International Courant
WARREN, MI — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a younger black man within the face and slammed his head into the bottom pleaded responsible Monday to a federal civil rights violation.
Matthew Rodriguez acknowledged utilizing “unreasonable drive” on the 19-year-old man when he processed him within the Warren jail fingerprint room in June. He additionally admitted making false statements in regards to the incident.
Jaquwan Smith “didn’t bodily resist arrest or try to flee,” based on Rodriguez’s plea settlement.
Rodriguez was fired by the Warren Police Division, which launched video of the incident over the summer season. William Dwyer, then the police commissioner, stated: “This isn’t what we do.”
Rodriguez’s actions on this case had been stunning and blatantly violated the requirements of conduct we count on from all sworn regulation enforcement officers, U.S. Lawyer Daybreak Ison stated Monday.
He’ll return to courtroom on August 20 for his sentence. The utmost penalty is 10 years in jail.
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