Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had court permission to travel to New York and other locations before he was jailed for an unauthorized trip to Windsor, Ontario, his public relations representatives said Saturday.

The statement did not say if Kilpatrick had been approved to leave the U.S.

Marcus Reese with Impact Strategies of Washington, D.C., sent this statement to Local 4 in response to reports that said Kilpatrick was in Windsor two days before another cross-border visit that landed him in jail for violating his bond.

“The Mayor took a court approved trip to Ithaca, NY for a seminar. He flew to Ithaca and drove back to Detroit by the most direct route; through Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Windsor making stops at other small towns along the way. The Mayor also flew to Tallahassee on a court approved trip, then drove back to Detroit making stops in Atlanta to visit the King Center (also court approved), Chattanooga, and Cincinnati. Another trip occurred to Chicago and was again, court approved. On the way back he stopped in Indiana. Each time the Mayor opted to drive back, sometimes to enjoy the company of family members but other times because he simply enjoys the solitude of driving. Each trip was court approved, within the court approved timeframe, albeit through different jurisdictions and was the most direct route back to Detroit.”

A Windsor businessman told Local 4 and the Windsor Star that he recognized and spoke with Kilpatrick on July 21 at the Fallsview Indoor Water Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Kilpatrick traveled to Windsor on July 23 to meet with Canadian officials about a proposal to lease Detroit's portion of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel to Windsor.

Under terms of his bond at that time, Kilpatrick was allowed to travel outside Michigan on city business by giving 48 hours' notice to 36th District Court Judge Ronald Giles.

But Giles said Kilpatrick's failure to give notice for that trip violated terms of his bond on perjury and obstruction of justice charges, and he ordered the mayor jailed overnight Thursday.

Wayne County Circuit Judge Thomas Jackson released Kilpatrick from jail Friday on a $50,000 cash bond and restricted his travel to Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

Kilpatrick also must wear an electronic tether.