Jordyn Pair

Detroit, Michigan

Public Safety Reporter at Ann Arbor News

Public safety for @annarbornews. Former @Tennessean. Hillsdale College. Oxford comma stan. Victim of the theater kid to journalism kid pipeline.

Articles

Case dismissed against man accused of assisting killer after stabbing of transgender woman

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

ANN ARBOR, MI — The case against a man charged in connection with a Ypsilanti homicide has been dismissed. Benjamin Keough was originally charged with being an accessory after the fact to a felony, but the prosecutor dropped the case after he testified as a witness against Ronnie Magbray, initially accused of murder, according to court records. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
Man sent to psychiatric examination for fatal shooting of Saline woman

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

ANN ARBOR, MI -- A man accused of fatally shooting a woman last year will undergo a psychiatric examination to see if he can be held responsible. Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Patrick Conlin, Jr. ordered Jeffery Ray Long on April 8 to go through a psychiatric examination to determine if he is criminally responsible for killing Cindy Gochis, 49. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
Cilantro contaminated with wood prompts recall of soups, meal bowls in Michigan

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

More than a dozen Cambell’s soups, Molly’s Kitchen products and other prepared meals have been recalled due to possible contamination of the cilantro. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a recall Friday, April 11, after it was notified cilantro in the products may have been contaminated with wood. The products were distributed in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
2 found fatally shot in U-Haul in Inkster

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

INKSTER, MI -- Two people were found dead in a U-Haul in Inkster on Saturday afternoon. Police were called around 12:45 p.m., April 12 to the 3000 block of Inkster Road for a report about a possible stolen vehicle in a driveway in the area, the Inkster Police Department said in a release. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
35-year-old walking on Berrien County highway fatally struck by semi-truck

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

LAKE TOWNSHIP, MI -- A man walking on a Berrien County freeway was killed early Saturday morning when he was struck by a semi-truck. A man was driving around 3:45 a.m., April 12, east on I-94 near Browntown Road in Lake Township when an animal appeared in the roadway, said Berrien County Sheriff’s Office in a release. The driver could not avoid a collision, police said. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
Man dies in Battle Creek rollover crash

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

BATTLE CREEK, MI -- A 33-year-old Union City man died Friday evening in a rollover crash near Battle Creek. Michigan State Police were called to a single-vehicle crash around 10:15 p.m., April 11, on eastbound I-94 near exit 97, Capital Ave., police said in a release. A man had been driving east when his Ford pick-up truck crossed from the left-hand lane into the right-hand lane. It then left the roadway and rolled onto its roof, police said.
Victim’s family shouts down convicted murderer’s statement before he is sentenced to life

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

ANN ARBOR, MI — Although the man convicted of killing his son will spend the rest of his life in prison, one father wishes there was more the court could do. “I don’t feel like justice is served because Donrell isn’t here anymore,” Stefan McCoy, father of Donrell Canda, told MLive/The Ann Arbor News. “…Donrell didn’t deserve any of this.” Sekou Conde, 24, was accused of shooting Canda around 10 p.m. June 4, 2023, in the 2500 block of Sandalwood Circle in Ann Arbor.
‘I would have let him kill me.’ Woman asks for forgiveness during manslaughter sentencing

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

ANN ARBOR, MI — A woman set to serve up to 15 years in prison asked the family of the man she killed for forgiveness Friday morning, saying she accidentally killed her best friend. “I’m a lover; I’m a fighter; I’m kind-hearted. I say what’s on my mind, and I’m God-fearing, but one thing I’m not is a cold-blooded killer,” Litara Sheilia Jones, 42, said shortly before she was sentenced. “If I had known that he would die before I picked up that knife, I would have never picked it up.
Ann Arbor apartment fire likely caused by furnace, department says

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

ANN ARBOR, MI — An Ann Arbor apartment fire that destroyed two units and damaged six others last week was likely caused by a furnace, officials said. It is unclear if the furnace failed at Arbor Landings Apartments, 545 Landings Blvd., or if items stored too close to the furnace caught fire, the Ann Arbor Fire Department reported in a social media statement. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
1 dead in Washtenaw County crash

1 week ago | mlive.com | Jordyn Pair

SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, MI -- One person died Friday morning in a single-car crash in Washtenaw County. Police were called to a single-car crash at Leforge and West Clark roads in Superior Township the morning of April 11, confirmed Cmdr. Eugene Rush, spokesperson for the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. It was not immediately clear what time the crash occurred. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.