A Detroit woman who lost her job after taking a photo of what she believed was a noose hanging at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant is back at work.

Charlene Lust, a 34-year-old mother of four, had been out of a job since February and faced possible eviction from her home because her employer, Lexington, Kentucky-based MacLellan Integrated Services, told her not to return. The Free Press reported on her situation in April.

MacLellan is a subcontractor at the Macomb County plant, which is operated by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and produces the popular 2019 Ram 1500 pickup. More than 7,800 people work at the plant.

Lust said she is ecstatic about the turn of events. She said she was contacted Sunday about returning to work and started back on Monday. She's on days this week, but expects to be back on midnights — her preferred shift because of child-care requirements — next week.

"I'm just blessed that I'm able to get ... something in return for the stuff that I went through," she said. "I'm just honored and thankful that this happened."

Lust did express some concern about how she will be received by others at the plant when she returns to midnights based on a few critical comments she has already heard about how the issue had adversely affected vehicle sales to African Americans.

Lust's struggles began in February when she was on her way to help a coworker clean and spotted a rope hanging. She told the Free Press she'd never seen a noose, but she believed that's what it was and snapped a photo and briefly posted a video on social media.

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Lust had said she dismissed a suggestion that the rope might have been used for moving tools. Instead, she believed the rope was left where it was in the plant as a message to African Americans like her.

“I literally almost fainted. I’ve never seen one,” Lust said in April, describing a strong sense of sadness at the discovery. “When I saw the noose, I was like, stuck.”

FCA said earlier that external investigators had conducted an "exhaustive investigation," but were unable to identify the person responsible.

Bill Wilkins, director of Human Resources and Corporate Development for MacLellan, said the company is "delighted" by the outcome.

“We are delighted that our ongoing discussions with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have resulted in a positive outcome for Ms. Lust. MacLellan has long been committed both to providing excellent service to our clients and to being an employer of choice. It is gratifying that both our client and our employee are pleased," Wilkins said in an email to the Free Press.

Complaints claiming discrimination based on race and retaliation with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights against MacLellan, FCA and the UAW remain under investigation. A UAW spokesman said earlier that the union had filed a grievance against MacLellan on Lust’s behalf.

Contact Eric D. Lawrence: 313-223-4272 or elawrence@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter: @_ericdlawrence.