Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Our stats show these articles were must-reads for Macomb Township Patch readers during the month of November.
Here is a recap of the five posts that generated the most interest on Macomb Township Patch in November. Did you catch all five? Macomb Township Elections 2012: Republicans Sweep Local Races, Police Millage Renewed Winning 25,133 votes, Trustee Janet Dunn became the township's first female supervisor. Current Clerk Michael Koehs, Treasurer Karen Goodhue and trustees Dino Bucci, Roger M. Krzeminski and Nancy Nevers all won re-election, with newcomer Clifford Freitas taking the fourth trustee position. The renewal of the police protection millage, which covers Macomb's contract with the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, passed with more than 66 percent of the vote. Devil-Horned Defendant Gets Life for Murder of Macomb Grandmother Macomb County…
Friday, November 9, 2012
The jury found itself deadlocked Friday in the trial of Joby Clark, who is accused of engaging in sexual activity with a minor in Macomb Township in 2009 and 2010.
A deadlocked jury resulted in a mistrial Friday in the trial of the 39-year-old man accused of engaging in sexual activity with a minor while the girl was a student at the Macomb Township karate school he once co-owned. The jury was set to continue its deliberations Friday in the trial of Joby Clark, who faces three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, stemming from accusations that he engaged in oral sex with a minor in 2009 and 2010, according to court records. However, a deadlocked jury lead Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Matthew S. Switalski to declare a mistrial Friday and schedule a new pretrial conference for Nov. 29 at 10 a.m., court records show. During the trial, the prosecution alleged that Clark, while a co-owner …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A jury will continue its deliberations in the trial of Joby Clark, a 39-year-old man accused of engaging in sexual activity with a minor, on Friday in Macomb County Circuit Court.
A jury is expected to continue its deliberations Friday in the case of a 39-year-old man accused of engaging in sexual activity with a minor while the girl was a student at the Macomb Township karate school he co-owned. Joby Clark faces three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, stemming from accusations that he engaged in oral sex with a minor, according to court records. The victim, a former student at Butoku Karate Dojo at 21 Mile and Garfield, was only 14 and 15 years old when the alleged conduct took place – twice in 2009 and once in 2010 inside the school, The Macomb Daily reports. Clark denied the allegations when he took the stand, while his attorney, Patrick McQueeney, told the jury that the story was made up by the …
