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Detroit Teacher Charged with Possession of Weapon on School Property
On April 22, 2023, Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged William Kenneth Howard, 57, of Southfield, in connection with the possession of a weapon on school property. Mr. Howard is a teacher at Cody High School, located in the 18440 block of Cathedral Street in Detroit.
On April 19, 2023, at 1:32 p.m., it is alleged that Mr. Howard brought an unsecured and unlicensed handgun inside the school in his knapsack. It is further alleged that the weapon fell out of the knapsack onto a hallway floor. Detroit policer officers were called to the scene and placed the teacher under arrest.
William Kenneth Howard has been charged with one count of Carrying a Concealed Weapon and one count of Possession of a Weapon in a Weapons-Free School Zone. *
"I revere educators. Their jobs are among the hardest in today's times. But we simply cannot ignore the alleged conduct in this case - a teacher bringing a gun into a weapon free zone," said Prosecutor Kym Worthy. "The alleged facts in this case are that not only was this gun unlicensed, but that it was dangerously unsecured."
He was arraigned on April 22, 2023, in 36th District Court and given a $10,000 personal bond. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for May 1, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., before Judge Kevin Robbins. Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Detroit Police Department.
*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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