Explore the Look for photo galleries onli •Fringe* of art • hometownlife.com and music 75 cents WINNERS OF STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE Wmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmm www.hometownlife.com Annette Berry, will be dismissed ing him in the garage of Orlewicz's 2nd teen's trial set to start Monday when the plea becomes official at grandfather's Canton Township Letkemann's April 23 sentencing, home. Police say the pair then Alexander BY BRAD KADRICH Monday, pleaded guilty to the lesser court officials said. beheaded Sorensen and dumped Letkemann (left) OBSERVER STAFF WRITER charge in Wayne County Circuit Both Maria Miller, a spokes- his body in a Northville Township of Westland, Court Tuesday. woman for the Wayne County field, burning it to try to mask shown here at his Alexander Letkemann, the 18- The agreement includes sen- Prosecutor's Office, and identification. The head was then preliminary hearing year-old from Westland accused of tences of 20-30 years on the sec- Letkemann's attorney, Raymond thrown into the Rouge River, from with attorney helping kill a River Rouge man in ond-degree murder charge and 10 Cassar, declined to comment, citing where it was recovered a few days Raymond Cassar, November, has accepted a plea to a years on the mutilation charge. The a gag order imposed by Berry in the later. accepted a plea charge of second-degree murder in sentences would run concurrently. case. Orlewicz is scheduled to go on to second-degree the case. A felony murder charge, dismissed Letkemann and Jean Pierre trial on first-degree murder, felony murder Monday in Letkemann, who was scheduled at a preliminary hearing in 35th Orlewicz were arrested two days murder and mutilation of a corpse the death of Daniel to go to trial on first-degree murder District Court but reinstated by after the Nov. 7 murder of Daniel Sorensen. and mutilation of a corpse charges Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Sorensen and charged with kill- Please see PLEA, A3 FILE PHOTO Ex-convict tells police he Westland BYDARRELLCLEM before fleeing in a car last Aug. OBSERVER STAFF WRITER 23, said Westland police Sgt.Ed Price. An ex-convict facing trial in Anderson, 47, admitted to a northern Michigan for the stab- Grand Traverse County Sheriff bing death of his former wife Department detective that he has confessed to robbing an robbed the Westland man, who 83-year-old man last August was attacked while he was help- at Willow Creek Apartments ing his wife get out of a car near in Westland, police have con- their Willow Creek residence, Price said. Jerry Jay Anderson, who is Anderson's confession facing trial in Grand Traverse prompted Price, accompanied County on charges he killed his by police Sgt. David Heater, to 67-year-old wife Gladys, con- drive to Grand Traverse County, fessed to robbing a Westland man and hitting him in the face Please see ROBBERY, A3 PHOTOS BY TOM HAWLEY | STArF PHOTOGRAPHER Kim Chau as JoJo and Doug Malcolm as Cat in the Hat rehearse the song, "It's Possible," from the musical "Seussical," which is being presented April 17-19 by the Wayne Memorial High School Theatrical Guild. BY DARRELL CLEM On Tuesday morning, OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Westland 18th District Judge Sandra Cicirelli arraigned An alert resident's quick Westland resident Gary action helped Westland police Hubbard, 37, on felony charges nab a suspect accused of break-, of breaking and entering, lar- BY SUE MASON ing into a drug rehab office ceny in a building and being a OBSERVER STAFF WRITER early Sunday near Merriman third-degree habitual offender. and Cherry Hill, police Lt. Dan A not-guilty plea was entered He maybe a beloved chil- . What: "Seussicaf," a musical Karrick said. for him. dren's author, but Dr. Seuss based on the stories and charac- A neighbor called police Cicirelli ordered Hubbard is moving up to high school ters found in 20 Or. Seuss stories. around 2:30 a.m. to report he jailed in lieu of a $20,000 cash/ - Wayne Memorial High Who: Presented by the Wayne had just seen a suspect smash surety bond and scheduled an School to be exact. Memorial Theatrical Guild. out a window and climb into April 10 preliminary hearing His storybook charac- When: 7 p.m. Thursday- a main office for Safe Step that will determine whether ters like Horton, Cat in the Saturday, April 17-19. Recovery, which offers hous- he should stand trial in Wayne Hat and the Grinch will ing and programs at numerous County Circuit Court. come to life on the stage Where: Wayne Memorial locations for recovering drug The charge of breaking arid of the school's Stockmeyer High School's Stockmeyer addicts and alcoholics. entering is punishable by 10 Auditorium in the Theatrical Auditorium, on Glenwood west Police officers rushed to the years in prison with a convic- Guild production oiSeussical of Wayne Road, Wayne. scene and captured the suspect tion, while larceny carries a Thursday-Saturday, April What: Tickets are $8 for before he could get away with * four-year term. 17-19. students and $10 for adults. undisclosed contents from the However, Hubbard could face "I wanted to chose a play They're available at the door or Alyssa Lucas as Sour Kangaroo sings 'Biggest Blame Fool' about Horton office, Karrick said. a lengthier sentence, if con- that had a variety of char- during a scene from 'Seussicaf.' Rebecca Smith (right) plays as the sloth. "We caught him while he victed, because he is considered by contacting Katie SulHvan by acters, a lot of plays don't was walking out," the lieuten- a habitual offender. According have a lot of male roles," said e-mail at [email protected] before Horton Hears a Who! the Elephant's efforts to ant said. "This certainly shows to the Michigan Department of director Katie Sullivan. "I came out that we realized save his friend JoJo and the that the police need the help Corrections, Hubbard already liked this play because it has we chose this because of the there was a movie." other inhabitants of Who. of all the citizens. We work in has served time in prison for a lot of animal characters movie, but we chose the play A cast of 25 students It also features characters partnership with them. Without other crimes related to breaking that aren't necessarily gender early on in the school year. It appear in the production their eyes and ears out there, we and entering. specific. People also ask if wasn't until only a few weeks which centers around Horton Please see MUSICAL, A3 couldn't have caught this guy when we did — if ever." [email protected] j (734) 953-2110 . © The Observer & Eccentric INDEX Newspapers For Home APARTMENTS C5 Delivery call: AUTOMOTIVE C8 Volume 43 (866)887-2737 Brand Hew Wctflmd Office CROSSWORD PUZZLE C6 Number 89 HOMETOWHUFE D1 Wow Open! JOBS C9 OBITUARIES D4 OPINION A8 PINK D6 REAL ESTATE C3 SERVICE GUIDE C3 SPORTS Walkfocuf ' disease and iriceratin colitis Observer S Eccentric | Thursday, April 3, ZOO8 (W) LOCAL NEWS Www.hometownllfe.com fast-food robberies BY DARRELLCLEM Department's detective bureau Glen wood. early 30s. He is about 6-foot-3 "«•*• OBSERVER STAFF WRITER at (734) 721-6311. The suspect brandished or 6-foot-4 and around 220 •;-** Police Sgt. Brian Miller said what was described as a silver pounds. He has a goatee and a Westland police believe that the suspect is being sought for revolver with a dark handle. mustache and was seen wear- a serial robber was involved in armed robberies that occurred He demanded money from ing a wedding band on his left three holdups that occurred Jan. 25 at Quiznos sub shop employees, but he didn't fire hand. since Jan. 25 at fast-food res- near the southwest corner of any shots and no one was If caught and successfully taurants on the city's south Cherry Hill and Merriman injured, Miller said. prosecuted, the suspect could side. roads; March 5 at the Subway Prior to fleeing the scene, face penalties ranging up to Authorities have released restaurant near the northeast the suspect has ordered life in prison for armed rob- surveillance photos of the sus- corner of Michigan Avenue employees into walk-in freez- bery. pect, and they Are urging any- and Merriman; and March 24 ers. Westland police are asking for the public's help in identifying this suspect, one who may recognize him at the Kentucky Fried Chicken The suspect is described as wanted for questioning in connection with three robberies of fast-food to call the Westland Police store on Wayne Road near a black male in his late 20s or [email protected] | (734) ,953-2110 restaurants since Jan. 25 on the city's south side. Voter deadline The last day to register to For expanded version of Arountf.' A SALE OF vote in May 6 school board elections in Westland is April Westland, visit our online edition". 7, City Clerk Eileen DeHart at www.hometowniife.com airtf ' - i confirmed. click on Westlsnd. • -' There are five candidates vying for two four-year terms on the Wayne-Westland (734) 524-1230 or send an e- Community Schools. In mail to [email protected]. the Livonia Public School District, which takes in the Mayoral bowl north end of Westland, three Westland Mayor William candidates are vying for two Wild is inviting residents seats in the May 6 election. to help raise money for the For more information, call American Cancer Society's the clerk's office at (734) 467- 2008 Relay for Life.