The controversy surrounding Fox2's Charlie LeDuff and his altercation at a St. Patty's celebration on March 10 continues.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said today it has received cross-complaining warrants in the case. Those warrant requests, which were submitted by Detroit police, will be reviewed by the prosecutor's office to determine whether criminal charges will be issued against LeDuff or a security guard in the case.
The office said a warrant request had been submitted for LeDuff with the 58-year-old security guard as the complaining witness. In turn, a warrant request was submitted for the security guard with LeDuff as the complaining witness.
LeDuff did not immediately return a phone call for comment.
WXYZ's Bill Proctor, citing a police report, reported last week that witnesses saw LeDuff urinating on Michigan Avenue at Brooklyn toward the end of the parade. Bernard says people were taking pictures of the newsman.
LeDuff ended up inside a nearby tent that was the site of a private party. Three women walked by who happened to be "attractive" Detroit cops. Bernard said LeDuff called the women "unsavory" names that she could not repeat on TV. The police report says LeDuf called them "whores."
Proctor reported when the unidentified party host attempted to stop the "verbal barrage" from LeDuff, the two men started fighting after LeDuff spit in the man's face. When a security guard intervened, Bernard said, LeDuff bit him on the fingers. Eventually, said Proctor, LeDuff's brother, Frank, joined the fight.
LeDuff told Proctor: "I was invited to come in and have a drink and it turned into a fight . I was tying to get guys off me and my brother. That's the way it is. No hard feelings on my end."
Asked about the public urination, LeDuff told Proctor: “No, I think I was behind the tent, possibly, I don’t know. I’ll have to see a picture. I don’t think so. No reason to get your head stomped.”
