Former Detroit Mayor Now

Former Detroit Mayor Now
in North Texas

Created On: Tuesday, 03 Feb 2009, 7:08 PM CST

SOUTHLAKE - The disgraced former mayor of Detroit is now in North Texas, picking up the pieces of his once-powerful life.

Kwame Kilpatrick arrived at Love Field aboard a private jet from Detroit on Tuesday evening. He spoke with FOX 4's Lari Barager about his future in North Texas and his new home in Southlake with his wife Carlita.

Kilpatrick left the Wayne County Detention Center this morning after serving 99 days. He was convicted of misconduct, obstruction of justice and perjury charges, all stemming from an investigation into an affair with his chief of staff.

He resigned from his mayoral position in September 2008.

Before he began his sentence, Kilpatrick traveled to North Texas to seek spiritual counsel from noted pastor T.D. Jakes.

When FOX 4's Shaun Rabb showed up in his new Southlake neighborhood unannounced, he was received with less than open arms.

He tried to speak with a woman in an SUV believed to be Kilpatrick's wife, but she wouldn't stop to talk. Instead, she