George Hunter The Detroit News Published 4:21 PM EDT Mar 20, 2019 Detroit — A Pittsburgh-area official and her husband were charged Wednesday with various crimes after they allegedly caused a ruckus in a downtown Detroit hotel. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner interfered with Detroit police officers as they were preparing to remove her husband, Khari Mosley, from the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel on March 6. Wagner is charged with two counts of resisting and obstructing the police, a felony carrying a maximum penalty of two years in prison, and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. Mosley also was charged with disorderly conduct, and another misdemeanor, disturbing the peace. The misdemeanor charges carry a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail. “The officers involved in this case used remarkable restraint while dealing with the combined actions of these defendants,” Worthy said in a press release. “The evidence will show that during the incident Ms. Wagner and Mr. Mosley disparaged the officers and the hotel employees.” Thomas Fitzpatrick, attorney for the couple, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Wednesday afternoon. Last week, Wagner and Mosley issued a statement through a public relations firm saying “our rights were grossly violated.” The trouble began with a 911 call placed shortly after midnight, Worthy said. “Police were called to the hotel to investigate a disturbance that was created by Mr. Mosley at the reception desk, in the elevator area, and the entry way of the hotel,” Worthy said. “He… [Read full story]
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