ELAINE WILLIAMS

The Detroit City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that would take guns away from domestic abusers.

Friends and family of Detroit police Sgt. Elaine Williams protested in front of Wayne County Judge Lawrence Talon’s Livonia home for more than an hour Thursday.

Friends, family and Detroit police gathered on Friday to remember slain Sgt. Elaine Williams after bond was reduced for her accused killer

GARDEN CITY, MI – A Michigan prosecutor plans to appeal a judge’s decision to release a man accused of murdering a Detroit Police sergeant in 2019. Eddie Ray Johnson was being held in jail pending trial for first-degree murder until a judge released him on bond last week. Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy told FOX 2 Detroit that she plans to appeal the release. RELATED: Man accused of murdering police officer released on $10K bond for medical procedureJohnson is accused in the 2019 death of 35-year-old Elaine Williams, a sergeant and 14-year member of the Detroit Police Department and mother of two. Williams and Johnson were in a relationship and lived together at the time of Williams’ death; they also have a child together.

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A Garden City man charged in the shooting death of his domestic partner, a Detroit police officer, was granted bond.

DETROIT – A man who was being held in jail pending trial for the murder of a Detroit Police officer has been released on a $10,000 bond with a tether for a medical procedure, FOX 2 Detroit reports. Williams and Johnson were in a relationship and lived together at the time of Williams’ death. The bond granted by a Wayne County judge allows Johnson to stay out of jail until his trial, which could be in about a year, the report said. Friends and family of Williams’ told FOX 2 they believe Johnson is a flight risk and a danger to the community. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office called the bond amount “ridiculously low” for a first-degree murder case.

ALBANY, Ga. For Elaine Williams, coronavirus couldnt be more personal. Williams' grief is mirrored by many in this small, mostly black rural town in southwest Georgia about three hours from Atlanta. Albany became a virus epicenter in April, ranking along with New York City and New Orleans for most deaths per capita from coronavirus. And the Albany City Commission signed a resolution urging citizens to continue to shelter in place. Vess said he needs to see a downward trend in coronavirus cases before he reopens.

GARDEN CITY, Mich. - A neighbor was called to the stand Wednesday during the preliminary examination for a man charged with killing his girlfriend in Garden City. Elaine Williams, a Detroit police officer, was shot dead at her home in the 200 block of Belton Street on June 3. Prosecutors said Johnson shot Williams four times in the head and once in the shoulder before shooting himself as a cover-up. Fields said he went into the house after the shooting to get Williams' son. In court, Fields said he didn't remember what he told officers the night of the shooting and wouldn't reinforce his written account of events from the night.