Pontiac mom allegedly collected $29K in welfare while kids were abandoned in trash, feces-filled home
Kelli Bryant is accused of collecting payments from January 2022 through February 2025 while her kids lived alone in a Pontiac townhouse.
Michigan mom who allegedly abandoned her children was collecting thousands in welfare, prosecutor says
The prosecutor claims that between January 2022 and February 2025, Kelli Bryant collected $29,397 in welfare while her children lived in squalor.
Mom of 3 Kids Found Abandoned Living in 'Absolute Squalor' in Garbage-Filled Michigan Home Charged with Child Abuse
The mother of three kids who were found abandoned living in a filthy, garbage-filled home in Michigan has been charged with child abuse, authorities have confirmed.
Prosecutor: Pontiac mom in squalor case stole welfare aid meant for her kids
Prosecutor says while three children lived alone in squalor in Pontiac, their mom, Kelli Bryant, was pocketing their government benefits.
Pontiac mother accused of abandoning her 3 children for years charged with welfare fraud
Kelli Bryant, 34, has been charged with three counts of welfare fraud. Bryant is already facing three counts of first-degree child abuse.
Pontiac mom accused of abandoning kids in squalor faces more charges
A Pontiac mother accused of abandoning her kids in squalor for years faces more charges, officials said Tuesday. Kelli Bryant, 34, is now charged with three counts of welfare fraud, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced Tuesday.
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Cause of fire that destroyed old farmhouse remains undetermined
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Michigan prosecutor brings additional charges against mom who abandoned children
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald has charged 34-year-old Kelli Bryant with three counts of welfare fraud, adding ...
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Sheriff says 3 kids found ‘basically abandoned’ for years at suburban Detroit home
Donations of clothes and money are pouring in for three children who were “basically abandoned” by their mother for years, living alone in a suburban Detroit home among trash and feces, a sheriff ...
Demolition of empty Detroit hospital for future soccer stadium could start this summer
Southwest Detroit Hospital has been vacant for about 18 years and many nearby residents consider it an eyesore.
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3 Kids Abandoned in Filthy, Garbage-Filled Michigan Home for 4 Years, Mom Arrested: Police
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Pontiac child abandonment case leads to proposed changes to Michigan school code
Authorities say a gap in the school code allowed the children to miss school for years without detection. Lawmakers want to ...
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Dog abandoned in Michigan store parking lot: ‘Please help me, take me home’
KENT COUNTY, Mich. – A dog abandoned in a Michigan store parking lot is being cared for after a group of people brought her to an animal shelter. The Kent County Animal Shelter posted on social ...
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Sarah Bence For decades, the abandoned Michigan Central Station stood as an eyesore in Detroit. Now, after a redevelopment by Ford Motor Company, it's open to visitors and a symbol of Detroit's ...