hjmick
02-15-2008, 02:45 PM
Perhaps one of the more interesting aspects of this story is, nowhere is her or her husbands political affiliation mentioned. This is a pattern I see frequently involving stories in which the major players are Democrats. In contrast, nearly everytime a Republican is involved in a sordid story, his or her affiliation is almost the firs word of the story.
Why do you think that is?
Report says Monica Conyers made threat
Mayor's aide files police complaint, but council member's chief of staff says she was the one wronged.
Christine MacDonald / The Detroit News
DETROIT - An aide to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick filed a police report Thursday claiming Monica Conyers, the short-tempered City Council president pro tem and wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, threatened to get a gun and shoot him at a city pension board meeting.
But a spokesman for Conyers says she was the real victim in the hubbub.
According to the police report filed Thursday by DeDan Milton, an assistant to Kilpatrick, Conyers "threatened to shoot (Milton) with her gun" and made "several aggressive movements" toward Milton "in a threatening manner."
Milton also reported to police that Conyers said she would "have my brothers (mess) you up."
David Clark, chair of Detroit's General Retirement System, backed up Milton's account.
"She ran at him," Clark told The Detroit News. "She told him she would get a gun if she had to and that she has four brothers and they would whup his a-- if she asked them."
In his police report, Milton said members of Conyers' staff, and others at the meeting, had to restrain her. But Sam Riddle, Conyers' chief of staff, said Milton was the one who had to be restrained. Riddle, who said he witnessed the squabble, said Milton started it by telling Conyers to shut up -- and used an expletive.
Late Thursday, Conyers filed a police report of her own, accusing Milton of being the perpetrator.
Milton declined to be interviewed, and Riddle said Conyers didn't want to talk about the confrontation.
Riddle said he is recommending that Conyers, as the wife of a congressman, seek protection from the U.S. Marshals Service.
"We don't know who we can trust in the city of Detroit," Riddle said.
A member of Congress who is threatened, or whose family member is threatened, would seek assistance from the U.S. Capitol Police. A threat assessment would be conducted, and if judged to be needed, protection would be given, said spokeswoman Kerri Hanley.
Police are investigating, but it's not clear what crime Conyers could be charged with. The report was categorized as "harassing communications." Maria Miller, spokeswoman for the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, declined to speculate. No audio or video recordings are made of pension board meetings.
Clark said the pension board plans to meet in a closed session Wednesday to discuss how to handle the situation...
Complete story... (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/METRO/802150385)
Why do you think that is?
Report says Monica Conyers made threat
Mayor's aide files police complaint, but council member's chief of staff says she was the one wronged.
Christine MacDonald / The Detroit News
DETROIT - An aide to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick filed a police report Thursday claiming Monica Conyers, the short-tempered City Council president pro tem and wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, threatened to get a gun and shoot him at a city pension board meeting.
But a spokesman for Conyers says she was the real victim in the hubbub.
According to the police report filed Thursday by DeDan Milton, an assistant to Kilpatrick, Conyers "threatened to shoot (Milton) with her gun" and made "several aggressive movements" toward Milton "in a threatening manner."
Milton also reported to police that Conyers said she would "have my brothers (mess) you up."
David Clark, chair of Detroit's General Retirement System, backed up Milton's account.
"She ran at him," Clark told The Detroit News. "She told him she would get a gun if she had to and that she has four brothers and they would whup his a-- if she asked them."
In his police report, Milton said members of Conyers' staff, and others at the meeting, had to restrain her. But Sam Riddle, Conyers' chief of staff, said Milton was the one who had to be restrained. Riddle, who said he witnessed the squabble, said Milton started it by telling Conyers to shut up -- and used an expletive.
Late Thursday, Conyers filed a police report of her own, accusing Milton of being the perpetrator.
Milton declined to be interviewed, and Riddle said Conyers didn't want to talk about the confrontation.
Riddle said he is recommending that Conyers, as the wife of a congressman, seek protection from the U.S. Marshals Service.
"We don't know who we can trust in the city of Detroit," Riddle said.
A member of Congress who is threatened, or whose family member is threatened, would seek assistance from the U.S. Capitol Police. A threat assessment would be conducted, and if judged to be needed, protection would be given, said spokeswoman Kerri Hanley.
Police are investigating, but it's not clear what crime Conyers could be charged with. The report was categorized as "harassing communications." Maria Miller, spokeswoman for the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, declined to speculate. No audio or video recordings are made of pension board meetings.
Clark said the pension board plans to meet in a closed session Wednesday to discuss how to handle the situation...
Complete story... (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/METRO/802150385)