NEIL ROCKIND

A lawyer explains why revealing all the facts before a trial can jeopardize a case or taint a jury pool.

This case, in a lot of ways, is a first of its kind. A lot is going to be banking on how the evidence presented on both sides is overall perceived those selected to carry out this duty.

Testimony is back underway this week in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

According to a new court filing, Oxford school officials deny negligence in the moments leading up to the deadly mass shooting last November.

Attorneys for the teen accused of injuring seven and killing four students at Oxford High School plan to pursue an insanity defense, according to a court filing.

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald argued in a court filing Thursday that bond should not be lowered for the parents of the suspected Oxford High School shooter.

Suspected Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley is set to appear in court this week on 24 charges connected to the shooting. Legal experts say Crumbley’s case will be unlike any we’ve seen before.

Ethan Crumbley will have his first day in court on Monday, facing a whopping 24 charges in connection to the Oxford school shooting. Legal experts are saying this will be a case unlike any we’ve seen before.

The investigation into the Oxford High School shooting that left four students dead and seven other people injured is ongoing.

The Michigan Supreme Court is taking a new look at the case of Theodore “Ted” Wafer.

Video shows a man pull out a gun and start firing right before Detroit police officers appear to flee.

Here are tonight's top stories.

A Macomb County father shot and killed his daughter’s boyfriend for assaulting her earlier in the night, according to police.

A lot of the evidence in the trial was provided by key FBI informants. READ: How a post office worker became FBI’s inside man into terrorism plot against Gov. WhitmerAdThe FBI has named one of their key informants as Steven Robeson from Wisconsin. Attorneys for the men will argue the men were just talking about the plot and the FBI’s own informants helped train the men, allegedly pushing the plot forward. AdREAD: 19 details inside Whitmer kidnapping defendant’s guilty plea

DETROIT – Members of the Detroit Fire Department have reached out to Local 4 Defenders with their concerns about the allegations of firefighters drinking while on the job. READ: Whistleblower says Detroit Fire Department drunk driving incident is part of widespread problemOn Sunday night Trenisha Hawkins’ car was struck by a Detroit fire engine. READ: Detroit Fire Department: Drunken firefighter responding to emergency crashes engineAd“It’s horrifying,” said Local 4 legal analyst Neil Rockind. Detroit firefighters are constantly on the run, saving lives and property. Other Detroit firefighters -- their identities confirmed by the Local 4 Defenders -- have claim otherwise.

Nicholas Bahri, 37, of West Bloomfield township, was arraigned Tuesday on 15 charges in the execution-style killings of a 6-year-old boy, the boy’s father and his father’s girlfriend. Prior to the recent killings, Bahri had developed an extensive criminal history and was released from prison just months ago. “I don’t think that anyone looking at the (criminal) history could forecast the crimes (Bahri) has been accused of, and possibly committed here,” said Local 4′s legal analyst Neil Rockind. Rockind says there are peculiar clues about Bahri’s criminal history. “(Bahri’s criminal record) shows someone who is sick, demented and who has really forfeited their right to to interact with the rest of us,” Rockind said.

WARREN, Mich. Warren police are reviewing an alleged hazing incident at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren. Charges could possible against those who participated, even if no physical contact occurred. It depends on how far the threat of use of the broomstick went, Local 4 legal expert Neil Rockind said. If it got to the point that it seemed like a real threat, than one can be charged with assault. The other question police need to answer is what was the extent of the physical contact.

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DETROIT - As Michigan rolls out the second phase of its roadside drug testing program, an attorney is questioning the privacy of the tests. The preliminary oral fluid analysis will be conducted by a DRE on the persons oral fluid, obtained by mouth swab, and will be administered along with the drug recognition 12-step evaluation currently used by DREs. The oral fluid test instrument tests for the presence of the following drugs: amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis (delta 9 THC), cocaine, methamphetamines and opiates. Refusal to submit to a preliminary oral fluid analysis upon lawful demand of a police officer is a civil infraction. Although the pilot program is being organized and managed by the MSP, DREs employed by county, township and municipal police agencies are also involved.

DETROIT - As Michigan rolls out the second phase of its roadside drug testing program, an attorney is questioning the privacy of the tests. The preliminary oral fluid analysis will be conducted by a DRE on the persons oral fluid, obtained by mouth swab, and will be administered along with the drug recognition 12-step evaluation currently used by DREs. The oral fluid test instrument tests for the presence of the following drugs: amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis (delta 9 THC), cocaine, methamphetamines and opiates. Refusal to submit to a preliminary oral fluid analysis upon lawful demand of a police officer is a civil infraction. Although the pilot program is being organized and managed by the MSP, DREs employed by county, township and municipal police agencies are also involved.

TROY, Mich. - The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against the city of Troy alleging that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA). The Council on American-Islamic relations accuses Troy leaders of only approving permits for businesses that would make the city money -- a potential violation of RLUIPA. The result is a federal lawsuit against the city of Troy that could be embarrassing and expensive. The city of Troy released the following statement Thursday afternoon:"The City of Troy has not yet been served with the Department of Justices lawsuit against the City. The City vehemently denies that it engaged in any impropriety or discrimination and it is aggressively defending the lawsuit.

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. - Money is missing from an Oakland County country club. Oakland Hills members want questions answered about how much money was taken and were the police called to investigate? Oakland Hills country club members told Local 4 they were stunned to get a letter from Oakland Hills Caddie Scholarship trust president and board of directors. The letter states a former trust board member took the money. "Despicable, sad behavior, we have questions about this," a country club member said.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. - A Royal Oak man is suing his ex-girlfriend because she didn't take birth control, officials said. The legal logic calls the resulting pregnancy an assault on the man, according to records. The lawsuit claims that if someone must legally disclose a sexually transmitted disease, they should also be obligated to make it clear in advance that they're not on birth control. Officials said it was filed by Luke Strenski, 27, of Royal Oak. Local 4 contacted Strenski through his attorney, but neither side of the case wanted to participate in this story.

Local 4 legal expert Neil Rockind said the likelihood of any of the documents being enforceable is slim. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

FLUSHING, Mich. – The FBI is investigating a young man from the Flint area for supporting ISIS and working as a doctor for the terror group. Mohamed Maleeh Masha, 24, of Flushing, is at the center of a terror investigation as an alleged ISIS sympathizer. The Detroit News found a sealed FBI search warrant posted online showing that agents were tracking Masha from his family’s home in Flushing to Syrai. “It’s a rare instance when you learn of an on-going terror investigation before anyone is ever charged,” Detroit News reporter Robert Snell said. “They may find that his family is financing his ISIS sympathizing.”The small town is reeling as the reach of ISIS into the U.S. reaches the heart of Michigan.