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County Sheriff and Dir. of Engagement Lied, Knew About Deputy’s Background Check Rape Investigations

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 10, 2024

NOTE: This reporting was made possible by the Ann Arbor Independent's FOIA Fund. Donate today! by P.D. Lesko In March 2024, the Ann Arbor Independent made a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Washtenaw County for the…

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Sheriff Deputy’s Sex Crimes Trial: Politics, Postponements and Missing Evidence

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 16, 2024

By P.D. Lesko Washtenaw County Sheriff's Deputy D'Angelo McWilliams. If Washtenaw County Sheriff's Deputy and alleged rapist D'Angelo McWilliams were a vegetable, he'd be a potato--a very, very hot potato. McWilliams's hiring and…

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Alleged Rapist Hired as Deputy; Sheriff Denies Release of Background Check as “Not in the Public’s Interest”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 11, 2024

by P.D. Lesko On March 25, 2024, The Ann Arbor Independent submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the County Sheriff's Dept. to obtain a copy of the background check done on Sheriff's Deputy D'Angelo Ladonn McWilliams prior…