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Mitchell Irwin

Corruption On Display: The Ann Arbor City Attorney, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor, and the Irwin/Eyer DV Case

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 7, 2021 25

by Patricia Lesko The majority of domestic abusers are poorly-educated, white men. In the case of Mitchell Irwin, the abuser is a 1 Percenter Poster Boy, an educated, rich, 68-year-old white man, a former Michigan State Senator,…

Ann Arbor Government

City Asks $929.84 to Release Body/Dash Cam Video of AAPD 911 Call to Home of Mitchell Irwin and Ann Arbor Council member Jen Eyer Irwin

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 31, 2021 21

by P.D. Lesko The Ann Arbor Independent submitted a March 21, 2021 Freedom of Information Act request to the Ann Arbor Police Department for the body and dash cam footage from the January 13, 2021 911 call at the home of Ann Arbor…

Ann Arbor Government

Ann Arbor Council Member Allegedly Told Employees Complaining About Sexual Harassment to “Be Thankful for the Attention”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 24, 2021 17

{Editor's note: Chris Savage has written for A2Politico.] Updated: On March 24, Council member Jen Eyer (D-Ward 4) announced on Facebook and Twitter that she had resigned from Vanguard Public Affairs and was striking out "on her own."…

Ann Arbor Government

Husband of Ann Arbor City Council Member to Be Sentenced on Domestic Violence Charge

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 22, 2021 32

by P.D. Lesko Public records from Ann Arbor's 15th District Court show that on January 13, 2021 former Michigan State Senator Mitchell Irwin was arraigned before the Honorable Miriam A. Perry on a charge of domestic violence. Irwin is…