Former Wayne County chief financial officer Tony Saunders is back in legal hot water in Oakland County, where a judge has signed a new arrest warrant, and authorities briefly booked him into the county jail before releasing him today.
The latest twist extends a legal saga that has followed Saunders since 2024. Court records and official statements have not yet made clear whether this new warrant is tied to an entirely new allegation or to earlier court orders in his existing cases.
According to the Detroit Free Press, an Oakland County judge signed the warrant, Saunders was processed at the jail, and then released from custody. Reporter M.L. Elrick noted that county officials did not immediately offer a public explanation for why the warrant was issued.
Saunders’ recent legal history
Saunders’ criminal troubles first surfaced publicly in 2024, when he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor domestic-violence charge, according to ClickOnDetroit. Coverage that followed, republishing Detroit Free Press reporting, outlined how additional felony and misdemeanor assault counts were later resolved with another no-contest plea in mid-2025…