Man sentenced in case of threats against judge over custody dispute
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A man who pleaded no contest to making bomb and death threats against a Detroit-area judge has been sentenced to nearly 11 months in jail.
The Macomb Daily reports 56-year-old Keith Rebar learned his punishment Thursday. He earlier entered the plea in connection with threats made last September.
The Washington Township man was accused of threatening to place bombs under Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Katherine Viviano’s car if he didn’t get favorable rulings in a child custody case. A no contest plea isn’t an admission of guilt but treated that way for sentencing purposes.
Rebar, a 13-year Marine veteran, was denied entry into veterans or mental health treatment courts, but will get assessed for Veterans Administration care.
Viviano is the sister of Michigan Supreme Court Justice David Viviano.
Records: Courthouse shooter faced teen sex investigations
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — Records say an inmate who killed two bailiffs during an escape attempt from a southwestern Michigan courthouse was under investigation at the time for allegations that he’d been sexually involved with multiple teenage girls.
Larry Gordon of Coloma Township was arrested in April and accused of holding a 17-year-old girl hostage for two weeks and giving her methamphetamines in exchange for sex.
Authorities say the 44-year-old was handcuffed July 11 when he disarmed and wounded one deputy, then shot the two bailiffs before being fatally shot by other bailiffs.
The Associated Press and other media obtained details of the investigation through the Freedom of Information Act. Police in Coloma Township were investigating alleged relationships with a 15-year-old in the past two years and a 16- or 17-year-old in 2006.
Criminal probe remains open into ex-Michigan prosecutor
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Officials say a criminal investigation remains open into a former Michigan prosecutor who pleaded guilty to misconduct in office in a prostitution investigation.
Stuart Dunnings III last week pleaded guilty to a felony as well as a misdemeanor, soliciting a prostitute, in a deal that dismisses 14 other charges in three counties. The 63-year-old was Ingham County’s prosecutor for nearly 20 years.
The Lansing State Journal reports the attorney general’s office continues to get tips. Dunnings’ plea agreement doesn’t rule out future charges.
The Associated Press sent an email seeking comment Thursday to Dunnings’ attorney Vincent Toussaint.
Authorities pursued Dunnings based on information first gathered during a human-trafficking investigation by the FBI. He was accused of hiring prostitutes in three counties and inducing a woman to become a prostitute.
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