All are oblivious to the real-life drama ready to unfold inside the nearby courthouse. The Detroit News. The Detroit News Billie Jean Rogers, far right, with attorney Dan Dietz and sister, Georgia Pinkerton. All are oblivious to the real-life drama ready to unfold inside the nearby courthouse. The Detroit News Judge Dennis C. Drury handles 21 items at 52nd District Court in Troy.
Early arrivals await the opening of a metal ceiling-to floor grate inside the building.
Drury's caseload on Thursday is salted with three particularly bizarre cases. One involves a resident who kept a slew of exotic pets inside his upscale home. Courtroom protocol dictates most of what happens inside. Prosecutors call cases and defendants typically say little, allowing their lawyers to do the talking for them. Prisoners, like Jehanzeb Khan, are led in wearing handcuffs and seated in the jury box.