Michigan Police Officer Caught In Violent Arrest Video Charged With Felonies

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Huffington Post

Kate Abbey-Lambertz

A former Michigan police officer shown on dashcam video beating a man during a traffic stop has been charged with two felonies.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Monday that William Melendez, who was fired from the Inkster Police Department last week, has been charged with misconduct in office and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder for his treatment of Floyd Dent. The first felony charge carries a five-year maximum sentence, and the second has a 10-year maximum.

"We cannot turn our heads when the law enforcer becomes the law breaker," Worthy said at a morning press conference.

Dent, 57, was pulled over in Inkster, a suburb of Detroit, on Jan. 28. Dashcam video shows that within seconds of Melendez approaching Dent's car, the officer began beating him, hitting him in the head more than a dozen times. Other officers kicked Dent and used a Taser on him. He had to be hospitalized for several days because of the injuries he received.

Melendez, 46, later testified that Dent had said he was going to kill him, appeared to be under the influence of drugs and bit him. But Dent has said he didn't fight back.

FULL story and VIDEOS at link.


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/20/william-melendez-charged-floyd-dent_n_7100764.html

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. That's a start, but...

Other officers kicked Dent and used a Taser on him.

what about the rest of them?

[tblue37]

7. +1! nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. Nothing. No charges. Expect them to be witnesses. nt

[samsingh]

2. some cops just make shit up - but the stories are laughable and sad. even if true, the police

response is unacceptable

[safeinOhio]

3. Back in the early 70s I lived about 2 blocks

from where this happened.
I remember siting on my front porch, late one night and a young guy with long hair stopped at the stop sign. He had his radio on very loud and he passed out.

A couple of Inkster cops pulled up behind him and tried to wake him up. When he didn't wake up right away, they pulled him him out and beat the crap out of him. I was just astounded by what I saw.

[DeSwiss]

4. K&R

- Toughest prosecutor in Detroit. Because that's what it's takes.

[Unknown Beatle]

9. Great article.

Thanks for the link.

[tabasco]

5. You can get that much time for growing pot plants in your closet

Our system is corrupt and failing.

[tblue37]

6. KnR. nt

[Marthe48]

10. YouTube: 416,000 videos of police brutality

Do a search for Police Brutality.

[Shilo]

11. we shall see if this fool does jail time

[romanic]

12. Good.

This situation was a clear set up, from the planted drugs to the "driving in a drug neighborhood while black" excuse. Inkster is full of criminals and losers, Mr. Dent wasn't one of them. Do your god damned jobs cops and stop going after innocents.