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Worthy answered no questions from reporters at the news conference in her office at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in downtown Detroit. In a news release, the prosecutor's office said, "As a result of the investigation, DeAngelo Davis has been eliminated as a suspect in the case." "After a review of new evidence, prosecutors and the police have determined that DeAngelo Davis is not a suspect in the death" of Rose, the statement reads. "The Homicide Task Force, comprised of the Detroit Police Department and the Michigan State Police, continues to aggressively commit their time and resources to investigate the death. For this reason, we are not at liberty to provide further details about the dismissed case and the ongoing investigation." Rose was shot in the head about 6:35 p.m. on Nov.

22 at Lincoln and Brainard streets in Detroit's Woodbridge neighborhood, just west of Wayne State's Midtown campus, authorities said. The 29-year-old officer died a day later. Davis was arrested hours after the shooting and was held in jail without bond. Police said at the time that Rose stopped Davis and was trying to take Davis into custody when Rose was shot. Davis had been charged with first-degree murder, murder of a police officer, felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of felony firearm, as well as being a habitual offender.

Originally, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office had said Rose was conducting a traffic investigation of Davis, who was riding a bicycle in the area of Lincoln and Brainard. A news release at the time said Rose called for backup at 6:31 p.m., and while he was attempting to take Davis into custody, Davis shot the officer in the head, then fled on foot. Holt has said he wasn't aware of a weapon being recovered. Today's news release said it is still believed that Rose was investigating someone who had been riding a bicycle. Davis has a history of being combative with police officers, court records show.

He was charged in 2011 with two charges of felony assault involving a police officer, one causing injury, and pleaded guilty, resulting in a 53-day jail sentence, the records show. In 2009, he was charged with police officers with the Taylor Police Department. Rose was a canine officer. Charges dropped against man who was arrested in WSU cop killing JIM SCHAEFER DETROIT FREE PRESS Sgt. Collin Rose ship were not recounted because they were sealed using devices that are not state approved, Byrum said.

Some of the seals used by the township came with the bags when they were purchased in 2005, said Meridian Township Clerk Brett Dreyfus. Unbeknownst to officials, those seals are valid for local but not federal elections, he said. He said he isn't sure why the seals aren't certified for federal elections, or whether they ever should have been used in past federal elections. "Sometimes you're not aware of what you're not aware of," he said. "We're looking at making sure we're in compliance with all sealing requirements." Byrum initially estimated the recount, which began Monday afternoon, would take about six days.

On Tuesday, workers finished counting ballots from 21 precincts by about 1 p.m., she said. They finished votes from the remaining 97 precincts, including absentee votes, by about 9 p.m. "I was fortunate enough to have some amazing recount workers," she said. "Some dedicated, efficient individuals." Even before the recount of the roughly 57,000 ballots in Eaton County started Wednesday morning, a representative of President-elect Donald Trump's campaign declared the intent to challenge every recountable ballot in the county. Three precincts were challenged in the first hour.

Tom Stoner, a representative of Trump's campaign, cited the state Court of Appeals opinion that Michigan's recount that began Monday should never have been allowed to begin as the reason for the challenges. "We're making that position based on the court ruling," Stoner said, shortly after 12 teams of election workers began sorting and counting the county's ballots. He was referring to the ruling a day earlier by the Michigan Court of Appeals that the recount should not have been allowed to begin. Workers at the Carmel Township Hall inspected ballot containers, sorted and counted ballots, working quietly while a Democrat and Republican watched Wednesday. Observers were asked to stay behind a The county will retain the ballots at the Ingham County Fairgrounds until further notice at the request of the state Board of Elections, said Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum.

The results will be sent to state officials whether or not the statewide recount is ultimately completed, she said. Votes from three precincts all in Mason were re-recounted Wednesday morning because workers realized Tuesday night they had misplaced the recount sheets at some point during the initial recount. The sheets were likely left in the ballot container, which was sealed after the first recount, Byrum said. An attorney representing the Trump campaign objected to the re-recount of the three precincts, she said. He declined to comment to the State Journal.

Votes from 23 precincts, representing about 18,000 ballots, were not recounted for reasons such as damaged ballot bags or seals that were broken during shipment to the fairgrounds. Additionally, some ballot bags from Meridian Town- rope at the front of the room. Shirley Rapelje, a member of the Board of Canvassers for Eaton County, said the county's recount was expected to take two to three days. She said early Wednesday she wasn't aware of any procedure in place for how county staff and workers should Goldsmith stop the count, which he later did. Rapelje said Eaton County was not anticipating the same "number of problems" with ballots that Ingham County had.

"It could happen but the Board of Canvassers is pretty thorough," she said. Clinton County's recount of 41,000 ballots was scheduled to start Wednesday morning as well. Deb Sutherland, chief deputy clerk for the county, didn't immediately response to calls from the State Journal, but earlier this week she said the recount would cost the county $20,000. Contact Reporter Christopher Haxel at 517-377-1261 or Follow him on Contact Reporter Rachel Grecoat (517) 528-2075 or Follow her on Recount Continued from Page 1A JULIA STATE JOURNAL Arecount worker with Eaton Countysorts ballots on Wednesday. Goldsmith did, however, note that Stein raised seri- ousissues.

vulnerability of our system of voting poses the threat of a potentially devastating attack on the integrity of our election Goldsmith wrote, stressing that a potential threat alone does not justify a recount. lawyers vowed an appeal. Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel praised the ruling as a for the taxpayers and voters of Michigan who can be assured that their vote will count when the electors meet on Dec. courts have affirmed the stance the campaign has maintained from day one: Jill Stein, who received only 1.07% of the vote in Michigan, is not legally entitled to hijack the will of voters and drag them into an arduous and expensive publicity McDaniel said. lawyers, meanwhile, have an appeal pending before the Michigan Supreme Court.

In a hearing before Goldsmith, lawyers argued Wednesday that the recount must continue, stressing that the recount thus far has shown numerous voting problems across the state, particularly in Detroit, where more than half of the ballots cannot be recounted because of problems that have not been disclosed. They also argued that Stein is an aggrieved party if she participated in an election that was plagued with mistakes or fraud even if she stand to win. And the voters of Michigan have a right to know that, too, they said. is no way of knowing whether fraud occurred without conducting the attorney, Hayley Horowitz, told Goldsmith during the hearing, arguing it is too to know whether fraud was an issue. After the hearing, Stein told the Free Press that so far, the recount appears to be exposing problems with election process, particularly in low-income, minority communities.

is revealing some really troubling aspects of how elections are run Horowitz said of the recount. think part of the reason the recount should continue to continue revealing those problems so that the people of Michigan can see how their election The Michigan Republican Party and Attorney Office repeatedly argued to Goldsmith that the recount was not warranted. Both stressed that a state appellate court had already decided the issue. entire purpose is to audit the Michigan John Bursh, of the Michigan Attorney Office, said of Stein in court. become the first federal court in the country to order a recount for a candidate who lost by 2 million Bursh said.

Attorney Gary Gordon, who represents the Michigan Republican Party, also urged Goldsmith to stop the recount. candidate is not aggrieved in any sense of the Gordon said of Stein, stressing: very unlikely that 2 million mistakes have been Meanwhile, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers met in LansingWednesday. Last Friday, the board deadlocked 2-2 on objection to request for a recount, which allowed the hand recount to move forward. But the Michigan Court of Appeals said the board erred in its decision. Goldsmith upheld that finding.

Michigan Continued from Page 1A REGINA FREE PRESS Election recount in Michigan remains in limbo amid conflicting court decisions..