It’s jail time again for the Mayor of Detroit. He did not inform the court of his trip to Canada and thereby was in violation of his bond.
The judge sent Kwame Kilpatrick to the clink even though the Mayor came to court and apologized to everyone involved. Judge Giles said that any criminal defendant would receive similar treatment. Lawyers for the mayor filed an appeal immediately.
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The Detroit Mayor has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and is scheduled to go to trial in the near future. He is up on a perjury charge as well as others.
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