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Daily Mail
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Matthew Stafford's wife Kelly talks podcast co-host's absence after male masseuse's sexual misconduct claims
Kelly Stafford has finally addressed the noticeable absence of her podcast co-host and 'bestie' Hank Winchester, a Detroit TV reporter accused of making 'unwanted sexual advances' towards an unidentified male masseuse. 'I know that TMA has looked a little differently over the last few weeks,' Kelly, the wife of LA Rams quarterback and former Detroit Lions star Matthew Stafford, said on Friday's episode of ' The Morning After. ' The 36-year-old mother of four stopped short of spelling out the allegations against Winchester, who remains on leave at Detroit's WDIV amid an external investigation into his behavior. Matthew has made several appearances on the show in Winchester's absence. 'Summer is a lot for all of us,' she said, as quoted by Us Weekly. 'I've been traveling a bunch. Hank is dealing with some personal stuff. Bear with us there. 'The NFL season is just around the corner,' she continued. 'Soon you will be getting plenty of us, I'm sure. It's all a lot.' Whether or not Stafford was alluding to Winchester's return is unclear. His attorney denied the allegations of misconduct last month, saying Winchester was facing 'false accusations.' No charges have been filed in the case. The circumstances of the allegations remain somewhat unclear. Sources told Fox 2 in Detroit that the consumer investigative reporter has been studying massage therapy. Police and sheriff's deputies raided his $560,000 home in the Detroit suburbs on June 13, seizing electronics from the three-bedroom, three-bath home. A spokesperson for the Oakland County Sheriff's Office confirmed to The Detroit Free Press that officers helped local police execute the search warrant. WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis issued a brief statement Wednesday confirming the investigation. 'We here at Local 4 have been made aware of an external investigation regarding Hank Winchester,' Ellis said. 'As of this time, he has been placed on administrative leave. While the investigation is ongoing - we won't make any further comments.' The Emmy-award winning reporter's attorney Todd Flood, however, dismissed the allegations, telling Daily Mail how the 'investigation will end where it began - nowhere.' 'Hank has spent decades bringing truth to our community and fighting for our citizens. Because he holds a high-profile position in our community, that can at times generate false accusations,' Flood said in a statement Wednesday. Winchester has worked at WDIV since 2001, serving as both a reporter and anchor, his station biography states. He is currently the head of the outlet's Help Me Hank Consumer Unit, which reveals recalls, works to solve consumer complaints, and tracks down thieves in the community. The reporter appears to be heavily involved in his local community, having worked with the Detroit Pistons to build a school library and gymnasium at the city's Thurgood Marshall Elementary School. The Michigan native is a graduate of Central Michigan University and worked at TV stations across the state, as well as in Miami, before joining WDIV's staff. He is also a proud father, often talking about family affairs and raising his young daughter Emma on his podcast The Morning After. His co-host Kelly, a registered nurse, shares four children with her Super Bowl-winning husband, who is also one of Winchester's longtime friends. However, the show's description claims Kelly's 'bestie' is Winchester. 'Her husband is a Super Bowl winning QB, his daughter is obsessed with dinosaurs,' reads the show bio. 'Kelly Stafford and bestie Hank Winchester know a thing or two about pressure, the spotlight, and keeping it all together for their kiddos.
New York Post
18-07-2025
- New York Post
Delta flight to Detroit diverted after unruly passenger tries to open exit door, fights with attendant
A Delta Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Iowa after a passenger tried to open an emergency exit door mid-air — and got into a fight with a flight attendant. Delta Connection flight 3612, operated by SkyWest Airlines, was about a third of the way through its flight from Omaha to Detroit on Thursday evening when the passenger tried to open the door in the exit row as the crew and other passengers tried to stop him, according to WDIV. The passenger was removed from the flight. WDIV Advertisement The pilot radioed to the control tower at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids around 7 p.m. that the passenger was 'in a fight with our flight attendant right now, trying to open the emergency exit,' according to a recording by the website CNN reported. Passengers and crew stopped the passenger from opening the door. He was arrested when the plane safely landed and taxied to its gate at the Cedar Rapids airport. Law enforcement officers aboard the plane. WDIV Advertisement Video shows a man in a white T-shirt and handcuffs being escorted off the plane by police. He was not identified and it is not clear if he has been charged. 'SkyWest has zero tolerance for unruly behavior as safety for our customers and crew is our top priority,' the airline said in a statement.
Miami Herald
10-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Homeowner fatally shoots teen garage intruder, MI cops say. Will he be charged?
A homeowner in Michigan fatally shot a 17-year-old boy accused of breaking into his garage, authorities say. Two days after the July 8 shooting in White Lake, an investigation into whether the homeowner is justified for his actions is ongoing. White Lake Township Chief of Police Daniel Keller said in a news release the homeowner was alerted through his video surveillance system that seven individuals had broken into his detached garage. He exited his home and fired multiple shots at the accused intruders, who all fled the scene, police said. Officers later learned two 17-year-olds — one at a hospital and one near the hospital — had been shot, Lt. Matthew Ivory said in a news briefing streamed by WDIV. First responders provided lifesaving care to the teens, but one died from their injuries, Ivory said. Police said two arrests were made, including a juvenile who was released to their parents. The second arrested individual, an adult, has 'pending issues with other jurisdictions that he will have to take care of' before being released, Ivory said. The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office will review the police department's findings to determine if the homeowner will be charged. 'It's hard to give advice on that,' Ivory said when asked about homeowners protecting their property. 'You do have the right to protect your life and I just hope it doesn't come to that. We want to be a safe community and we ask that people stay safe. Obviously as soon as you realize something is going on, the faster we know, the faster we can get there.' Will homeowner be charged? What experts say Experts believe the homeowner could face charges, including the possibility of second-degree murder. The Self-Defense Act, also called the Stand Your Ground law, allows someone to use lethal force to defend themselves. The Castle Doctrine, meanwhile, allows a person to protect themselves with lethal force inside their home. Making matters complicated in the White Lake incident, defense attorney Jim Makowski told WXYZ, is that the shooting took place in a detached garage away from the home. 'Now, if you've got a detached garage, that's outside the curtilage of your house,' Makowski told the news outlet. 'It's not attached to your house. If it was an attached garage and someone was breaking in with a doorway into the house, again that's part of the dwelling.' Only the homeowner fired shots in the White Lake shooting, police said. It's unclear if any of the accused intruders were armed. Former police officer Bill Kucyk said the homeowner is not justified in the shooting because there is no evidence suggesting he was physically threatened, according to WJBK. Charlie Langton, WJBK's legal analyst, said the law does not allow someone 'to use deadly force to protect their property.' A charge of second-degree murder is likely, according to Langton, because he confronted the suspects outside his home. White Lake is about a 40-mile drive northwest from Detroit.
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Miami Herald
10-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Customer fires gun as McDonald's employee stabs co-worker to death, MI cops say
A McDonald's worker is accused of fatally stabbing a fellow employee after an argument, and an armed customer intervened, Michigan police say. The stabbing happened at about 8 a.m. Thursday, July 10, at a McDonald's in the Detroit-area suburb of Eastpointe, police said in a news release. 'There was a dispute between co-workers and one of them was sent home early,' according to police. However, investigators say 'the employee returned a short time later armed with a knife' and attacked the co-worker she had argued with. The victim of the stabbing was a manager at the McDonald's, WDIV reported. A customer waiting at the drive-thru window saw what was happening, pulled out a gun and fired a shot into the air in an attempt to stop the attack, WJBK reported. The woman tried to flee the scene, but the customer caught and detained her until officers arrived, according to police. The employee who was stabbed died at a hospital, police said. The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office will review the case to determine charges, police said.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Yahoo
Hank Winchester, WDIV reporter, placed on leave amid police investigation
WDIV-TV (Channel 4) placed Hank Winchester on leave amid an investigation involving the consumer investigative reporter. "We here at Local 4 have been made aware of an external investigation regarding Hank Winchester. As of this time, he has been placed on administrative leave. While the investigation is ongoing — we won't make any further comments," wrote WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis in a statement June 18. Stephen Huber, public information officer for the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, said that the sheriff's office provided assistance in executing a search warrant June 13 at Winchester's Beverly Hills home. Huber deferred questions about the investigation to Beverly Hills police. "This is their case," Huber said. Beverly Hills Deputy Police Chief Lee Davis did not immediately respond to a voice message left by the Detroit Free Press. Winchester's attorney, Todd Flood, said Winchester is not taking any interviews, but provided a June 18 statement, saying: "Hank has spent decades bringing truth to our community and fighting for our citizens. Because he holds a high-profile position in our community, that can at times generate false accusations. This investigation will end where it began — nowhere." Winchester began working at WDIV in 2001, according to his biography on the station's website. Contact Clara Hendrickson: chendrickson@ or 313-296-5743. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: WDIV's Hank Winchester placed on leave amid investigation
