Ross Jones
Investigative Reporter at WXYZ-TV (Southfield, MI)
@wxyzdetroit Investigative Reporter | [email protected] | (248) 827-9466 | “News is something somebody doesn't want printed; all else is advertising.” -WRH
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4 days ago |
wxyz.com | Ross Jones
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A jury acquitted a rookie Detroit police officer of two felonies after he was seen on video pointing his department-issued Taser towards his 10-year-old nephew. Officer Caleb Williams was charged last year by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, accused of felonious assault and second-degree child abuse. He was found not guilty of both counts last Thursday. “Next step is getting back to work,” Williams said in an interview with 7 News Detroit. “I’ve been off work for a year now.
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1 week ago |
wxyz.com | Ross Jones
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Wayne County’s sheriff is denying the latest sexual harassment claims leveled against him by a former appointee. The allegations mark at least the sixth time he's been accused of harassment during his law enforcement career. In his first public comments since former appointee Regina Parksfiled a federal lawsuit in February, Raphael Washington says the allegations are “absolutely not” true.
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1 week ago |
wxyz.com | Ross Jones
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Wayne County sheriff’s deputy with a laundry list of controversies first revealed by 7 News Detroit last September was fired last week following an on-duty fight. This month, deputy Jamonte Horton and another deputy were involved in a fistfight on one of the jail's floors. Sources say the altercation was triggered following an argument between Horton and an inmate, prompting another deputy to intervene.
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2 weeks ago |
wxyz.com | Ross Jones
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) — A $2.5 million federal grant promising to bring light to Highland Park’s unlit neighborhoods was “permanently placed on hold” shortly after President Donald Trump took office, city officials said. Mayor Glenda McDonald calls the news “a gut punch” to a city that, 14 years ago, saw more than 1,000 streetlights pulled straight from the ground to settle a $4 million debt with DTE.
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1 month ago |
wxyz.com | Ross Jones
MELVINDALE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Alica Cook was sitting in a parked car when Melvindale’s most polarizing police officer spotted her. The mother of two was sitting in a white SUV outside a school, along with her two daughters, waiting to drop off her 11-year-old at cheerleading practice. That’s when Lt. Matthew Furman pulled up. “I’ve never been treated like that — ever,” Cook said in an interview this month, recalling that Saturday in April. “I love law enforcement. I have friends that are officers.
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