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August 31, 2008 55¾^ Campaign draws Hollywood stars in women Stand Up to Cancer Inside today's Newspaper August 31,2008 75 cents WINNERS OF STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE www.hometownlife.com men face trial in drug shootout BY DARRELL CLEM OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Wayne-Westland Education Association Nancy Strachan talks to teachers about A court hearing that brought contract talks during a rally Thursday. gripping testimony from a drug informant caught up in a gun- Kyle Olson of the Education Action Group and fight ended Thursday with four Nancy Strachan of the Wayne-Westland Education defendants facing trial for an Association express their views about negotiations alleged cocaine deal that left Boldizar Sanders in the Wayne-Westland Community Schools on Page a fifth suspect dead outside a A2. Westland shopping center. The informant, whose iden­ BY SUE MASON tity police didn't want pub­ STAFF WRITER • lished, gave harrpwing details of how he was nearly shot when A state mediator has become involved in two of the suspects — one in contract talks between Wayne-Westland the back seat of his car and one school officials and it? teachers union. standing outside his window The Wayne-Westland Education — drew guns as bullets started Reed Pringle Association requested the help of the medi­ flying during an Aug. 12 drug ator through the Michigan Employment sting that turned sour outside the informant described as a Relations Commission Wednesday in the Bob's of Canton-Westland long pistol that "looked like a hopes of avoiding a strike by the district's market. machine gun." The informant 900 teachers on Tuesday, the opening day "I heard bullets and a lot of said Thomas produced another of school. screaming," the informant testi­ gun in the back seat, pointed it "We're absolutely miles apart," WWEA fied, during a preliminary hear­ at his head and demanded that president Nancy Strachan said. "We're try­ ing in front of Westland 18th he turn over the cocaine, which ing to be reasonable and make reasonable District Judge Sandra Ference was supposed to be sold for offers." Cicirelli. $60,000. Mediator Wanda Mayes met with His testimony and courtroom The informant, whose car both sides individually and together on statements by three police was wired so that surveillance Thursday and had scheduled another ses­ officers convinced Cicirelli to officers in nearby vans could sion for 10 a.m. Friday. Both sides planned order trials for 50-year-old hear, said shots were fired to attend. Garden City defendant Joseph inside his vehicle, and he said he "We're encouraged by the use of a state George Boldizar and Detroiters grabbed for Pringle's gun before mediator," Superintendent Greg Baracy Benjamin Bernard Pringle, 32, Pringle allegedly fired more said. "We will work in conjunction with the Demond Nigel Sanders, 29, and shots outside the vehicle. It was mediator to schedule as many meetings as Roberto Debert Reed, 32. A then that the gunfight with sur­ necessary to reach a settlement. fifth suspect, 28-year-old Brian veillance officers erupted. "By using a mediator, it may be fruitful Thomas of Detroit, was shot in helping us all reach a middle ground." dead by police during the gun NO MONEY The teachers' contract expired Monday, battle. The informant testified the same day members overwhelmingly All four men, still jailed with that he was supposed to make approved a strike, delaying start of school $1 million bonds, could face life $4,000 to $6,000 for helping Tuesday. According to Starchan, some in prison if they're convicted of Romulus police with the drug issues have been settled, but the two sides multiple felony charges involv­ sting, but he said in court he are "far apart" on three issues — class ing robbery and drugs. Reed didn't get any money because sizes, health care and wages. and Pringle also have additional the defendants didn't actually Evelyn Baran, Michigan Education firearms charges, and Pringle bring any to the scene. Association field director, said Mayes can has four counts of assault with The informant named suggest alternatives to the two sides and PHOTOS BY TOM HAWLEY I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER intent to murder, amid allega­ Boldizar as the defendant insist they meet a reasonable number of Wayne Westland teachers raise signs, calling for smaller class sizes and respect, in a show of tions he fired at the informant who arranged the supposed support for Wayne-Westland Education Association negotiators during a rally at the district's and Romulus backup officers drug deal turned robbery, but Please see CONTRACT, A3 administrative offices Thursday evening. who came to his rescue from Boldizar shook his head as he two surveillance vans. sat in the courtroom along with the three other defendants. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS Romulus police Sgt. Phillip The informant testified that Czernick testified that he was he has known Boldizar for with the surveillance officers several years and that Boldizar when Pringle emerged from BY DARRELL CLEM that Howard took a taxi cab and putting them in a sewer been given a chance to see wanted to make money from the Buick Rendezvous with a OBSERVER STAFF WAITER from Dearborn Heights and drain. When asked why, an attorney when he asked large quantities of drugs. The semiautomatic handgun that arrived in Green's neighbor­ Howard told Borisch he was for one, but Borisch said the informant also said at least two he fired into the informant's The former boyfriend of hood shortly before 1 a.m. afraid his fingerprints would suspect indicated that he earlier attempts to carry out the car and then at officers. Pringle slain Westland resident Laci May 7- Police believe the two be on the shoes and that he wanted to keep talking even drug stings had failed prior to was shot and wounded, and like Green will stand trial in met to talk and that Howard, might be blamed for whatever without a lawyer. Borisch said the afternoon of Aug. 12. Boldizar he was captured at the Wayne County Circuit Court upset that Green was dating happened to Green. Howard cried and shook his On that day, the informant scene. amid accusations he stran­ another man, killed her. Westland Police Officer head during the interroga­ said he put three kilograms of Pringle was initially hospital­ gled her to death and left her Howard initially helped Robert Fruit testified that tion. cocaine behind the driver seat ized but had been released prior body in a grassy field near her Barbara and Edward Green when he encountered Howard Judge Sandra Ference of a silver Mercedes Benz and to Thursday's court hearing. Millpointe subdivision home look for their daughter, but less than 300 yards from Cicirelli ordered Howard to drove to meet Boldizar, who Police took Sanders and Reed on the city's southwest side. he had become a suspect even where Green's body was stand trial in Wayne County police say arrived with Thomas into custody in Detroit within The defendant, 25-year- before her body was found found, the suspect was out Circuit Court after the hear­ in a Lumina driven by Sanders. two days of the shootout. old Robert James-the-First around 6 a.m. May 7- of breath and sweating pro­ ing concluded Thursday. In court, the informant referred Westland police Sgt. Steve Howard of Dearborn Heights, Even before Westland fusely. Fruit also said Howard Borisch testified that he to Thomas by his nickname of Borisch testified that Reed told faces trial for first-degree police Sgt. Steve Borisch ; had the same kind of fresh believed Howard took a taxi Cheeseburger. him during an interview that he murder following a three- knew how Green had died, he grass clippings on his cloth­ cab to Green's house because Boldizar got in the front pas­ was'supposed to take cocaine day preliminary hearing said Howard indicated dur- J ing that police found on he was angry that she was senger seat of the informant's to Detroit and cook it up into that began in late June and ing an interrogation at the i Green's body. seeing another man. car while Thomas sat in the crack cocaine. finally concluded Thursday in Westland police station that; "All he kept saying was he "I think he was mad at her, back seat. Suddenly, a Buick Another Westland officer, Westland 18th District Court. Green had been strangled. had nothing to do with it," and I think he was coming Rendezvous drove up with Burke Lange, said Sanders gave Howard, jailed without bond, Borisch also testified that Fruit said. there to kill her," Borisch suspects identified as gunman him details about the robbery will face life in prison if he's Howard admitted taking Defense attorney Bertram said. Pringle and driver Reed. during a separate interview. convicted as charged. Green's shoes, which she Johnson indicated that Pringle is accused of Testimony has indicated left just outside her house, Howard might not have [email protected] | (734) 953-2110 approaching the car with what dclemUhometownlife.com | (734} 953-2110 © The Observer & Eccentric INDEX Coming Thursday For Home Newspapers APARTMENTS D3 infill r Delivery call: \- hog on to momslikeme.com today and you'll AUTOMOTIVE C8 CLASSIFIED C6-D4 Volume 44 ; * find a community of moms just like you! 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