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🌱 Macomb County jury reconvicts man in 2013 Clinton Township murders

Be sure to catch Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour on the Macomb Patch calendar

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Hello Macomb! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Macomb County jury reconvicts man in 2013 Clinton Township murders
  • Why Macomb's executive is being sued over the prosecutor's lawyers
  • What Macomb County teens learned inside a Warren soap factory this week

Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Jury convicts man again for murders of mother and daughter (legalnews.com) — A Macomb County jury has again convicted Henry Johnson of first‑degree and felony murder for the 2013 killings of Tina Geiger and her 11‑year‑old daughter Krissy in their Clinton Township apartment. Prosecutor Peter Lucido says new DNA evidence helped secure the retrial verdict, and Johnson now faces mandatory life in prison without parole when he's sentenced in December.
   

2. Perkins Law Group Sues Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel Over Its Right to Represent the Prosecutor's Office (newsbreak.com) — Macomb County residents may see another chapter in the long-running power struggle between County Executive Mark Hackel and Prosecutor Peter Lucido, as Detroit attorney Todd Perkins sues Hackel for refusing to sign his civil representation contract. The case, filed in Macomb County Circuit Court after commissioners overrode Hackel's veto, centers on alleged conflicts of interest and who controls the prosecutor's legal budget.
   

3. Chippewa Valley students explore manufacturing day (candgnews.com) — Macomb County's Manufacturing Day gave Chippewa Valley High School students a hands-on look at modern production work, from touring Merit Manufacturing in Warren to making their own soaps and watching robotics demos. Organized by the Macomb ISD and county planners, the weeklong initiative sends over 2,000 students to local plants to highlight well-paying manufacturing careers close to home.
   

4. Staying perfect: Lutheran North remains unbeaten with win over Richmond (macombdaily.com) — Lutheran North stayed unbeaten with a dominant 42-14 homecoming win over Richmond in Macomb Township, setting up a huge first-place showdown at Almont next Friday. Quarterback Owen VanderVlucht threw four long touchdown passes and ran for another as the Mustangs' offense and defense controlled the second half to pull away.
   

5. Macomb County guardian, businessman indicted in theft case (theoaklandpress.com) — A Macomb County guardian from Clinton Township and a Harper Woods businessman are accused in a federal indictment of stealing about $836,000 from incapacitated wards' estates through embezzlement and fraudulent checks. Prosecutors say the pair used a Fraser-based guardianship agency and a transportation company to divert settlement funds, home-sale proceeds, and other assets, in a case highlighting wider scrutiny of regional probate courts.
   

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Other local events
    Sunday October 4
  • Macomb Township Fire Department Open House →
    Macomb, MI Calendar, 47711 North Ave, Macomb
    11:00 am
    • Monday October 5
  • Richmond at Lutheran North →
    16825 24 Mile Rd, Macomb
    4:30 pm
    • Tuesday October 6
  • Rock N Read
    North Branch - Creative\/Story Room North Branch - Creative/Story Room
    10:00 am
  • Preschool Story Time
    North Branch - Creative\/Story Room North Branch - Creative/Story Room
    11:00 am
  • Planning Commission →
    Macomb, MI Calendar, 54111 Broughton Rd, Macomb
    6:30 pm
    • Wednesday October 7
  • Little Listeners
    North Branch - Creative\/Story Room North Branch - Creative/Story Room
    11:00 am
    • Friday October 16
  • Lord Of The Flies →
    Arsène Performing Arts, 24877 21 Mile Rd, Macomb
    7:30 pm

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Ok Macomb! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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