3/15/13 - A Howell Township man accused of stealing a donation jar from a local store is headed to trial. 34-year-old Michael Cory waived his preliminary exam in Livingston County District Court this week, sending his case to circuit court for trial. Authorities say Cory and his wife Tena walked into the store at M-59 and Grand River with a child on February 16th. Police say surveillance video showed Tena distracting a clerk while Michael stole the collection jar, which was for a girl in Arkansas with Down Syndrome to get a needed surgery. Several members of the community more than replaced the money after hearing about the story. Cory was on parole for a previous retail fraud conviction at the time and is currently lodged at the Charles Egeler Correctional Facility in Ann Arbor, where he was taken after his arrest. Future court dates have yet to be scheduled but Tena is set to appear before Circuit Court Judge David Reader for a pre-trial hearing next Friday. Both have been charged with larceny in a building. (JM)
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