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Three people were killed and 11 in-jured in a pileup involving up to 40 carson Interstate 96 in Handy Township,near the Livingston-Ingham county lineon Thursday.

The pileup began when snow blanket-ed the area around 9:50 a.m., causingwhiteout conditions. The snow thenfroze, creating treacherous travelingconditions.

“We have not yet identified the vic-tims,” Lt. Eric Sanborn of the LivingstonCounty Sheriff’s Office said at a 3 p.m.press conference at the county’s EMSbuilding.

“It was very chaotic for them to get toall of the victims to assess the situation,”he added. “The accident is believed to beweather related. Alcohol does not appearto be a factor at this time.”

Sanborn could not confirm what start-ed the chain reaction that led to the pile-up, which occurred west of the Fowler-ville exit and near Wallace Road.

However, he noted, the people whodied were two drivers and a passenger in

3 DEAD IN 40-CAR PILEUPON I-96 NEAR FOWLERVILLE

PHOTOS BY GILLIS BENEDICT/LIVINGSTON DAILY

A multi-vehicle accident on westbound I-96 just east of Wallace Road caused the shutdown of the freeway in both directions.

Multi-vehicle accident appears to be causedby winter weather, poor road conditions

A long backup forms on westbound I-96 due to a multi-vehicle accident west of FowlervilleRoad.

LISA ROOSE-CHURCHLIVINGSTON DAILY “It was very chaotic for them

to get to all of the victims to

assess the situation ... The

accident is believed to be

weather related.”

LT. ERIC SANBORN LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

See CRASH, Page 2A

Michigan’s rural areas deviate fromnational trends when it comes to hous-ing values and income, U.S. Census datareleased Thursday show.

The data is part of the Census Bu-reau’s American Community Survey,which offers five-year nationwide de-mographic estimates for 2011 through2015. The survey is the only source ofsuch data for geographic areas withfewer than 20,000 residents.

Across the country, urban home val-ues are higher than rural home valueswith the median urban home value at

Census: Michigan’s ruralareas top urban areasDemographic differencesnotable in annual report

KRISTI TANNERDETROIT FREE PRESS

See CENSUS, Page 2A

LANSING - The Michigan House ofRepresentatives passed a pair of anti-union bills Wednesday night that make itharder for workers and unions to picketand easier for employers to hire workersto replace striking employees.

One bill would increase fines againstpicketers to $1,000 per person per day ofa picket and $10,000 per day for an or-ganization or union involved in the pick-

et. That bill passed on a mostly party-linevote of 57-50.

The other would repeal a law that re-quires employers to include informationabout an ongoing strike when they ad-vertise to hire employees who will re-place existing, but striking, employees ata company. That bill passed on a vote of59-48 on a mostly party-line vote.

Democrats said the bill was an affrontto peaceful protests and would allow

State House passes bills onpickets, replacement workers KATHLEEN GRAYDETROIT FREE PRESS

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HARTLAND TOWNSHIP BOARDSYNOPSIS

REGULAR BOARD MEETINGNovember 1, 2016

1. The meeting was called to orderby Supervisor Fountain at 7:00p.m.

2. Present: Supervisor Fountain,Clerk Ciofu, Trustee Colaianne,Trustee Germane, TrusteeHarper, Trustee Petrucci Absent:Treasurer Horning

The following actions were taken:3. Approval of the November

1, 2016 Meeting Agenda aspresented.

4. Approval of the November1, 2016 Consent Agenda aspresented.

5. Appointed Jeff Burroughs, GaryCornillaud, James Roth andChristine Taube to the Board ofReview.

6. Appointed Sue Grissim, TomMurphy and Jeff Newsome tothe Planning Commission.

7. Appointed Alberta Falter and EdSeguin to the Zoning Board ofAppeals.

8. Approve the Transfer of 31 SewerREU’s to Walnut Ridge Phase 2.

9. Approve theAMECChangeOrderNo. 9 & Budget Amendment.

10. Approve the Contract withPriess Companies for theSettler’s Park Driveway.

11. Discussed theHOAProposal forthe Purchase of the ParshallvillePond land.

12. Discussed the Water System12-Month Cost Analysis.

13. Approval to adjourn meeting at8:10 p.m.

REGULAR BOARD MEETINGNovember 15, 2016

14. The meeting was called to orderby Supervisor Fountain at 7:00p.m.

15. Present: Supervisor Fountain,Clerk Ciofu, Treasurer Horning,Trustee Colaianne, TrusteeGermane, Trustee Harper,Trustee Petrucci Absent:None

The following actions were taken:16. Approval of the November

15, 2016 Meeting Agenda aspresented.

17. Approval of the November15, 2016 Consent Agenda aspresented.

18. Appointed Joseph Colaianne tothe Planning Commission andJoseph Petrucci to the ZoningBoard of Appeals.

19. Discussed the 2017 ParksImprovement Updates.

20. Discussed the Water RateStudy.

21. Discussed the ParshallvillePond Lot

22. Discussed the Gateway SignConcept Design.

23. Discussed the Compensationfor Boards & Commissions.

24. Approval to adjourn meeting at8:45 p.m.

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LARRY N. CIOFU, CLERKHARTLAND TOWNSHIP

(12-09-2016 DAILY 305640)

two separate vehicles.Those vehicles were nearthe beginning of the pile-up, but are not believed tobe what started the pile-up.

The injured were takenby ambulance to SparrowHospital in Lansing andSaint Joseph Mercy Liv-ingston Hospital in How-ell with non-life threaten-ing injuries.

Some motorists had tobe extricated from thewreckage of their vehi-cles using the Jaws ofLife, while others wereextricated with assis-tance of firefighters.

Other motorists in-volved in the pileup, butnot injured, were taken byLivingston EssentialTransportation Services(LETS) to the FowlervillePolice Department andFowlerville village of-fices to give statementsand be united with theirloved ones.

The pileup occurred asa “very thin band of heavysnow” moved through thearea, which reduced visi-bility to about a quartermile, said Alex Manion, ameteorologist with theNational Weather Ser-vice’s White Lake substa-tion.

A temperature drop to26 degrees with windsgusting up to 21 mph alsocontributed to the hazard-ous conditions, Manionsaid.

The same winterweather led to about 60crashes or road runoffsacross Livingston County,according to 911 CentralDispatch. Of those, onlytwo – not counting thepileup – involved injuries.

Detroit Free Press re-porter Kathleen Gray wasdriving along I-96 be-tween the Williamstonand Okemos exits whenthe roads became hazard-ous. She said it appearedto have started with“whiteout snow condi-tions exacerbated by athin sheet of ice” coveringthe roadway.

“One semi-truck wasjackknifed across most ofthe lanes of I-96, and thatcould have been the causeof the domino effect,” shesaid.

“For me, the most ter-

rifying sounds I’ve everheard was the sound ofsemi-truck tires skiddingon the ice behind me, and Ihad nowhere to go be-cause traffic was at astandstill,” Gray said.“Fortunately, he was ableto stop before plowinginto me.”

The pileup closed bothlanes of I-96 betweenM-59 and M-52. The east-bound lanes were re-

opened around 2:50 p.m.,but as of 6:15 p.m., thewestbound lanes re-mained closed while acci-dent reconstructionistscontinued to investigate.Authorities said west-bound will remain closed“for several hours.”

An estimated 50 to 75emergency personnelwere on scene.

In addition to the sher-iff’s office and Livingston

EMS, agencies participat-ing included: MichiganState Police, Fowlervilleand Howell police, as wellas Livingston County andIngham County sheriff’soffice. Also at the scenewere firefighters fromFowlerville, Howell,Brighton, Green Oak, Put-nam, Meridian Townshipand Leroy fire depart-ments and NIESA EMS,American Red Cross, Liv-

ingston County Emergen-cy Management, LETS,911 Central Dispatch andthe Disaster AssistanceResponse Team.

Contact LivingstonDaily justice reporter LisaRoose-Church at 517-552-2846 orlrchurch@gannett.com.Follow her on Twitter @Li-saRooseChurch.

GILLIS BENEDICT/LIVINGSTON DAILY

Traffic on I-96 west of Fowlerville Road is being diverted at Fowlerville Road due to a huge pile-up further west.

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companies to file com-plaints about pickets with-out showing any actualharm was done to theirbusiness.

State Rep. Leslie Love,D-Detroit, recalled the pro-tests surrounding the civilrights and Voting Rightsacts.

“That landmark legisla-tion didn’t pass because wehad polite protesters. Wedid it on buses and bridgesand lunch counters. Andthose protesters were at-tacked by dogs, waterhosed down,” she said. “I’mdeeply appalled by thesebills because I grew up in aunion household and mymother took me to picketsand it was always a safe en-vironment.”

But Republicans saidthe bills are needed to pro-tect businesses from pro-testers who are restrictingaccess to places of busi-ness.

Rep. Andy Schor, D-Lansing, noted that laws al-ready exist making masspicketing illegal with mis-demeanor penalties of upto 93 days in jail and a $500fine.

The bills — HB 4643 and4630 — move to the Senate.

BillsContinued from Page 1A

$190,900 versus $151,300 inrural communities. Butthat’s not the case in Mich-igan, where rural areashave a median home valueof $136,100 compared with$117,200 in urban areas.

Household income isanother area where Michi-gan does not mirror na-tional trends. The medianhousehold income wasslightly higher at $52,989in rural areas versus$48,068 in urban areas be-

tween 2011 and 2015. Na-tionwide, the median in-come was $52,386 amongrural households com-pared with $54,296 in ur-ban.

“Michigan suffers onthe urban side because ourmajor cities — with thepossible exception ofGrand Rapids and SterlingHeights — have been themajor areas of disinvest-ment,” said Kurt Metzger,demographer and mayorof Pleasant Ridge.

“Our cities are still cen-ters of low housing valueand poverty. We are late tothe trend of city invest-ment, with center-city de-

velopment and in-migra-tion of millennials and pro-fessionals still in the earlystages.”

Nationwide, about 60million people live in ruralareas, a number that hasremained fairly stableover time. Yet, as the U.S.population increases, thepercentage of the popula-

tion living in rural areascontinues to decline. In1910, 54% of the popula-tion lived in rural areascompared with 19% in2010. In Michigan, 25% ofthe population currentlylive in rural areas, accord-ing to the U.S. Census Bu-reau.

The Census detailed

other characteristics ofurban and rural communi-ties, including education,labor-force participationand home ownershiprates. In those areas,Michigan fell in line withnational trends.

Rural residents tend tobe less educated and havelower labor-force partici-pation rates comparedwith those living in urbanareas. In Michigan, 20.7%of rural residents age 25years and older hold abachelor’s degree or high-er compared with 29.2% inurban areas. The labor-force participation of ru-ral Michigan residents

age16 years and older was59.1% compared with 62%in urban areas over thefive-year time period.

Rural areas are gener-ally older and have higherhome-ownership ratescompared with their ur-ban counterparts. InMichigan, 86.9% of hous-ing units in rural areas areowner-occupied com-pared with 65.7% amongurban areas.

In addition to the urbanand rural statistics, resi-dents can go towww.census.gov to lookup the latest social, eco-nomic and housing datafor their community.

CensusContinued from Page 1A

“Michigan suffers on the urban side

because our major cities ... have been

the major areas of disinvestment.”

KURT METZGER MAYOR OF PLEASANT RIDGE

E-cigarette use amongyoung people is a majorhealth concern, accordingto a new report from theU.S. surgeon generalThursday.

Surgeon General Vi-vek Murthy said in the re-port that not enough re-search has been conduct-ed to prove that use of e-cigarettes among youth isharmless.

“E-cigarettes wentfrom being rare in 2010 to

being the most commontobacco product used byour nation’s youth,” Mur-thy said during a newsconference.

The potential safety ofe-cigarettes, devices thatheat a liquid consisting ofnicotine, flavorings andother chemicals to createa vapor, is hotly debated.Unlike traditional ciga-rettes, e-cigarettes do notcontain chemicals gener-ated by the combustion oftobacco that are responsi-ble for harmful tobacco-related diseases.

Surgeon general blasts e-cig use by kids

MARY BOWERMANUSA TODAY NETWORK

HALL PUCKETT

C.J. Chenier will bring zydeco to Brighton tonight when he performswith his Red Hot Louisiana Band.

MARTY RICKARD

Thornetta Davis will perform Saturday evening at the Smokin’ Jazz andBarbecue Blues Festival.

To truly savor Brigh-ton’s Smokin’ Jazzand Barbecue BluesFestival, start with

the schnoz.“I think the first thing you

do is get to downtown Brigh-ton and smell the festival,”festival co-founder KevinMcConeghy said. “See thesmoke rising early in themorning, see the vendors andstart smelling.”

“Everything else kind offalls in line,” addedMcCo-neghy, who is chairman of

the festival committee.The festival takes over

Brighton from 5 p.m. to mid-night today and from noon tomidnight Saturday.

McConeghy, a retiredBrighton Area Schools teach-er, came up with the ideaabout 10 years ago whiletalking with his wife, PamMcConeghy, who is presidentand CEO of the GreaterBrighton Area Chamber ofCommerce. The chamberorganizes the festival, whichdraws a large crowd to towneach year.

GILLIS BENEDICT/DAILY PRESS & ARGUS

Paul Miles, who calls himself “the Blues Man,” performs at the Smokin’ Jazz and Barbecue Blues Festival in downtown Brighton in 2009.

Barbecueand musicon menuin BrightonTwo-day festival begins todayBy Jim TottenDaily Press & Argus

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The mother of a man shot todeath in a road-rage incidentsays the open murder chargelodged against the shooterThursday is “awesome” and“justified.”

Elayne Flemming called 69-

year-old Marion Township resi-dent Martin Edward Zale, whohas been charged with openmurder,a“madman”whoshottodeathher son,DerekFlemming.The 43-year-old Howell man ap-proached Zale’s vehicle Tues-day,moments after Zale had cuthim off.

“I hope (Zale) rots in prison

for the rest of his life,” ElayneFlemming said Thursday eve-ning. “He looks like a madman,likehehadnoremorse. ...Mysondid not deserve to die that way.

“This guy was so coldheart-ed. He had no conscience to dothatwithout a sayingword,” sheadded.

Zale appeared stoic duringhis video arraignment Thurs-day, sometimesglancing towardthe ceiling as the magistrate

read the charges, which includedischargingapistol fromavehi-cle and twocounts ofpossessinga pistol in the commission of themurder and the firing of the pis-tol.

Zale’s attorney, MelissaPearce, declined to comment,noting: “I will try the case incourt, not themedia.”

Livingston County Prosecu-

Mom: Gunman is a ‘madman’

GILLIS BENEDICT/DAILY PRESS & ARGUS

Martin Edward Zale, 69, faces anopen murder charge in the Tuesdayshooting death of Derek Flemming.

Suspect charged with open murderBy Lisa Roose-ChurchDaily Press & Argus

See GUNMAN, Page 2A

Members of the public —and their four-leggedfriends—are invited to Saturday’s ser-vices for Shaman, a K-9 mili-tary veteran being laid to restat the Michigan War Dog Me-morial in Lyon Township.

“The public is verymuch in-vited to attend, and they can

bring their own dogs, too,”cemetery Director Phil Weit-lauf said.

Shaman, who most recentlylived with his handler’s familyin Howell, died July 21 after along battle with a spinal corddisease.

The dog will be buried withmilitary honors during a 30-minute service set to begin atnoon.Theceremonywill be sol-

emn, dignified and, judgingfrom public response, well-at-tended.

“We even heard from a re-tiredpoliceofficerwhoofferedto play the bagpipes — that’ssomething we never had be-fore,” Weitlauf said.

Shaman and his longtimehandler, Army Staff Sgt. Den-nis Asher of Howell, served to-gether in Iraq.

The German shepherd andhis handler were stationed atthe same high-security Iraqiprison where former dictatorSaddam Hussein had beenheld.

Medical issues forced Sha-man’s retirement from activeduty four years ago.Asher sentShamantohis family inHowell.

K-9 Corps vet to receive military burial

See BURIAL, Page 2A

ByWayne PealDaily Press & Argus

BOSTON—A pharmacist whooversaw the sterile clean roomsat a Massachusetts compound-ing pharmacy responsible for adeadlymeningitis outbreakwasarrested Thursday as he wasabout to board a flight forHongKong, federal officials said.

A shipment of steroids to theMichiganPainSpecialists clinicin Genoa Township is central tothe charges against him.

Glenn Adam Chin, a formersupervisory pharmacist at theNew England CompoundingCenter, didn’t properly sterilizeor test equipment and con-cealed the unsafe practices,federal investigators said.

The pharmacy, which cus-tom-mixedmedications in bulk,has been blamed for a 2012 out-break of fungal meningitis thatkilled 64 people. About 750 peo-ple in 20 states developed men-ingitis—an inflammationof thelining of the brain and spinalcord — or other infections.

Michigan, Tennessee and In-diana were hit the hardest.

Chin, 46, was arrested at Lo-gan International Airport. Hewas charged with one count ofmail fraud, but federal prosecu-tors said it is part of a largercriminal investigation of Chinand others. He is the first per-son to be charged in the inquiry.

During a brief federal courthearing Thursday afternoon,Assistant U.S. Attorney GeorgeVarghese said the investigationwas ongoing. “We are looking atMr. Chin for a host of othercriminal conduct,” he said.

FedsarrestNECCworkerPharmacist linked tomeningitis outbreakBy Denise LavoieAssociated Press

See ARREST, Page 4A

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Staff Sgt. Dennis Asher of Howell stands next to his formerK-9 partner, Shaman. The German shepherd died July 21 andwill be laid to rest Saturday at the Michigan War DogMemorial in Lyon Township.

Shamanwill receive anhonor guard and a “howl-ing” tribute from fellowmilitary dogs during Sat-urday’s ceremonies.

Asher will also be pre-sented with an Americanflag in his honor.

A headstone for Sha-manwas secured througha fundraising campaignsupported by the militarycemetery’s directors.

Though the cemeteryassists with burial ex-penses for military andpolice dogs, handlers

must pay for headstones.Memorial directors

are establishing a fund tohelp veterans financeheadstones for their K-9Corps companions.

The War Dog Memori-al ison thegroundsofare-storedpetcemetery in thearea of 11 Mile and Mil-ford roads.

Additional informationabout the Michigan WarDog Memorial, includingdetails about how tomakea donation, is available athttp://www.mwdm.org.

Contact Livingston Dailyreporter Wayne Peal at517-548-7081 or atwpeal@gannett.com.

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ARNIE GOODMAN

Larry McCray takes the stage Saturday night in Brighton.

Kevin McConeghysaid he loves grilling andcooking, and beef brisketis one of his favorites.

After suggesting theidea, he said his wifemade it happen “becauseshe gets it done.”

For nine years, KevinMcConeghy has beenresponsible for lining uprib vendors.

Festivalgoers cansnack on ribs, pulledpork, beef brisket, porktenderloin, sweet treatsand more. Food vendorswill be set up alongMainStreet.

Performers will in-clude C.J. Chenier andhis Red Hot LouisianaBand, the NickMossBand, Thornetta Davisand Nikki Hill.

Admission to the mu-sic stage is $5, but admis-sion is free before 6 p.m.Family members 18 andyounger are admittedfree with an accompany-ing adult.

The music stage isonly open to residents 21and older after 9 p.m.

Today’s lineup in-

cludes The Jim Shane-berger Band, 6-7 p.m.;Kate Moss with theHawktones, 7:30-8:30p.m.; C.J. Chenier and hisRed Hot Louisiana Band,9-10:15 p.m.; and TheNickMoss Band, 10:45p.m. to midnight.

Saturday’s lineupfeatures The GFK Trio,6-7 p.m.; Thornetta Da-vis, 7:30-8:30 p.m.; LarryMcCray, 9-10:15 p.m.; andNikki Hill, 10:45 p.m. tomidnight.

Contact Daily Press & Argusreporter Jim Totten at517-548-7088 or atjtotten@gannett.com.

Brighton

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The Hawktones will perform tonight at Brighton’s Smokin’Jazz and Barbecue Blues Festival.

Continued from Page 1A

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Robert L. Fear Sr.Robert L. Fear Sr., 75,

of Fowlerville died Sept.2. Niblack Funeral Home,Dillingham-LiveranceChapel, 1005 E. GrandRiver Ave., Handy Town-ship, 517-223-8656.

Nina L. PearceNina L. Pearce, 96, of

Sarasota, Florida, diedAug. 27. Niblack FuneralHome, Dillingham-Live-rance Chapel, 1005 E.Grand River Ave., HandyTownship, 517-223-8656.

Norman A. PilsnerNorman A. Pilsner, 97,

of Brighton died Sept. 3.MacDonald’s FuneralHome, 315 N. MichiganAve., Howell, 517-546-2800.

Leonard V. RypkowskiLeonardV.Rypkowski,

92, of Lakeland died Sept.3. Borek Jennings Funer-al Home, Hamburg Cha-pel, 7425 E. M-36, Ham-burg Township, 810-231-0200.

DEATHS

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tor William Vailliencourtsaid in a news conferencefollowing the arraign-ment that Derek Flem-ming was shot and killedby a single gunshot to theface as he stood just out-side the driver’s windowof Zale’s pickup, whichhadstoppedinfrontofDe-rekFlemming’s sport util-ityvehicleonGrandRiverAvenueatChilsonRoad inGenoa Township around3:35 p.m. Tuesday.

“You can’t shoot some-one because you’re nothappy with them,” Vail-liencourt said.

In court, Pearce, a Mil-ford defense attorney,asked for bond, telling themagistrate that her clientwas not a flight risk as hehas lived in LivingstonCounty since 1984 and hiswife, who is a breast can-cer survivor, also liveshere.

Vailliencourt asked forno bond, citing the seri-ousness of the crime.Magistrate Jerry Sher-wood agreed and orderedZale held without bond.

“My job is to protectthiscommunity,” themag-istrate said.

Zale was not asked toenter a plea and did notgive one.

Zale, who returns toLivingston County Dis-trict Court on Tuesday foranexamconference, isac-cused of fatally shootingDerek Flemming in aroad-rage incident thatbegan within the Howellcity limits and endedmin-utes later with DerekFlemming lying dead onGrand River Avenue withhis wife, a passenger inthe vehicle, kneeling hys-terically by his side beg-ging him to stay alive.

In seeking authoriza-tionofthecharges,county

Sheriff’s Detective MarcKing told the magistratethat Zale’s 2012 DodgeRam pickup passed Flem-ming’s 2014 Ford Escapeand“cut in front of”Flem-ming in the left-hand laneofGrandRiverAvenue asboth traveled east.

When the two menreached the Chilson Roadintersection and stoppedat the red light, DerekFlemming got out of hisSUV and walked up toZale’s pickup, King said.Derek Flemming was notarmed with any weapons,and he did not make anyverbal threats, King said,citing witnesses’ state-ments.

Sheriff Bob Bezotteearlier said witnesses in-dicated that Derek Flem-ming asked the elderlydriver something like“what’s your problem?”

Witnesses also said theman in the pickup put his

window down and shotDerek Flemming deadwith a pistol.

Vailliencourt declinedto say if Zale felt threat-ened or why he felt theneed to shoot. He con-firmed, however, thatZale possessed a con-cealed weapons permit.

“This is not a caseabout guns or CPL hold-ers,” the prosecutor said.“I fully support the rightof individuals to keep andpossess firearms, but it’swhen they misuse thoseweapons that it becomes aproblem.”

Authorities said Zale,who pulled over followingthe shooting and waitedfor police, has not made astatement.

Vailliencourt declinedto speculate on the de-fense’sstrategy,butheac-knowledged that in decid-ing the charges “self-de-fense is something weconsidered.”

“The burden is on us toprove beyond a reason-able doubt,” he said. “I’mconfident in our case onthat point, but ultimatelyit’s a question for the ju-ry.”

Vailliencourt said the

investigation is ongoing,and he encouraged any-one who witnessed whathappened that fatal day atthe intersection to call theSheriff’s Department at517-546-2440. He also ex-pressed condolences forthe Flemming family.

Flemming’s widow,Amy Flemming, declinedtocomment,buthermoth-er-in-law said the familywill remember her son asawonderful friend, broth-er and husband.

Elayne Flemming saidher son was a typical“rambunctious”boywhilegrowing up. She said hisgreatest joys in life werehis wife and two children:Julian, 8, and Lillian, whoturned 6 on Thursday.

“Hehad thepatienceofgold; he lived for thosekids,” she said. “He washappy with his wife. Hewas a great friend. ... Healwayshadasmile, andhehad the most beautifulblue eyes.”

Contact Daily Press & Argusreporter Lisa Roose-Church at517-552-2846 or atlrchurch@gannett.com.Follow her on Twitter@LisaRooseChurch.

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Flanked by Sheriff Bob Bezotte, left, Livingston County Prosecutor William Vailliencourt laysout charges against Martin Edward Zale during a news conference in Howell on Thursday.

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Law enforcement and vic-tims say the case of the Inter-state96corridorshooterendedwith his sentencing, but theshooter’smother says the fightcontinues.

The defendant’smother, La-na Timmer Hunt, said her son,Raulie Wayne Casteel, was notin his right mind andwhile sheknew he “was going to have toanswer” for shooting at 23 mo-torists in four counties inOcto-ber 2012, she believes heshould be in a mental facilityand not prison.

“I love my son with all myheart, and I don’t care whatanybody said. He would nothave done this if he was in hisright mind,” Hunt said afterthe hearing Monday in Living-ston County Circuit Court.

Casteelwas sentenced to16-40 years in prison for terror-ism and an additional twoyears for felony firearms. Thesentences run consecutively toone another, but concurrentlyto the two-and-a-half years tofouryearshereceivedfor felo-nious assault and three yearsto five years for carrying aweapon with unlawful intent.

“I think terrorism is sowrong because I don’t think heplanned it,” Hunt said. “I thinkhe was warning people to stayaway from him. I hope (Attor-ney General) Bill Schuette ishappy. It’snotoveryetbecauseI’mhismotherand I’mgoing tomake sure.”

Casteelchosenot tospeak incourt.

Schuette’s office prosecut-ed the case and at a news con-ference after the hearing,Schuette said terrorism wasthe appropriate charge be-cause Casteel’s actions causedfearacrosssoutheasternMich-igan. He called the sentenceimposed by Livingston CountyChief Judge David Reader“tough, responsible.”

Reader said the widespreadeffects Casteel’s shooting had— including residents chang-ing their the daily routines —are “indeed terrorism.” Hesaidwhile no onewasphysical-lyhurt, theywere traumatized.

“What prompted him to shoot may have been delusional, but he certainly knew when hewas shooting at various cars and people what the possible outcome could be.”CHIEF JUDGE DAVID READER, sentencing Raulie Wayne Casteel to prison for the Interstate 96 corridor shootings in Livingston County Circuit Court

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Raulie Wayne Casteel shows no emotion after he is sentenced Monday in Howell for the 2012 Interstate96 corridor shootings, flanked by his attorneys Douglas Mullkoff, left, and Charles Groh. Casteel wassentenced to 16-40 years in prison for terrorism and an additional two years for felony firearms.

Attorney generalmaintains terrorismwas the right chargeBy Lisa Roose-ChurchDaily Press & Argus

MichiganAttorney GeneralBill Schuettespeaks at a newsconference afterthe sentencing ofRaulie WayneCasteel. On theleft is victimJennifer Kupiec,and at right isvictim LoriannArthur. PHOTOS BY

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The John E. LaBelle PublicSafety Complex, Interstate 96at Latson Road interchange anda newSpencer J.HardyAirportterminal helped make 2013 Liv-ingston County’s “year of com-pletion,” the head of the Living-ston County Board of Commis-sioners said Mon-day.

ChairwomanCarol Griffith, inher State of theCounty address,also noted severalpositive local eco-nomic indicators,including spikesin home sales,construction and local job cre-ation.

She wasn’t shy about chal-lenges in thenewyear,however,most notably an outdated jail inneedofaroughly$14millionup-grade.

Throughout her speech,Griffith focused on the county’sbalanced budget and AAA bondrating she said attract familiesand businesses.

“We’re witnessing signifi-cant times of economic stabilityand improvement,” she said atthe Public Safety Complex inHowell Township.

“All in all, people look at Liv-ingston County for stability,”she added.

In her presentation titled

‘Year ofcompletion’in countytoutedJail cited amongchallenges loomingBy Christopher BehnanDaily Press & Argus

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CarolGriffith

The cause of a Sunday firethat destroyed the second storyof Howell family’s home re-mained under investigationMonday.

Chief Andy Pless of theHowell Area Fire Departmentsaid flames were showingthrough the second-story win-dow of the home in the 200block of West WashingtonStreet nearWalnut Street whenfirefighters responded to the2:58 p.m. call.

“It was a bedroom fire,” he

House firein Howellstill underinvestigationBy Lisa Roose-ChurchDaily Press & Argus

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Firefighters arriving at a housefire Sunday in Howell foundflames coming from the secondfloor of the home. ALANWARD/DAILY

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Melissa Gilbert’s love af-fair with her new hometowncontinues Saturday with abook signing indowntown How-ell.

Gilbert, the ac-tress best knownfor her role on thelong-running TVhit “Little Houseon the Prairie,”will sign copies ofher new chil-dren’s book, “Daisy and Jose-phine,” at Carriage House De-signs.

“It’s been crazy fun,” Car-riage House owner Kim Wil-

son said of the buzz surround-ing the event. “We’ve had booksignings and other big eventsbefore, but not with this kindof celebrity appeal.”

A large crowd is expected.“People are coming from

all over,” Wilson said. “We’veheard frompeople fromRoch-ester, people from GrossePointe, people fromOhio.A lotof these people have nevereven been to Howell before.”

Because of that, special ar-rangements are in place.

Those who buy a copy ofthe book in advance throughCarriageHousewill be given apriority ticket for the booksigning, which begins at 2 p.m.

Tickets list a rough timewhen customers can expect to

have their book signed.“Some people might only

have to wait 15 minutes; forothers, it could be an hour orso,” Wilson said. “We didn’twant to have people standingoutside in the cold, and we fig-ured this was the fairest wayto do it.”

The book signing was origi-nally expected to run until 4p.m.but it is likely to lastmuchlonger.

“I told our staff and volun-teers to bring their slippers,”Wilson said.

The event, she said, shouldbenefit all of downtown How-ell.

“People aren’t just coming

Gilbert to star at Saturday book signingByWayne PealDaily Press & Argus

MelissaGilbert

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Success requires twogood plays:WendellJohnson was a psycholo-gist, an actor and a pro-ponent of general seman-tics.

He said, “Always andnever are two words youshould always remembernever to use.”

In bridge, you canrarely use the wordsalways and never. But“two” is relevant to thisdeal.

What is the outcome inthree no-trump afterWest leads his fourth-highest heart?

If you and your part-ner play regularly to-gether, discuss usingminor-suit transfers,

although they come uprarely. Here, North couldshow game-going values,long diamonds and asingleton (or void) in

hearts. These transfersare described on mywebsite.

South starts with sev-en top tricks: two spades,two diamonds and threeclubs. He will work ondiamonds to get (at least)two more winners. Yes,he could lose four heartsand one diamond first —but only if West makestwo good plays.

After East wins thefirst trick with his heartace, he returns the nine,the higher of two remain-ing cards.

This should tell Westthat South started withfour hearts (or five, butthen the contract wouldbe unbeatable).

When trying to estab-lish a suit in which an

opponent will get onetrick, give it to him asquickly as possible. So,West must duck the sec-ond trick.

South will then cashhis diamond ace. Westneeds to realize that Easthas to win a trick foranother heart leadthrough South, and if thatentry card is the dia-mond jack, West mustunblock his queen. If hedoes not, declarer letsWest win the seconddiamond with his queenand the contract makeswith at least one over-trick. (If South has thediamond jack, West’splay is irrelevant.)

WhenWest throwsaway his diamond queen,the contract must fail.

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If today is your birth-day:Keep your goals insight, and dedicate yourenergy to achieving yourdreams. It is not realisticor beneficial to try to doeverything for others.Your time will be muchbetter spent if you focuson what’s most importantto you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Choose anoccupation that interestsyou, and learn as much asyou can about it. Devel-oping a plan for the fu-ture will lead to advance-ment. Concentrate onincreasing your employ-ability.

ARIES (March 21-April19):Nothing will be ableto hold you back today.Your energy level is high,and you are in a happyframe of mind. Shareyour enthusiasm to at-tract followers.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Address a prob-lem that is concerningyou. Listen carefully tothe advice of individualswho have experiencedsimilar difficulties, andyou may find the solutionyou have been lookingfor.

GEMINI (May 21-June20): There are manychanges on the horizon. Achance encounter willlead to a very specialpartnership. You will bepraised and congratulat-ed for your unselfishcontribution to a worthycause.

CANCER (June 21-July22):Now’s the time totake special care of yourpersonal interests. Youshould refuse any loanrequests or other pleasfor financial contribu-tions. Others may not beas trustworthy as youbelieve.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

Romance and enjoymentwill be the order of theday. Your goals are beingrealized through perse-verance and hard work.Travel and socializingwill help develop a re-warding insight.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22): Slow down and takea good look at your com-mitments and challenges.You risk damaging yourhealth if you don’t stop toreassess your situationand to rejuvenate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.22): If you are unhappy,consider the circum-stances that led to yourcurrent situation. Per-haps your expectationsare unrealistic. Thinkthings over to avoid mak-ing the samemistaketwice.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The key to se-curity is the ability tomanage your financeseffectively. Share your

dreams, and you arelikely to come across akindred spirit who hassimilar goals and muchto contribute.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.22-Dec. 21): You will beinspired to take on a newproject. Go ahead andtake the plunge. Yourcreativity and imagina-tion will lead to a verysuccessful outcome.

CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan. 19): You need todeal with matters onyour own. Otherwise, youwill wind up expendingalot of needless energytrying to get others toagree to your way ofthinking.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There is a groupor organization that islooking for someone withyour credentials. Partici-pate, meet new peopleand spend time withthose who share yourinterests.

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KING, DELLA ROSEAge 82 of Roscommon, Michigan,passed away peacefully whilesurrounded by her loving familyon Thursday, February 27, 2014.Born in Howell on May 11, 1931,she was the daughter of Earl andHelen (Howe) Auten. A formerlongtime resident of Howell andresident of Roscommon since1980, Della was a 1949 graduateof Howell High School. She hadbeen employed as a manager forMichigan Bell Telephone Compa-ny having retired after 30 years ofservice. Following retirement,Della and her husband owned andoperated a Dairy Queen inRoscommon for 10 years. Shewas also a member of the Ameri-can Legion Women’s Auxiliary inSt. Helen. Beloved wife of Geraldwhom she married in Brighton onFebruary 26, 1955. Loving motherof Sharyl (Glenn) Wilt of Brighton.Proud and adoring grandmotherof Matthew Wilt of Southgate andStasha Wilt of Howell. Also sur-vived by her sister, MargaretReam of Brighton. Della was pre-ceded in death by her siblings,Florence Kelly, Virgolin Baltrus,Mary Watkins, Sonny Earl Auten,Jr. and Robert Auten. Also pre-ceded by her beloved grandson,Andrew Wilt. Funeral servicesTuesday, March 4, 2014 at 11:00a.m. at MacDonald’s FuneralHome, Howell (517) 546-2800.Interment will follow at Green-wood Cemetery in Fowlerville.Memorial contributions are sug-gested to the American CancerSociety. Please visit the family’sonline guestbook atmacdonaldsfuneralhome.com

MULLEN, KATHERINE A.Age 95, of Brighton, passed awaySaturday, February 28, 2014.Memorial services will be an-nounced at later date. Arrange-ments by MacDonald’s FuneralHome, Howell (517-546-2800).

POPE, BARBARA J.Her Legacy… Barbara Jane Pope,age 85, of Howell, MI, died Febru-ary 26, 2014 at her home. Shewas born on August 13, 1928, toHarold and Helen (Kelleher) Golla,in Detroit, MI. She was a lovingmother, who enjoyed country mu-sic, traveling, attending plays andespecially time spent volunteeringat The Community Theater ofHowell.Her Family… Barbara is survivedby her children, Pamela (David)Swanson of Madison Heights, MI,Judith (William) Dow of WhiteLake, MI, and Amy Muir ofJonesville, MI; 10 grandchildren;and 11 great-grandchildren.Barbara is preceded in death byher daughter, Linda Osterman ofHowell, MI.Her Farewell… A private NaturalFarewell has taken place. Memo-rial contributions are suggested tothe American Cancer Society, TheCommunity Theater of Howell, MI,or the Livingston County HumaneSociety. Please leave a messageof comfort for the family by call-ing, 1-877-231-7900 or sign herguestbook at

www.borekjennings.com.

HALL, JESSE F.Age 72, of Hartland, Michigan for-merly of Memphis, Tennesseepassed away on March 2, 2014with his loving family by his side.He was born November 26, 1941the son of Roy and Doris (Sweat)Hall. He retired in 2001 fromOvernite Trucking. Jesse enjoyedreading, movies and spendingtime with his family, especially hisgrandchildren. He was the be-loved father of Denise (Marty) andKevin (Rebecca), the proud grand-father of Trent, Abigail, Andy,Blake, and Brandon. Memorialcontributions in Jesse’s namemay be made to the St. JudeChildren’s Hospital.

Reader empathized re-garding Casteel’s mentalillness, sharing a personalstory about staring intohis mother’s experienceand staring into “cataton-iceyes, institutionaleyes”asateen.However,henot-ed, that although Casteelhas a mental diagnosisand believed the govern-ment was somehow out toget him, there is nothingin the reports he’s re-ceived “to indicate that hewas delusional in his useof deadly force or the pos-sibleoutcomeofwhat thatcould be.”

“He knew and admit-ted on the witness standthat he was using a lethalweapon and if he wantedto shoot someone ... whatthe possible outcomecould be,” the judge not-ed. “What prompted himto shoot may have beendelusional, but he certain-ly knew when he wasshooting at various carsandpeoplewhat thepossi-ble outcome could be.”

Victim Stacy Bankswas less sympatheticabout Casteel’s mental ill-ness claims, telling himthat she found his claimshe was paranoid, drivenby demons and meant noharm to be “ridiculous.”She asked for the maxi-mum sentence, which islife in prison.

“Youaimedagunathu-man beings and youpulled the trigger,” shesaid. “You meant harmand you meant to terror-ize people. ... Mr. Casteel,whatyouare is a criminal,and you need to be sepa-rated from society.”

Prosecutors argued attrial that Casteel camewithin “milliseconds” ofshooting and killingBrighton Firehouse Subs

owner Jennifer Kupiec,who testified that she wasdriving a Cadillac about80 mph to 85 mph on I-96on Oct. 18, 2012, when shenoticed a slower-movingMalibu in front of her. Shesaid as she passed the ve-hicle, she heard a soundthat left a ringing in herears. She stopped at a gasstation near the TangerOutlet Center at Kensing-ton Valley exit in HowellTownship and she noticeda bullet hole in the back-seat door handle on thedriver’s side.

At a news conferenceafter the sentencing, Ku-piec said the onlyway she

could describe what shefelt when she realizedsomeone had shot at herwas “sheer hysteria.” Shesaid she was grateful shewas speeding that day be-cause had she been goingslower, she believes Cas-teel’s bullet would havestruck her in the rib cageand killed her.

Assistant AttorneyGeneral Gregory Town-send, who co-prosecutedthe case, said “selectivetargets, selective timeand selective territory”were indicative that Cas-teel planned it andthought about it. He saidCasteel brought a gun,

which he placed in hisarm’s reach, and he hadextra ammunition in hisvehicle during his three-day shooting spree.

“He had to reload andcontinued shooting onM-52,” Townsend said.“The fact that he knewpeople were driving thecars and he knew what abullet could do to them, heknew he could kill peopleand he continued to do theshooting anyway.”

It was the prosecu-tion’sposition thatCasteelreceive thehighendof thestate’sminimumsentenceguidelines, between 11.25years and 18.75 years in

prison, while the defensesaid theguidelinesexceed“that which is necessary... and theydon’t apply in arational way to somebodywho ismentally ill andhasnow found his way totreatment.”

Defense attorneyDouglas Mullkoff spentabout 20 minutes outlin-ing Casteel’s mentalhealth, which was de-tailed in a psychologicalreport that indicated Cas-teel was having mentalhealth issues since 2009,perhaps earlier. The re-port said Casteel was di-agnosed and is beingtreated with delusionaldisorder.

Mullkoff also pointedto Casteel’s OaklandCounty cases, where hewas recently sentenced toa maximum of 12 years inprison for multiplecharges including assaultwith intent to commitgreat bodily harm lessthan murder and felonyfirearms.Hesaid theOak-land judge and prosecu-tor’s office “were not be-ing soft on crime.”

“They were showing arecognition of the terrorthe victims endured, butalso a compassion for thevictim of mental illness,Mr. Casteel,” the defenseattorney said. “We shouldapplaud the OaklandCounty solution to thisproblembecause in a civi-lized society, I believe, wetreat the sick and infirmwith compassion, not ha-tred. The courts dole out

justice, but it has to betempered with mercy tobe just.”

Mullkoff asked if Cas-teel was “actually a ter-rorist.” He questionedwhether the Legislatureintended the terrorismstatute to fit someonewhoismentally ill likeCasteel.He called it a bad inter-pretation of the law,which was meant for theTimothy McVeighs orBoston Marathon bom-ber-like people in theworld.

Casteel testified dur-ing the trial that he wasnot trying to harmpeople,but was shooting at carsbecause he was told to bya coded message he re-ceived in a Detroit Tigersgame and because thelong lines of traffic trig-gered the “demons” in hismind. His paranoia in-cluded believing peoplewere targeting his familyand that military aircraftwere flying over his homewhen he lived in Ken-tucky.

“He’s certainly a trou-bled individual,”Mullkoffsaid. “I think the publicviews him as sad. ... Mostpeople feel sorry for him.He told the court hewasn’t shooting at people.... He wanted the delu-sions to stop.”

Contact Daily Press & Argusreporter Lisa Roose-Church at517-552-2846 or atlrchurch@gannett.com.Follow her on Twitter@LisaRooseChurch.

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SCHUETTE GRATEFULMichigan’s attorney general publiclythanked the hundreds of law enforce-ment officers who became the task forceinvestigating the Interstate 96 corridorshooter in October 2012.In a news conference Monday after thesentencing hearing for the shooter, At-torney General Bill Schuette said the statewould not tolerate people who shoot atmotorists.He said the shooter, Wixom residentRaulie Wayne Casteel, terrorizedMichi-gan citizens in four counties, Livingston,Shiawasee, Ingham and Oakland, inOctober 2012 when he fired at 23 motor-ists. Most of the shootings occurred onWixom Road in Oakland County andM-52 in Ingham County. One shootingoccurred on I-96 in Livingston County.“It’s a miracle that no child was killed,”Schuette said, referencing the motoristswho had their children in the vehicles.“Some people were afraid to travel onthe highways and the roads of Michigan.They took different routes because theywere afraid of their morning commute. ...“This is why, because of acts of intimida-tion and coercion that caused fear acrosssoutheastern Michigan for a period oftime, we charged Raulie Casteel withterrorism and as a result Judge (David)Reader issued a (sentence) of 18-40 yearsand we’re very pleased with that tough,responsible (sentence).”Casteel was sentenced in LivingstonCounty Circuit Court to 16-40 years in

prison for terrorism and an additionaltwo years for felony firearms, which runconsecutive to one another for a mini-mum total of 18 years.Casteel was initially charged in Livingstonin a seven-count complaint with feloniousassault and felony firearms, among othercharges.County Prosecutor William Vailliencourtsaid it was important for Livingston tocharge the case and “get Mr. Casteel offthe streets.” It quickly became apparent,however, that Schuette’s office was thebest option for prosecution due to themultiple jurisdictions, he noted.“They had the unique ability to be able toput all the resources together and mar-shal a strong prosecution,” he said.Michigan State Police Detective 1st Lt.Sean Furlong, a member of the task force,said during the investigation detectivesre-interviewed the victims and it was thenthe Livingston County victim, JenniferKupiec, recalled the shooter’s vehicle hadaMichigan State University fundraisingplate— a detail that was new to police.The vehicle was identified as a Malibu.Furlong said from there officers wereable to get a list of registeredMalibuswith a MSU fundraising plate from theDepartment of State and it came back toonly one person inWixom— Casteel.Assistant Attorney General GregoryTownsend estimated that law enforce-ment spent a total of $750,000 to $1million on resources in the investigation.

explained. “The guysknocked it down prettyquick. It got into theeaves and attic a littlebit.”

Pless said the fire wasknocked down within 10minutes, but firefighters

remained on scene forabout 90 minutes watch-ing for potential hot spotsand for extensive over-haul.

Pless said the secondstory “is pretty much de-stroyed” and the firstfloor sustained limitedwater and smoke dam-age. Firefighters wereable to save the family’spersonal belongings on

the first floor, the chiefnoted.

Pless said two teenageboys, who were in the up-stairs of the home, dis-covered the fire andwereable to notify other peo-ple in the home. Every-one, including a couple ofdogs, safely evacuatedthe home, he noted.

No injuries were re-ported.

Pless estimated dam-age to the 1,700-square-foot home at $50,000.

The American RedCross is assisting thefamily.

Contact Daily Press & Argusreporter Lisa Roose-Churchat 517-552-2846 or atlrchurch@gannett.com.Follow her on Twitter@LisaRooseChurch.

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