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The Flint City Council returns from a summer break next week after a first half of 2025 that’s been marred by division, ...
Three Flint City Council members have called for colleague Leon El-Alamin to resign from his elected position following his ...
FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - A Flint City Council member is now in custody as he faces charges for domestic violence and assault.
Flint Council Member Leon El-Alamin has been arraigned on felony and misdemeanor charges, according to court documents.
Flint First Ward City Councilman Leon El-Alamin is scheduled to appear for a hearing at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - The Genesee County Prosecutor is releasing more about the charges filed against a Flint City Councilman ...
The First Ward City Councilman was arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop on a warrant from a domestic violence incident.
Flint’s Third Ward voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 5, to elect a new City Council member and fill a seat that has ...
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A Flint City Council member is facing criminal charges after being accused of assaulting a woman. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said 44-year-old Leon El-Alamin, who ...
Mays had another outburst during a Flint City Council meeting in April 2023. “You ain’t no person on decorum. I’m talking to these people,” Mays said during that meeting.
During a 2017 council election where four incumbents lost, Mays held onto his seat in the First Ward, one of the poorest, most crime-ridden areas in the city. He is unopposed in this year’s race.