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People often like to complain that politicians are crooks. But they usually aren’t actually convicted felons.
That’s about to change in the city of Flint, Mich., where two convicted felons — including a man who went to prison for murder — will be joining City Council.
The new councilman with a record is Wantwaz Davis, who beat incumbent Bernard Lawler by 71 votes to win a seat in Flint’s Fifth Ward. Davis served 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in 1991.
From the Flint Journal/MLive:
Davis was 17 years old in August 1991 when Kenneth S. Morris, 27, was killed at his home on Grace Street. Morris died after being shot three times — once each in the hip, abdomen and mouth, according to The Flint Journal archives.
“He went and reached in his pocket, so I reached in my pocket and I shot him,” Davis said Wednesday, Nov. 6. “When I found out he later died, I turned myself in. I never intended to shoot Mr. Morris. To this day, I am very remorseful.”
Davis told NBC 25 that he killed Morris after the man sexually assaulted his mother and that he began studying politics in prison.
In Michigan, there are no laws barring felons from being elected officials — the exception being those convicted of fraud or public corruption charges related to service as a government official. Wantwaz said that he has been forthcoming with residents about his prison record, but the Flint Journal notes they weren’t aware of Wantwaz’s conviction until Wednesday, when they asked the newly-elected official to confirm the report. The Flint Journal editor has since apologized to residents for failing to uncover Wantwaz’s biographical information.
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