Former Michigan Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Offense for Using Excessive Force on Arrestee
April 10, 2024
April 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 8, 2024:
A former police officer with the Warren Police Department in Michigan pleaded guilty today to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.
Matthew Rodriguez, 49, pleaded guilty to using excessive force against an arrestee while fingerprinting and photographing him at a local detention facility.
"This police officer carried out a violent . . .
A former police officer with the Warren Police Department in Michigan pleaded guilty today to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.
Matthew Rodriguez, 49, pleaded guilty to using excessive force against an arrestee while fingerprinting and photographing him at a local detention facility.
"This police officer carried out a violent . . .