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Morning 4: Parent upset over child missing snack time threatens elementary school in Eastpointe -- and more news

Here are the top stories for the morning of Oct. 24, 2025

David Scott Jr. is accused of making threats at an Eastpointe school because his child didn't get a snack at snack time. (WDIV)

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.


How snack time dispute led to parent threatening to shoot up Macomb County school, police say

A Macomb County father was upset that his child didn’t receive a snack during school snack time, and now he’s facing charges.

David Scott, Jr., 43, is accused of confronting his child’s teacher at Pleasantview Elementary in Eastpointe during dismissal around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.

Macomb County prosecutors said Scott was upset that his child didn’t receive a snack during the school’s snack time.

Read more here.


Mr. Big Shot in big trouble: Chauncey Billups among 31 arrested in mafia-linked poker conspiracy

The man known as “Mr. Big Shot” is now in big trouble.

Chauncey Billups, a Detroit Pistons icon and current head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, was among 31 people arrested in a sweeping federal investigation.

Billups, who was on the sidelines for Portland’s 118-114 season-opening loss to Minnesota on Wednesday (Oct. 22) night, was charged on Thursday morning with participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to the La Cosa Nostra organized crime families.

Read more here.


‘Where’s my heat?’: Legally blind Royal Oak apartment resident says complex is ignoring his complaints

A 71-year-old legally blind tenant says he’s been living without heat for days at an apartment complex in Royal Oak.

“You’re at home with heat at night. I’m sitting over here cold, freezing, where’s my heat?” said Durwood Gray, who lives at The Park on 13 Apartments.

Gray has been using a space heater his family provided to stay warm.

When he approached management about the heating problem, he says he was told there was an issue with the complex’s boiler system.

Read more here.


Detroit police search for man accused of attacking 3 people with blunt object during home invasion

Detroit police are searching for a man who is accused of attacking three people with a blunt object during a home invasion on the city’s east side.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at 2:48 p.m., when police said the man broke into a residence in the 6000 block of Harrell Street and assaulted two 56-year-old men and an 81-year-old woman with a blunt object.

After the attack, police said the man then fled the scene. No items were reported stolen.

Read more here.


Weather: Seasonally cool and dry weekend ahead

It’s a cool start to the day as high pressure builds in, clearing out the cloud cover.

We remain seasonally cool with increasing clouds later in the day. We can’t rule out an isolated shower in our northwestern communities this afternoon, but most of us will not see it.

Otherwise, dry weather returns today through this weekend with highs in the low 50s.



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