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Steve King Accused of Felonious Assault!; Livonia council candidate faces felonious assault charge
Topic Started: Sep 20 2011, 06:44 PM (5,464 Views)
Mrs.M
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Sep 20 2011, 10:21 PM
Mrs.M
Sep 20 2011, 10:00 PM
If I may, King was not arrested, a warrant was issued, he turned himself in, he was charged with felonious assault.
I just want to point out that it was the Observer who said he was "arrested". I was just quoting the article.

Nope, I think I'll be joining RU at the eye clinic...didn't see anything.

You've got to watch that quoting stuff. oops
I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be WRONG.
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Sep 20 2011, 10:21 PM
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Sep 20 2011, 10:00 PM
If I may, King was not arrested, a warrant was issued, he turned himself in, he was charged with felonious assault.
I just want to point out that it was the Observer who said he was "arrested". I was just quoting the article.

I am not surprised that there are no witnesses on record. If one does not know that there will be a police report (the police did not come to the scene according to OE), they would not have the opportunity to report what they saw. Maybe a witness will come forward after seeing the article. I would still think there would be some parking lot video.

I do agree that it seems to be quite a coincidence that the repo man just "happened" upon a vehicle that was part of his caseload. Even if the vehicle had a clear title, it is ILLEGAL to try and run the man over. King is responsible for his own behavior, and he should have known better.
Yes, it is illegal to try to run someone over. When the case is resolved we will know IF he did try to do this. For now it is just one man's version of an incident. Don't convict just yet, even though it suits your agenda.
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Sep 20 2011, 10:28 PM
RU Kidding Me?
Sep 20 2011, 10:13 PM
It hasn't been proven that he assaulted anyone with a car. I can go to the PD and say you did the exact same thing to me. Does that mean you did it? It's called due process. I hope you don't serve on any jurys, as you would probably convict after the opening argument. As far as driving the car off the tow, I think I might do the same thing if they were going to take a car that I have paid off.
You are right, he is only being accused. I still believe that he needs anger management counseling. The correct way to have handled the situation would have been to contact the credit union and the police.
I somehow doubt Mr. King will be seeking your opinion on mental stability. ;)
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Sep 20 2011, 10:31 PM
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Sep 20 2011, 10:21 PM
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Sep 20 2011, 10:00 PM
If I may, King was not arrested, a warrant was issued, he turned himself in, he was charged with felonious assault.
I just want to point out that it was the Observer who said he was "arrested". I was just quoting the article.

Nope, I think I'll be joining RU at the eye clinic...didn't see anything.

You've got to watch that quoting stuff. oops
I am the first to admit when I have made a mistake. Looks like I made one here. King was charged.

I'm sorry, although I am sure Reformer will never forgive me :)
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If this guy thought Steve had "assaulted" him with a car, why didn't he call the police. Why wait until the potential witnesses had left?

“Child Abuse” means different things to different people....
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Sep 20 2011, 10:38 PM
Mrs.M
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Sep 20 2011, 10:21 PM
Mrs.M
Sep 20 2011, 10:00 PM
If I may, King was not arrested, a warrant was issued, he turned himself in, he was charged with felonious assault.
I just want to point out that it was the Observer who said he was "arrested". I was just quoting the article.

Nope, I think I'll be joining RU at the eye clinic...didn't see anything.

You've got to watch that quoting stuff. oops
I am the first to admit when I have made a mistake. Looks like I made one here. King was charged.

I'm sorry, although I am sure Reformer will never forgive me :)
Apology accepted.
“Child Abuse” means different things to different people....
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Yet another example of the Smearmeisters in action:

“Child Abuse” means different things to different people....
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I hate to get into a semantics argument but i believe even if someone turns themselves in on a warrant they are considered arrested.
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I would have to agree with you, Injuneer. I am sure that there would have been a mug shot and fingerprints. I would guess that the only difference would be that there probably were no handcuffs involved.
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Mrs.M
Sep 20 2011, 10:00 PM
If I may, King was not arrested, a warrant was issued, he turned himself in, he was charged with felonious assault.
I just want to point out that it was the Observer who said he was "arrested". I was just quoting the article.

Nope, I think I'll be joining RU at the eye clinic...didn't see anything.

You've got to watch that quoting stuff. oops
I am the first to admit when I have made a mistake. Looks like I made one here. King was charged.

I'm sorry, although I am sure Reformer will never forgive me :)
Apology accepted.
Well thank you, Reformer! Now, if you would just stop calling me "Maggie" :)
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Sep 21 2011, 06:41 AM
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Sep 20 2011, 10:40 PM
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Mrs.M
Sep 20 2011, 10:31 PM
Queen of Hearts
Sep 20 2011, 10:21 PM
Mrs.M
Sep 20 2011, 10:00 PM
If I may, King was not arrested, a warrant was issued, he turned himself in, he was charged with felonious assault.
I just want to point out that it was the Observer who said he was "arrested". I was just quoting the article.

Nope, I think I'll be joining RU at the eye clinic...didn't see anything.

You've got to watch that quoting stuff. oops
I am the first to admit when I have made a mistake. Looks like I made one here. King was charged.

I'm sorry, although I am sure Reformer will never forgive me :)
Apology accepted.
Well thank you, Reformer! Now, if you would just stop calling me "Maggie" :)
whatever your moniker, Queenie, I'm just waiting for a tidbit from you about another "non-Kirksey" candidate, Tom Robinson

or do you just highlight school board people?
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The Kirkseyites have come out of the woodwork and are all over the Observer boards accusing anyone who supports Steve of being a crank.

I wonder when the phone calls will start?
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Sep 21 2011, 12:00 PM
The Kirkseyites have come out of the woodwork and are all over the Observer boards accusing anyone who supports Steve of being a crank.

I wonder when the phone calls will start?
Here’s a link to today’s Observer comments –be sure to watch the Youtube video that someone posted. It’s funny to now watch Mayor Kirksey criticizing a political mailer against the Northville annexation that says “taxes (will) increase if the vote passes”. LOL, haven’t they gone up at least 3 times on Jack’s watch anyway?

http://www.hometownlife.com/comments/article/20110920/NEWS10/110920013/Livonia-council-candidate-faces-felonious-assault-charge
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LOVE the fact that QOH only posts when there is something NASTY to post about Steve.....LOL! That group is SO afraid that Steve will get on CC and start asking all the right questions just like he did on the BOE! Wouldn't want 'stuff' to come out about CC's waste of our tax dollars or anything, right?

Also LOVE the way QOH 'runs' here to start her schmear campaign, all the while discounting the legitimacy of this site. If this site isn't legitimate, then why come here at all? Must be afraid he will win a seat!!!

And, who are YOU to judge who needs anger management??? From the way 'your group' acts every year at election time, I'd say YOU people are the one's that need anger management courses! Look in the mirror, Queenie!
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Sep 21 2011, 12:00 PM
The Kirkseyites have come out of the woodwork and are all over the Observer boards accusing anyone who supports Steve of being a crank.

I wonder when the phone calls will start?
Oh yea, you mean the Kirksey Kooks?!?!?!
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Sep 20 2011, 08:39 PM
"As he was walking through the parking lot at about 5:30 p.m., he saw a black 2004 Volkswagen Touareg that he happened to have a repossession order for nonpayment to a credit union."

So the repo guy just happened to stumble across a car that he just HAPPENED to have a reposession order for?

"No other witnesses were listed to corroborate the victim’s story, nor King’s version, in the police report."

How convenient.

Remember folks, this is the same police department that raided a print shop with no cause because it interfered with Jack's annexation plans.
I do not buy this story either. The "victim" just happened to stumble across a car for repossession at 5:30 p.m. He did not have the proper papers in hand, he does not give his name and there were no witnesses claiming Steve tried to hit him with his car. If this were all true, why didn't he call the police and wait for the police to arrive at the so called crime scene. I find it very hard to believe that there were no witnesses at 5:30 p.m.

This is called DIRTY politics!
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Sep 20 2011, 06:44 PM
Livonia City Council candidate Steve King, 56, has been charged with felonious assault after being accused of trying to run over a man attempting to repossess his vehicle in a parking lot on Farmington Road.

King was arraigned Monday, Sept. 12, in 16th District Court on a charge of felonious assault with an automobile. He pleaded not guilty before Magistrate James Jolly after he turned himself into Livonia police.

King is accused of driving his 2004 Volkswagen Touareg at a man who was repossessing King’s vehicle. King’s preliminary examination is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday before Judge Kathleen McCann.

On Tuesday, King called the felonious assault charge “completely false.”
“All of it is completely fabricated,” King said. “None of it transpired. None of it.”

The victim, who works for an automotive repossessions company in Detroit, went to the police station on Aug. 24 to report that he was at the Secretary of State office, 17176 Farmington Road, doing some title work.

The victim gave the following account to police:

As he was walking through the parking lot at about 5:30 p.m., he saw a black 2004 Volkswagen Touareg that he happened to have a repossession order for nonpayment to a credit union.

The man said he backed his wrecker to the Touareg and lifted the rear end of the vehicle three feet off the ground.

The man was about to place the lift hooks onto the rear axle when the Touareg owner, identified in the report as Steve King, came out of the Secretary of State office yelling, “Drop my truck you piece of (bleep)! If I had my gun, I’d shoot you!”
The man said he told King the truck was being repossessed and that King would have to talk to the credit union on Thursday. The man then said King kept calling him names and jumped into the driver’s seat of the Touareg.

King reportedly started the vehicle and drove off the lift, slamming the rear end to the ground from three feet up in the air.

The man said King drove further down the parking lot, turned the vehicle around, and then accelerated straight towards him. He jumped up onto his wrecker and King slammed on his brakes, coming to a screeching halt with his front bumper only five inches away from the man’s legs which were hanging out of the wrecker, the man said.

The man said if he had not jumped out of the way, King would have struck him.
The man said the wheel arm on his lift was damaged as a result of King driving it off the lift three feet in the air.

King said he had a clear title to the vehicle and a release of the lien of the vehicle. King said the man did not have the proper paperwork to take his vehicle.
King admitted that he drove his Touareg off the lift, but said he did not drive his vehicle at the man.

When asked why he didn’t call police, King said he didn’t have his phone with him because he had only made a short trip to the Secretary of State office.

King also denied that he made the comments alleged by the victim. “I don’t even own a weapon,” King said. “He called me ‘white trash’ and told me he was going to get my (bleeping) car.”

King said he told the man that if he didn’t drop his car, King was going to drive it anyway.

No other witnesses were listed to corroborate the victim’s story, nor King’s version, in the police report. A warrant was issued Sept. 9, and King turned himself into police on Sept. 12.

King said he didn’t know why the man would file a report that wasn’t true and that King did not know the man. “He said he knew me, and he knew my band,” King said. “People know me. I don’t know.”

King said he would appear in court with hopes of clearing up the matter.

“Anybody can say anything they want,” King said. “It goes through the process.”

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I was wondering how long it would take you to come back to post. It actually took you a little longer than usual. Once it was announced that Steve King was running for city council, I thought your name would appear alot sooner.

Have not missed your postings!
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I see today the article about Steve King has disappeared from the Observer web site.

Nevermind, I just found it. It's just not top center with a photo any more.
Edited by Usher73, Sep 22 2011, 09:55 AM.
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The dog and pony show is back in town! And I don't mean Steve King! Hold onto your saddle....It's going to be quite a ride!!
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Has anyone heard the results/outcome of the hearing today regarding the Steve King issues??

Please post.
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