Detroit Police

Judge declares a mistrial in the Aiyana Stanley-Jones case

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:22:25 +0000

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway said today the trial of Detroit Police officer Joseph Weekley ended with a hung jury.

Weekly was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of seven year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in 2010.

According to Elisha Anderson of the Detroit Free Press, the jurors sent a note to Hathaway earlier today as they deliberated, saying there was no "significant movement." The jury was "stuck."

Deliberations continue today in Aiyana Stanley-Jones case

The Associated Press — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:34:12 +0000

DETROIT (AP) — A jury has resumed deliberations in the trial of a Detroit police officer blamed for the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl.

The jury met for about five hours Friday before going home for the weekend. Deliberations started again Monday around 9:30 a.m. in Wayne County court.

Joseph Weekley is charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony.

Aiyana Stanley-Jones was shot in the head while she slept on a couch near the front door of a Detroit home. Weekley was leading a pack of officers into the home to search for a murder suspect in 2010.

Weekley claims he accidentally pulled the trigger when Aiyana's grandmother struck his gun. Mertilla Jones denies any interference.

The jury could acquit Weekley or convict him of a lesser crime.

Jury to decide fate of Detroit cop who shot Aiyana Stanley-Jones

The Associated Press — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:53:22 +0000

Jurors will get instructions from a judge and then start deliberations in the trial of a Detroit police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl.

Joseph Weekley told jurors Thursday that he wasn't reckless when he accidentally fired his gun during a raid, killing Aiyana Stanley-Jones three years ago. He says he was struggling with Aiyana's grandmother over the gun.

The jury is returning to court Friday. Weekley is charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony, but the jury also can consider it a misdemeanor crime.

Prosecutor Rob Moran says there was no interference from grandmother Mertilla Jones. But defense attorney Steve Fishman says Jones has no credibility because she's told different stories about what happened.

Aiyana was killed when police raided a house to capture a murder suspect.

Trial begins today for officer who shot seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones

Sarah Cwiek — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:10:00 +0000

The trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a seven-year-old girl began today.

Officer Joseph Weekley shot Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a botched raid for a murder suspect in 2010.

Weekley is charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors say he showed "gross negligence" in shooting the little girl.

The 6 most dangerous neighborhoods in Michigan

Mark Brush — Fri, 31 May 2013 18:02:27 +0000

With all the problems in Flint and Detroit, it's no surprise we see these cities end up on "most dangerous cities" lists.

The lists are generated using violent crime statistics from the FBI's annual "Uniform Crime Reports."

But all cities have neighborhoods prone to crime and many other neighborhoods that are not. They are safe, for the most part.

Location, Inc. says they took data from the FBI and other "exclusive data" developed by the company to rank the safety of specific neighborhoods around the country.

Earlier this month, they released their list, Top 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in America, on their website NeighborhoodScout. There are six Michigan neighborhoods on the list. The top three are in Detroit.

(Click on the street names below to see a map of the neighborhoods.)

Detroit (West Chicago / Livernois Avenue)
Detroit (Mack Avenue / Helen Street)
Detroit (Gratiot Avenue / Rosemary)
Detroit (Wyoming Street / Orangelawn Street)
Saginaw (East Holland Avenue / East Genesee Avenue)
Flint (Chambers Street / Stonegate Drive)