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Pair sentenced to prison in dog-mauling death

By Alan Burdziak
The News-Herald

dogs. Holland was sentenced on DETROIT Two people three charges: involuntary convicted in the 2010 dogmanslaughter, for which the mauling death of 5-year-old 29 months to 15 years was Kyle Holland were sentenced to prison Friday. handed down, second-degree child abuse and Wayne County Circuit Judge Annette Berry accessory after the fact. She was sentenced sentenced Debbralyn Holland, 31, to 29 months to two to four years and two to five years, to 15 years in prison and Earl Dwayne Adkins, respectively, on the latter charges, to be served 37, to two to 15 years in prison for their roles concurrently with the longer sentence. in the death of Hollands son by one of his
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Woman, 25, killed on train tracks

Boyfriend on phone helpless to stop her
By Jim Kasuba
The News-Herald

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WYANDOTTE For the third time in five months a person has been struck by a train in the city, but this time the encounter was deadly. Jennifer R. Nagle, 25, was killed shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday on the railroad tracks, just east of Ninth Street at Maple. Police said it was an apparent suicide. The southbound CN Railroad train was traveling at about 30 mph at the time of impact. Police Chief Daniel Grant said there is little doubt the woman walked to the tracks with the intention of takPLEASE SEE SUICIDE/2-A

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By Alan Burdziak
The News-Herald

Family members of 5-year-old Kyle Holland released balloons in his memory Thursday, the second anniversary of his death, after a service at Michigan Memorial Park in Huron Township. Kyle was killed by one of his mothers boyfriends dogs while he was sleeping July 12, 2010, at a house in Lincoln Park. Debbralyn Holland, his mother, and her now-ex-boyfriend, Earl Dwayne Adkins, were convicted in his death. They were sentenced Friday.

Memorial held for 5-year-old boy

By Alan Burdziak
The News-Herald

Park. Debbralyn Holland found him at about 9:30 a.m. the next day. After HURON TWP. Several of 5-year- nearly a yearlong investigation, she and her now-ex-boyfriend, Earl old Kyle Hollands paternal family Dwayne Adkins, were sentenced members and friends released balFriday in connection with her sons loons after a service in his memory death. Thursday afternoon at Michigan Attendees of the service were Memorial Park. mostly members of Kyles fathers As the Rev. Paul Heady spoke family, including his grandmother, to the group, several cried. Heady Judy Finchum; his grandfather, consoled the family on the second Jerry Finchum; and an aunt, Lisa anniversary of Kyles death, telling Bivens. Several of them also were tales from Scripture about faith and how it can heal the void left by Kyles at every court date in the case. The preliminary examination of the eviabsence. The child was killed in his sleep by dence against the defendants alone one of his mothers boyfriends dogs took several days over three months. Soon after the two were bound July 12, 2010, at a house in Lincoln

over for trial in January, they entered pleas. Kyles father, Justin Holland, died in a motorcycle crash in 2005 when Kyle was a few months old. The family members declined to comment after Thursdays service, citing the probability that they would get emotional. They did say they would make statements Friday at the sentencing for Holland and Adkins. Contact Staff Writer Alan Burdziak at 1-734-246-0882 or aburdziak@heritage.com. Follow him on Facebook and @AlanBurdziak on Twitter.

ECORSE Police have a 37-year-old man in custody in connection with a homicide, but charges had not been filed as of Friday afternoon, Public Safety Director Gerald Champagne said. He said charges likely would come over the weekend. The detective assigned to the case has been working on a warrant request with the Wayne County Prosecutors Office. The victim, a 59-year-old Ecorse man, was shot once in the heart at close range while riding his bicycle at Seventh Street and Salliotte Road at about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Champagne said. He was taken to Wyandotte Henry Ford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Champagne said the shooting did not appear to have been random

and the victim and the shooter likely knew each other. Police have not established a motive, but Champagne said it was not a robbery and did not appear to be gang-related. We dont have a motive at this time, but theres nothing to indicate either one of those two, he said. Champagne declined to release the name of the victim, saying some relatives have been notified but he wasnt sure if his closest kin had been told. A published report said the man was shot after an argument with a neighbor over politics. Champagne could not verify those details. Contact Staff Writer Alan Burdziak at 1-734-246-0882 or aburdziak@heritage.com. Follow him on Facebook and @AlanBurdziak on Twitter.

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