Michigan

Miracle Mom: Woman Wakes from Five-Year Coma to Cheer Son at Football Game

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In a heartwarming turn of events, a Michigan mother of three, Jennifer Flewellen, who recently emerged from a five-year coma, became the highlight of her son’s senior night football game. On October 20, Flewellen surprised her community by appearing on the sidelines to support her 18-year-old son, just over a year after regaining consciousness from her prolonged coma. Flewellen’s mother, Peggy Means, shared that the family had been told that due to anoxia and severe …

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Assisted Living Employee Arrested After Elderly Woman Freezes to Death

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A Michigan-based caregiver was apprehended on November 21 following the death of an 82-year-old resident in her care due to hypothermia amid a snowstorm. The caregiver, identified as 58-year-old Colleen Kelly O’Connor, is now facing charges of second-degree vulnerable adult abuse. The charges stem from allegations that O’Connor failed to prevent the resident, Lois Kathryn Cary, from venturing outside in perilous weather conditions. Cary was under the care of O’Connor at Vista Springs Imperial Park …

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Toddler Dies After Accidental Self-Inflicted Gunshot at Gas Station

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A tragic incident unfolded in Lansing, Michigan, when a two-year-old boy accidentally shot himself, leading to his untimely death. The Lansing Police Department confirmed the toddler’s demise, which occurred after he was left alone in a vehicle with a firearm. The unfortunate event took place outside a Sunoco gas station on a Tuesday afternoon. According to initial reports, a 44-year-old man linked to the case fled the scene immediately after the shooting. However, law enforcement …

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Tragic Dog Attack Claims Life of 4-Year-Old Boy

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A tragic incident unfolded in Detroit, Michigan, this week when a 4-year-old boy was fatally attacked by a neighbor’s dog that had managed to enter the fenced backyard where the child was playing. The young boy, Lovell Anderson, was spending time at his grandmother’s house in the 9300 block of Pierson Street when the pit bull, believed to be owned by a neighbor, entered the yard and launched the deadly attack. Lovell, an only child, …

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Nursing Student Murdered by a Doctor, in Tragic Murder-Suicide

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A tragic incident unfolded in Michigan when a nursing student was abducted and subsequently murdered by her former boyfriend, who was a doctor. The assailant, identified as Dr. Justin Wendling, 26, from Holly, Michigan, shot Gina Nicole Bryant, 25, at a gas station in La Salle, Illinois, on October 13. After committing the heinous act, Wendling contacted his parents before ending his own life in Iowa, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office. Bryant, a …

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Infant Dies While Dad is Engrossed in Video Games

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A Michigan man, 21-year-old Alex Marsh, has submitted a no contest plea to charges of second-degree murder related to the death of his infant daughter. Marsh, who hails from Midland, Michigan, is set to serve a minimum of 13 and a half years in prison for the crime that transpired over a year ago. Marsh entered his plea last week in front of Judge Michael Beale of the Midland County Circuit Court. The initial charges …

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Missing 2-Year-Old Found in Woods with Family Dogs

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A two-year-old girl from Faithorn, Michigan, who had strayed from her home, was found unharmed in a nearby forest, kept company by her two pet dogs. State police reported that the toddler was found asleep on one of the dogs, using it as a makeshift pillow, while the other dog remained nearby. The incident took place in the remote, heavily wooded region of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, an area known for its vast landscapes and proximity …

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Woman Finds Live Frog in Box of Organic Spinach

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A Michigan resident recently had an unexpected encounter with a live frog that she found in a box of organic baby spinach she had purchased. Amber Worrick was shocked to discover the amphibian in her Earthbound Farm spinach box, a product she bought from a local Meijer supermarket. Worrick’s daughter was the first to spot the frog, causing quite a commotion. “My daughter was screaming. She was like, ‘Oh my God, it’s a, it’s a …

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Man Arrested for Decapitating Girlfriend’s Pet Duck

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A Michigan man, aged 49, was apprehended over the weekend for purportedly decapitating his girlfriend’s pet duck with his bare hands in an attempt to “send a message” after a dispute. The man then discarded the animal’s severed body into a 5-gallon bucket and forcefully made his girlfriend look at the gruesome sight, an act the local sheriff described as “domestic violence at an epic level.” The man, identified as Michael Lee Humphries, was taken …

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In-home nurse who was on meth at work and killed 3-year-old sentenced

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Judith Maria Sobol, a 42-year-old home healthcare nurse in Michigan, has been sentenced to 30 to 75 years in a state penitentiary for the 2022 killing of 3-year-old Ophelia Mazure. Ophelia’s mother, Shelby Mazure, testified at Sobol’s trial that her daughter had been born with severe medical problems and required constant monitoring and a ventilator. During the three-day trial, the jury found Sobol guilty of one count of second-degree murder and one count of possession …

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