Jameson Cook

Saint Clair Shores

Reporter and Photographer at Macomb Daily

Reporter/photographer, The Macomb Daily, northeast Detroit suburbs.

Articles

Sterling Heights woman to receive nearly $3 million in police-vehicle crash

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

Sterling Heights woman to receive nearly $3 million in police-vehicle crash Settlement reached as case about to go to trial in Macomb County Circuit Court
Macomb board to seek bids for outside legal counsel

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

Board Chair Joe Sabatini said Peter Webster of Dickinson Wright law firm in Southfield “does a wonderful job for us” as the curent outside attorney but it’s time and “good practice” to seek a new “request for proposals” from legal eagles in the region. Originally Published: June 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM EDT
Intoxication charge dismissed for former Warren school officials

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

Pair still faces felony accusation of possessing pot near school
Trial date set for Warren couple, 3rd man in alleged election-fraud scheme

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

A January trial date has been set for a trio of defendants accused of operating a criminal election-fraud scheme in 2022. Macomb County Circuit James Maceroni set a Jan. 27 trial preceded by a Sept. 22 pretrial for the case against Shawn Wilmoth, his wife, Jamie, both of Warren, and Willie Reed of Florida for their alleged criminal enterprise that resulted in eight candidates – including five for governor – being thrown off the 2022 primary ballot.
Lucido criticizes Hackel over state Supreme Court rulings

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido touted his legal victory over County Executive Mark Hackel on Monday when the state Supreme Court backed his ability to hire outside legal counsel for civil matters. The Michigan Supreme Court upheld the state Court of Appeals to allow the county Board of Commissioners to allocate $42,500 to Lucido to hire law firms or individual attorneys for some ongoing legal services instead of using county laywers.
Hallucinogenic mushrooms among items seized from Macomb County stores

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

Six-hundred grams of the hallucinogenic drug known as “shrooms” or “magic mushrooms” along with 10 pounds of marijuana, five guns, two vehicles and over $22,000 in cash were confiscated Monday from two hookah and tobacco stores in Clinton Township and Mount Clemens.
Former deputy’s attorney criticizes Macomb judge’s jail sentence

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

A Macomb County judge rankled one of two defense attorneys representing former police officers, both of whom Monday were ordered to serve 45 days in jail Monday for assaulting people. Attorney Marc Curtis, representing former sheriff’s deputy Derek Reed, called the sentence by circuit Judge Micheal Servitto a “miscarriage,” adding his client was “absolutely shocked” by it. “We should have taken it to trial,” Curtis said.
Macomb County audit to be late again this year

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

Macomb County will continue paying an accounting firm to assist the finance department to complete the annual audit, which will be late again this year. The 13-member county Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to spend $392,000 to extend its existing contract with Plante Moran to provide “temporary accounting services,” including “project management services,” this year to complete the annual audit for 2024, which will be at least one month late.
Former Macomb prosecutor: Defense attorney should have asked more questions

1 week ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

A former assistant Macomb County prosecutor testified Friday that two witnesses should have been questioned more extensively about potential benefits they would receive for their testimony in the trial of a man convicted in the 2009 Eastpointe abduction and Detroit murder of a Chesterfield Township man.
Warren judge to rule on alleged scheme to steal high-end vehicles from GM lot

2 weeks ago | macombdaily.com | Jameson Cook

Warren judge to rule on alleged scheme to steal high-end vehicles from GM lot