Deborah Wilson
Ex-Ferndale Housing Commission executive director Deborah E. Wilson was accused of breaking into tenants' apartments and stealing prescription drugs.
In January, Wilson, 53, of Clinton Township, entered a "no contest" plea before Oakland County Judge Denise Langford and was later sentenced to three years probation, according to a report in the Detroit News by Mike Martindale. She quickly violated her probation by drinking alcohol.
Martindale writes that she was jailed after an April 23 reckless driving incident in which she fled from police and drove at speeds exceeding 90 mph, slamming into a median barrier before being boxed in by police cars. She had an empty wine bottle in the car, 0.19 blood-alcohol level and was disoriented, police said.
On Monday, she pleaded guilty to violating her probation, and Judge Morris sentenced her to 1-15 years, calling her "a danger to the community."
Wilson's attorney, Jack Jaffe, had asked Morris to take mercy on his client, the News reports.
"She is not a horrible person, she has her demons," said Jaffe.
Jaffe said there was a need "to protect the public from her and to protect her from herself."
"I would hope that with some good time credit, Deborah will be paroled in 10 months," Jaffe said after sentencing.