The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office is reviewing the video of an East Lansing Police arrest last December.
BUDGET IS FINALIZED."WE ASKED TO HAVE IT REVIEWEDFOR EXCESSIVE FORCE.
IT WASN'TFOR VERY LONG...BUT IT WAS FORTOOLONG BECAUSE HE HAD ALREADY BEENRESTRAINED AND HE DIDN'T GET UPIMMEDIATELY."WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON ANEXCESSIVE-FORCE COMPLAINT...THAT'S GETTING A SECONDLOOK TONIGHT.WE TOLD YOU FRIDAY..
THE INGHAMCOUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ISREVIEWING THE VIDEOOF AN EAST LANSING POLICE ARRESTLAST DECEMBER.AS KELLAN BUDDY EXPLAINS... BOTHSIDES AGREE... THE CASE WASN'THANDLEDPROPERLY THE FIRST TIME AROUND.62-YEAR OLD ANTHONY LOGGINS WASARRESTED RIGHT HERE IN LANSINGTOWNSHIP IN THE EARLYHOURS OF DECEMBER 29TH, 2019,FOR DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDEDLICENSE."SIR, NOW YOU'RE UNDERARREST...""OKAY, WHATEVER.""DISORDERLY CONDUCT...""DISORDERLY CONDUCT FOR WHAT?"YOU CAN SEE DURING THE ARRESTOFFICER ANDREW STEPHENSON PUTSHIS KNEE ON LOGGINS' NECK.LOGGINS CLAIMED EXCESSIVE FORCE.THE CITY ASKED FOR A "USE OFFORCE" REVIEW IN MARCH."THE STATE POLICE WROTE A REPORTSAYING THAT THIS IS WHAT'SALLOWED.
WE ASSUMED THAT THEPROSECUTOR ALSO REVIEWED FOREXCESSIVE FORCE." BUT THAT NEVERHAPPENED."SHE INTERPRETED OUR REQUEST --WHICH WAS NOT CLEAR ENOUGH -- TOREVIEW FOR WHETHER THE CITYSHOULD PROSECUTE LOGGINS.
SHENEVER REVIEWED THE VIDEO TO SEEIF THERE WASEXCESSIVE FORCE.
THERE WAS JUSTA MISUNDERSTANDING IN WHAT WEASKED HER TO DO IN THEFIRST PLACE."LAST WEEK THE INGHAM COUNTYPROSECUTOR'S OFFICE DISMISSEDTHE CHARGES AGAINST LOGGINS.PROSECUTOR CAROL SIEMON TELLS USTHE ORIGINAL WARRANT REQUESTDIDN'T MENTIONTHE FORCE COMPLAINT AND DIDN'TINCLUDE THE DASHBOARD OR BODYCAMERA FOOTAGE.SIEMON NOW SAYS HER OFFICE WOULDNOT HAVE AUTHORIZED THE CHARGESIF IT HAD ALL THEINFORMATION AT THE TIME.IT'S NOW CONDUCTING A "USE OFFORCE" REVIEW AS REQUESTED BYTHE CITY OF EAST LANSING.BEIER TELLS FOX 47 -- NOTHINGWILL HAPPEN WITH OFFICERSTEPHENSON... UNLESSTHE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICEDETERMINES HE USED EXCESSIVEFORCE.STATE POLICE CLEARED HIM IN TWOSEPARATE ARRESTS.THAT WAS ONE OF THE ISSUESBEHIND LAST WEEK'S PROTEST INEAST LANSING.
The quality assurance detail within the Bakersfield Police Department monitors use of force, stop data and trends.
