- Posted October 18, 2012
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Lawsuit targets Corrections Department over parolees
PONTIAC (AP) -- A lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections says the agency didn't properly supervise two ex-convicts charged in an 80-year-old woman's slaying.
The Detroit Free Press reports the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac also is against unnamed parole officers.
Alan Wood and Tonia Watson are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nancy Dailey, who was found tied up in her Royal Oak home Nov. 20, 2011. Authorities say the parolees befriended Dailey and did yard work for her, then robbed her and slit her throat. They're awaiting trial next year.
Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan said Wednesday in an email to The Associated Press that the agency can't comment on pending litigation.
The lawsuit is on behalf of Nan Drinkard, Dailey's niece.
Published: Thu, Oct 18, 2012
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