At a Glance

 LAD plans outreach clinic in Fraser

Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. (LAD) will conduct a free outreach clinic on civil legal services for income-eligible residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties on Friday, July 18 at the HOPE Center in Fraser.

The clinic hours are 9 a.m. to noon; the center is located at 33222 Groesbeck Highway. 

Attendees are asked to register before 10 a.m., as a LAD attorney will assist only those persons who have done so by that time.

For further information, call LAD's Macomb County office in Mount Clemens at 586.465.1344.

Law allows forced treatment of substance abusers

LANSING (AP) — A new state law allows families and health professionals to seek involuntary treatment for substance abusers.

The law signed last week by Gov. Rick Snyder establishes a procedure under which a family member or health professional can petition a judge for the forced treatment. 

The court can order involuntary treatment for up to 72 hours or until a hearing occurs where there’s convincing evidence of substance abuse or people appear to be a danger to themselves or others.

Snyder says the bill “will help people get the treatment they need.”

State law already allowed mental illness or developmental disabilities as reasons for involuntary treatment.

Police plan to charge gun vendor in shooting

 
ORANGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Police in central Pennsylvania are recommending criminal charges against a gun show vendor who accidentally shot a woman while demonstrating a concealed carry wallet holster.

Bloomsburg police Officer Brad Sharrow says he intends to file a reckless endangerment charge against Geoffrey Hawk, 44, of Warminster. The Columbia County district attorney would have to approve the charge.

Police say Krista Gearhart, 25, was shot in the thigh at the Eagle Arms Gun Show at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. She was treated at a hospital and released.

Sharrow says the vendor displayed “gross negligence” by failing to make sure the gun was unloaded.

The charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

 

Man jailed after fight over pew space

 
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A 52-year-old man accused of punching another man and hitting him with his car in a dispute over pew space in Utah has been ordered to spend 30 days in jail.
 
The Salt Lake Tribune reports Wayne Dodge was sentenced after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor assault charge. He was also ordered to complete an anger management class and pay a fine.

Weber County deputies say the fight happened last June at a Mormon meetinghouse during a crowded service that included a baby blessing and a missionary farewell.

Authorities say Dodge sat in a section that another family had saved in hopes of getting a good view of the baby blessing.

Dodge is accused of punching the man after the service, and striking him with his vehicle in the parking lot.

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