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Judge Denies Requests to Stop A2 Indy’s Publication of “Greenhills Head of School Accused of Sexual Abuse.”
by P.D. Lesko
Washtenaw County Trial Court records show that Greenhills Head of School Peter B. Fayroian, through his lawyer Andrew Bossory of Joshi Law, filed the first of two Ex Parte Motions on October 28, 2024 at 4 p.m. to ask a…
Greenhills Head of School Accused of Sexual Abuse
by P.D. Lesko
11/4/24 Note: This article has been updated with information from Ann Arbor Police records and an email from Neda Ryan, Chair of the Greenhills Board of Directors.
The August 20, 2024 Ex Parte Order signed by Judge…
Judge in Scio Supervisor-Elect Jillian Kerry’s Case Calls Her Lawyer’s Allegations of Political Corruption in Washtenaw County, “Insane”
by P.D. Lesko
In Nov. 2023, Scio Twp. Supervisor Will Hathaway walked into the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Dept. and filed a complaint naming Scio Twp. Trustee Jillian Kerry. Hathaway alleged that Kerry had hacked his Outlook.com email…
A2Indy Wins FOIA Suit: Judge Rules Background Check of Alleged Serial Rapist Hired as a Sheriff’s Deputy Must Be Released
by P.D. Lesko
In June 2024, using money donated by readers to the Ann Arbor Independent's FOIA Fund, the newspaper filed suit in the Washtenaw County Trial Court to compel Washtenaw County to release Sheriff's Deputy D'Angelo…
Ypsi Business Owners Continue to Ask for Improved Downtown Safety: Protesters Demand Free Toilets and Fewer Police
by P.D. Lesko
About 100 people attended the October 15, 2024 Ypsilanti City Council meeting. Inside the Council chambers, protesters repeatedly disrupted Council's efforts to discuss Resolution No. 2024-240 "Directing the city manager…
Public Nuisance “Club” Shuttered By Ypsi Twp. Now “Plus One Lounge” in Wayne, Officials Investigating
by P.D. Lesko
Ypsilanti Twp. resident and Plus One Lounge owner, Ardis Lewis, Jr.
In August 2023, Ypsilanti Twp. sued Ardis Lewis, Jr., his business, Men Like Us, and his landlord, Lilly Investments, in a suit that alleged Lewis's…
How Did Supreme Felons, Inc. Spend $527K in Public Funding? A2Indy’s FOIAs Trigger Threat
by P.D. Lesko
Supreme Felons is not a public body and was therefore not subject to the FOIA pursuant to OAG, 1989-1990, No 6563, p 27 (January 26, 1989).--Billy Cole, President, Supreme Felons, Inc., in an email to The Ann Arbor…
Michigan AG Charging 11 pro-Palestinian U-M Protesters
Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel released a statement announcing that her office filed charges against 11 pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan (UMich) in the 15th District Court in Washtenaw County.
Nine…
Jewish Student Targeted, Then Assaulted Near U-M Central Campus
AAPD probing incident as hate crime; victim was asked if he is Jewish and then assaulted when he affirmed; ADL offers $5,000 reward for info leading to convictions.
Police in the US state of Michigan said they were probing an…
Judge Rules Against Washtenaw County’s Motion to Dismiss The A2Indy’s FOIA Suit
by P.D. Lesko
On Sept. 18, 2024 Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Julia B. Owdziej ruled against a Motion for Summary Disposition filed by the law firm of Miller Johnson, retained by Washtenaw County to defend against the A2Indy's…
