Acquitted In Killing, Trooper Files A Lawsuit BY BEN SCHMITT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER He says civil rights violated in arrest March 15, 2006 A State Police trooper acquitted on a murder charge in January after shooting a homeless man last year sued the City of Detroit on Tuesday, claiming civil rights violations connected to…
Shontelle Cavanaugh found not guilty by reason of insanity in baby’s death By Sheena Harrison | MLive.com On May 11, 2010 Shontelle Cavanaugh, the Pontiac mother accused of killing her 9-month-old baby in 2005, was acquitted of murder charges on Monday. An Oakland County jury determined that Cavanaugh, 28, was insane when she smothered her daughter, Simone,…
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Washtenaw sheriff’s sergeant acquitted in excessive force case Paul Egan / The Detroit News DETROIT — A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted a Washtenaw County sheriff’s sergeant of using excessive force at an Ypsilanti Township traffic stop in 2006. Shawn Hoy, 37, embraced his lawyers, family members and a large number of…
Michigan State trooper acquitted of assault charges Detroit Free Press – United States 28 December 2007 An internal investigation into the alleged assault of a homeless man by a Michigan State Police trooper will continue now that the officer was acquitted of criminal charges in the case. Gabriel Seibt, 30, was acquitted Dec. 21 by…
