said Roach, who cited personnel issues in declining to release the officer's name for a story first reported Friday on freep.com.

The department is investigating whether the officer had been signing in fraudulently for court business before last year as well, Roach said. The department began the investigation after a commander within the precinct noticed the officer was going to court too often, given his job assignment.

The officer marks the fourth suspension in recent weeks. Last month, an Eastern District officer was suspended without pay on accusations that he regularly left his police job early to moonlight as a security guard at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit. His reported ruse also is believed to have cost the city about $15,000.

Another Eastern District officer was accused of submitting fraudulent activity logs while on vacation out of the country, meaning she got paid her normal salary for what should have been vacation days. A sergeant with the Eastern District also has been suspended for approving both of his subordinates' fraudulent logs, Roach said.

Next week, the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners is to weigh Chief Warren Evans' recommendation that the two officers and sergeant currently suspended with pay also be stripped of their pay.

Two Probation Officers Being Investigated

Muskegon County’s longtime chief District Court probation officer has been ordered to go on administrative leave, another probation officer has been fired, and an internal investigation of their activities is under way.

On paid leave since Thursday is the court’s Chief Probation Officer Ronald Malone. Fired Wednesday was Probation Officer Brandon Kantola.

Both were escorted from the Michael E. Kobza Hall of Justice by sheriff’s deputies.

Both officers are involved in 60th District Court’s Sobriety Court, which recently won a two-year, $500,000 federal stimulus grant to expand the jail-diversion program.

Malone’s leave is for an indefinite period while an investigation is under way, said Chief District Judge Harold F. Closz III. “It’s an internal investigation at this point,” he said Friday.

Closz declined to say what the investigation concerned or whether it was related to Sobriety Court.

Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague said Friday he is aware of the internal investigation, but that it hadn’t been referred to police. “Law enforcement has been notified, and I expect that we will do an additional investigation once we are provided information from the District Court,” Tague said.

In recent years Malone and Kantola have been involved in Muskegon County’s Sobriety Court, which involves intensive, court-supervised probation and oversight of participating criminal defendants, mostly people charged with driving while intoxicated. Malone, the county staffer who oversees it, has been described as the court’s main organizer and “architect.”

Closz said Malone’s absence and Kantola’s departure won’t cripple Sobriety Court. “Obviously we’re short-staffed at this point in time, but we have other people that have picked up these responsibilities, and we’re marching ahead,” Closz said.

Malone did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Kantola does not have a listed telephone number.

Two Detroit Officer Under Investigation for Fraud

One Detroit police officer is suspended and another is under investigation in alleged time-card fraud that has cost the department more than $15,000, the Free Press has learned.

Police Chief Warren Evans confirmed the internal investigation, which he said could lead to criminal charges against at least two officers. The cases will be forwarded to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office to determine if charges such as fraud or obtaining money under false pretenses are warranted.

The department declined to release the officers’ names, citing personnel issues, but said that both work in the department’s Eastern District. Their supervisor is also under investigation for approving their fraudulent time cards, said police spokesman John Roach.

“I’m trying to find money to hire police officers and get equipment to make our streets safer,” Evans said today. “There’s no way in the world I’m going to tolerate this.”

He said some of the officers’ colleagues alerted the administration to the alleged fraud, prompting the month-long investigation.

In one case, a male officer was moonlighting working security at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, and his shifts overlapped by up to a couple of hours, Evans said. The officer would leave his department patrol early to go to his night hospital job, while still getting paid by the city.

Roach said the department estimates the officer bilked the city out of $15,000 over more than a year.

The other case involved a female officer who submitted fraudulent activity logs while on vacation out of the country, Evans said. The department confirmed she was not in Detroit, as her time logs stated, and was paid her normal salary for what should have been vacation days.

“I’m running a police department, but I’m running a business, too,” Evans said. “This cannot happen.”

The male officer is suspended with pay until the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners meeting today, when Evans said he plans to recommend that he be suspended without pay. Evans said he intends to follow suit with the female officer.

Officers Dana & James DeVries Involved in Domestic Violence

Public Safety Officer Dana Bryce DeVries and her husband and fellow officer, James "Todd" DeVries, are no longer working for the department. The revelation comes nearly two months after allegations that Dana DeVries kicked her husband during a domestic assault.

"They no longer work for the city," Capt. Rick Yonker said of the couple today.

He would not say if the officers resigned or were terminated, and would not disclose any internal findings.

Dana DeVries was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence after allegedly kicking her husband in a Nov. 3 incident. Her employment ended Dec. 16. Her husband's employment ended Nov. 25.

The couple had been married about two years, each bringing a child from previous relationships, records showed. No serious injuries were reported after the alleged fight, but police said the husband had a red mark on his body.

Border Protection Officer Eric Higgins Indicted for Child Porn

A Customs and Border Protection officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges that he received child pornography.

Eric Higgins, 31, an officer at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, is accused of receiving images of child pornography via the Internet between February and June. Receipt of child pornography is punishable by 5 to 20 years in prison. He has been employed with the agency since 2002. His employment status will depend on the outcome of the case, Customs and Border Protection spokesman Ron Smith said.

Father Files Lawsuit After Sons Taser Death

The father of a Bay City teen who died after police used a stun gun to subdue him has filed a federal suit in U.S. District Court Wednesday.

Brett Elder, 15, died in March after an officer fired a Taser at him.

Police said Elder was intoxicated and took an aggressive stance toward officers responding to a report of a fight inside an apartment at 210 S. Catherine St.

According to documents, when police deployed the Taser to Elder’s chest, he collapsed face first on the living room floor.

Once officers handcuffed the teen, he “began to vomit and breath heavily.” Moments later, Elder "then apparently become unresponsive."

In May, Bay County prosecutor Kurt Asbury said officers would not be charged in Elder’s death, citing that "there isn't evidence that officers committed any criminal act that caused or contributed to the death of Brett Elder."

READ: Bay County Prosecutor Issues News Release

An autopsy performed by Dr. Kanu Virani, a forensic pathologist, found a two-part cause of death for Elder: "alcohol-induced excited delirium" and "application of an electromuscular disruption device," or Taser.

The lawsuit seeks an undisclosed amount of damages in excess of $75,000 and names the city of Bay City and police Cpl. James Lyman as defendants.

Trooper Joseph Donovan Charged with Sexual Assault

A woman testified today during a preliminary hearing that a Michigan State Police trooper she had met at a strip club repeatedly sexually assaulted her at a Lansing home where the trooper had stopped supposedly to get money and a credit card.

The trooper is charged with sexually assaulting two women. Today’s hearing in 54A District Court determines whether the case goes to trial.

The woman, who was a waitress at Cheetah’s, in south Lansing, said Trooper Joseph Donovan, 48, a regular at the club, offered to give her a ride to a diner the night of March 17, 2008.

The woman testified he made her feel comfortable, and when they arrived at the house, he asked her to go inside because he had been recently divorced and didn’t want the neighbors to see him with another woman.

Once inside, she said, Donovan eventually approached her and forced her into a bedroom, where the assaults occurred. She testified that she has blacked out some of the memories of the incident.

“I have night terrors about this over and over,” she said. The State Journal does not identify victims of sexual abuse.

She said she screamed so much that she wondered whether neighbors would call police. “All I remember is yelling,” the woman said. “I did not want to do it.”
She said she eventually stopped fighting.

“I knew it wasn’t going to be over until he said it was over. So I gave up,” she testified.
The woman had to leave the witness stand during cross examination, because she was being affected by anti-anxiety medication she had just taken. Testimony is expected to resume this afternoon.

Donovan, of DeWitt, is charged with 10 counts of criminal sexual conduct. Six of the counts are first-degree criminal sexual conduct, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Donovan has been placed on unpaid suspension, officials said. He is free on a $50,000 bond.

The alleged assaults happened in March and April 2008, according to court documents. Donovan met both women at Cheetah’s, authorities said.

Donovan’s attorney, Lawrence Emery, told the Lansing State Journal in October the charges are false. Emery said his client passed polygraph tests, and there is no scientific evidence connecting Donovan to any crimes.

The 21-year veteran of the state police was assigned to the Lansing post.

The Genesee County prosecutor’s office is handling the case, because Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III recused his office.

Former Officer Stevie Perry Shows Up at Jail Drunk

A former Detroit police officer who pleaded no-contest to stealing $27,000 from an auto-theft tip line showed up drunk Friday at the Wayne County Jail, where he is serving weekends, a prosecutor and jail officer told a judge today.

Wayne Circuit Judge David Groner was disturbed, especially after learning that Stevie Perry had also violated jail rules on Nov. 13 when he tried to sneak a cell phone,iPod and Tylenol pills into the jail in a sealed plastic bag in his underwear.

Perry, the department’s 2001 officer of the year, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor theft charge in October in exchange for dismissal of five felonies, if he agreed to make full restitution by his Jan. 27 sentencing date. As part of his deal, Perry was granted permission to begin serving his 32 days in jail on weekends before his sentencing date, and receive two years of probation.

A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such during sentencing.

Wayne County Sheriff’s Lt. Pat Owen, who oversees the jail’s work release and tether program, said Perry was visibly drunk when he was dropped off at the jail Friday. Groner said his blood alcohol level was more than double the legal limit of .08 for a Michigan motorist to be charged with drunken driving.

Owen said Perry was held in the jail’s segregation unit for the weekend and released at 9 pm. Sunday, as his agreement states.

Perry’s lawyer Paul Bernier said his client was very sorry for his actions.

“What he did was unacceptable and he knows that and he accepts that,” Bernier told Groner. “It did happen and he apologizes.”

Groner said he was also concerned that he never learned about the Nov. 13 jail violation, in which Perry was also placed in segregation for the weekend after trying to sneak in the cell phone and other items.

“I’m pretty amazed you would conduct yourself like that given the fact that you were a police officer all these years,” Groner said.

The judge also wondered whether Perry received special treatment due to his police officer status because the Nov. 13 violation never landed Perry in court.

“If the average Joe does something like that, I guarantee you I would have heard about it,” Groner said.

In the end, Groner ordered Perry to submit to Breathalyzer tests before he enters the jail each weekend. If he tests positive for alcohol of commits any other violations, Groner told Owen to hold him past the weekend.

Perry, who resigned as part of his plea deal, was accused of depositing reward checks from the tip line into his personal bank account between June 2007 and November 2008. As an officer, Perry investigated auto thefts.