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28-05-2025
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Melissa Borden is facing a second trial in 2025. Here's when and why
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The trial for Devoted Barn owner Melissa Borden has been re-scheduled for a third time. Borden is charged with abandonment/cruelty to 25 or more animals, punishable by up to seven years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000. Borden was originally scheduled for trial Feb. 5 before Judge Suzanne Geddis in Livingston County's 44th Circuit Court, but the date was pushed to April 28, then again to May 23. That trial will now be on Monday, June 2. Borden is also facing an additional charge of cruelty to four or more animals, which was bound over to circuit court on April 22. The trial for that charge is scheduled for July 14. The Devoted Barn is a program of Ortonville-based nonprofit Devoted Friends Animal Society. A variety of farm animals were kept on vacant land in Tyrone Township on Foley Road east of Hartland Road near Majestic View Drive. On Jan. 18, 2024, deputies seized and relocated 64 animals, including sheep, goats, pigs, donkeys and an alpaca. Some of the animals were allegedly living without adequate veterinary care. Four pigs were euthanized. Borden surrendered ownership of the surviving animals to the county and has since been billed more than $102,000 in expenses. Subscribe: Get all your breaking news and unlimited access to our local coverage In April 2024, more animals were seized from a farm on Mack Road in Oceola Township. Two horses, a pony, a sheep and a goat were relocated to other local farms. Borden faced a similar charge in Genesee County in connection to a dog rescue she ran off E. Hill Road in Grand Blanc. According to court records, that case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning the charges can be refiled. — Contact reporter Tess Ware at tware@ This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Borden trial pushed again, additional charge sent to circuit court
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28-02-2025
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'Be courteous': LCSO asks for patience after road rage reported following fatal crash
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Three people were killed in a two-car collision on I-96 on Wednesday; but many drivers on the road that night were just as shocked by the illegal maneuvers and road rage that came after. According to Livingston County Undersheriff Jason Pless, investigation and clean-up from the crash took about four hours, during which a large portion of the freeway was closed. A post shared to the r/Michigan subreddit described impatient drivers riding the shoulder; turning around and driving in the wrong direction; blocking an ambulance; and confronting other drivers. Pless said LCSO received numerous calls about road rage and drivers going the wrong way. Deputies were occupied with the crash, however, and unable to confirm. More: Three killed, two critically injured after vehicle crosses median on I-96 in Howell Twp. 'When you shut the highway down like that, sometimes it takes a minute to get organized, to be able to get people off the highway,' Pless said. 'A lot of people don't have that patience.' In the future, Pless said, police ask that drivers remain calm. "Don't reciprocate, be courteous," he said. "That's really all we ask people to do.' A man from Sterling Heights, 54, and two women from Fowlerville, 69 and 37, were killed in the crash. Two others were left in critical condition. The crash took place when a 2010 BMW 528I traveling west on I-96, driven by the Sterling Heights man, left the roadway and entered the grass median. The vehicle continued into the eastbound lanes of I-96 and crashed into a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer. Police have not identified the victims in the crash. — Contact reporter Tess Ware at tware@ This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Livingston County Sheriff's Office asks for patience from drivers
