
Latoreya Till in jail.
Latoreya Till, the mother of the teen who was at the center of a judicial controversy after falling asleep in court last August, has been charged with assaulting her 71-year-old aunt.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office alleged that on Dec. 10, around 6:30 p.m., Till, 41, of Clinton Township, was intoxicated when she physically assaulted her aunt at a home in the 11500 block of Duchess Street in Detroit.
She was arraigned Friday in Detroit's 36th District Court on a charge of assault and battery and released on a $5,000 personal bond. A pre-trial hearing is set for Dec. 20.
Till's attorney did not immediately respond Friday evening to an email and phone call for a response.
In August, Detroit 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King caused a public outcry after he handcuffed the mother's 15-year-old teenage daughter and had her wear jail garb for sleeping in his courtroom during a field trip with a nonprofit to learn about the court. King told the teen he didn't like her attitude.
The mother told the media that they were between residences and had bounced around, and told WXYZ:
“Would you want someone to treat your child like that? Would you even treat your child like that?"
Judge King, who was temporarily removed from the bench after the high-profile incident, returned to work in September after completing mandated training.
Over the years, King has presided over some high-profile pretrial hearings, including the murder of downtown Detroit synagogue President Samantha Woll. It was his job to determine if there was enough evidence at a preliminary hearings for cases to go to trial in Wayne County Circuit Court.
In August, the teen and her mother filed a federal lawsuit against the judge, alleging he violated her civil rights.