Assault claim tightens terms against Detroit mayor

DETROIT - Investigators alleged Friday that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick berated and attacked them as they tried to serve a subpoena to a friend, and a judge ordered the troubled mayor to pay $7,500 and undergo random drug testing. The ruling came after the two investigators with the Wayne County prosecutor's office testified that an irate Kilpatrick launched into a profanity-laced tirade and shoved one of them as they tried to serve the subpoena Thursday to Detroit businessman Bobby Ferguson. One investigator, a black woman, testified that the black mayor tried to shame her for working with a white colleague. State police will investigate the suspected assault, Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans said. Kilpatrick's previous bond was $75,000, but he was not required to pay. After the hearing, Kilpatrick walked out of court and... [read full story]