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Plea deal possible in case of Woods man accused of murdering younger brother BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
DETROIT — A plea deal is likely in the case of Edmond Doheny, the Grosse Pointe Woods man accused of murdering his younger brother, Dennis Doheny, in the early morning hours of Oct. 6. At a final conference hearing in the case March 13 in front of 3rd Circuit Court Judge Kevin Cox in Detroit, attorneys on both sides told the judge that they were engaged in talks for a plea agreement. “There’s been a preliminary offer made,” Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor James Ke-
hoe told Cox. “We’re still in the process of plea negotiation. … (The offer to Doheny on the table now) is to plead to a reduced count of manslaughter, which is a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, with the felony firearm (charge) that would have a sentence that would require the two years for the felony firearm to run consecutively to and preceding a term of one to 15 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections.” Doheny was originally charged with open murder and felony firearm for the incident, in which he is said to have fired a single shot into the back of his brother’s head. Witnesses at a
LEFT: Edmond Doheny appears in front of 3rd Circuit Court Judge Kevin Cox March 13. Photo by K. Michelle Moran
ABOVE: Edmond Doheny’s defense attorney, Robert Ihrie, speaks with media after a final conference hearing March 13 at 3rd Circuit Court in Detroit. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
See DOHENY on page 9A
EXTRA WORK NEEDED ON NEFF ROAD THIS SPRING CITY — Additional work needs to be done before a Neff Road project can be completed in Grosse Pointe City.
Following water main replacement under Neff last year, the City had planned to resurface the road this spring. However, City Manager Joseph Valentine said that after milling was recently done and bore samples were taken, road contractors discovered that
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there were places where the road base was in poor condition and needed to be replaced. City engineers said a solid base is vital before asphalt is laid on top of the road, because otherwise cracking or asphalt displacement early in the lifespan of the road is likely.
With curb and gutter repairs slated to happen the week of March 18, road base work scheduled for the week of April 8 and paving the week of April 15, officials needed to act quickly to address the problem. The See NEFF on page 5A
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