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Ex-cop charged in Arbery killing was banned from making arrests after skipping use-of-force training
Ex-cop charged in Ahmaud Arbery killing was banned from making arrests after skipping use-of-force training: report
By Nelson Oliveira
New York Daily News |
May 14, 2020 | 12:42 PM
The retired police detective facing murder charges in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery was stripped of his power to arrest people at least twice in his career for repeatedly skipping use-of-force training, his personnel records show.
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McMichael’s law enforcement connections have raised questions about conflicts of interest and two prosecutors who previously handled the case are now under investigation. One of them is Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who recused herself four days after the shooting.
The 64-year-old former cop worked as an investigator in Johnson’s office for more than 20 years.
The newly surfaced personnel files suggest he was far from being a perfect employee. Johnson’s office was notified in 2014 that McMichael had skipped multiple mandatory training sessions in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, the Post reported Thursday.
“This situation has been a great embarrassment to me and to Investigator McMichael,” she wrote in a letter to the standards and training council. “It has negatively impacted my office, and I have taken measures to ensure that it doesn’t happen again. Please accept my sincere apology.”
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https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-ex-cop-charged-in-ahmaud-arbery-case-was-banned-from-making-arrests-20200514-kcqykjg2qvb75jlmfxsxp4uapq-story.html
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McMichael was granted a waiver in 2014 and was allowed to continue working in Johnson’s office.
But the suspect apparently continued missing training and was eventually stripped of his badge and weapon in February 2019 and was re-classified as a non-sworn employee. He retired four months later.
But the suspect apparently continued missing training and was eventually stripped of his badge and weapon in February 2019 and was re-classified as a non-sworn employee. He retired four months later.
Wow.
