Suspect in a string of car thefts. They had a witness as describing the suspect as wearing neon shorts and a white shirt. Thats when they saw the boy deshawn and detained him since he was wearing similar clothing and was in the same Apartment Complex as where witnesses saw that Suspect Running off to. The chief here has issued an apology. Heres part of the statement he put out, saying, as the chief of police, i want to apologize this incident had such an effect on this young man and his family. Im asking the community to consider all of the facts of the situation before making a judgment. The relationship with our community has been and will continue to be a top priority for the Lansing Police department. Meanwhile, the Bernard Family Have retains an attorney. The attorney claims the boy was wearing a gray shirt, not a white shirt and that the police should have also seen there was a noticeable Age Difference between the boy, 12 years old, and their suspect. They are considering legal
the back of a police car, and then he was uncuffed and released back to his father once the police realized this was not the person they were looking for. this video posted on tiktok ga garnered thousands of views and comments. the father michael barnard said he was washing the dishes and told his 12-year-old son deshawn to take out the trash. here s what he said happened in an off-camera interview. i got concerned when i didn t see him come back. i walk to here. to my surprise, the cops had him in handcuffs. i was mad about it. i asked the cop what s the problem, why do you have my son in handcuffs, just like that. the family has since attended a virtual news conference publicly speaking out about what happened. lansing police say they were during that time searching for a
suspect in a string of car thefts. they had a witness as describing the suspect as wearing neon shorts and a white shirt. that s when they saw the boy deshawn and detained him since he was wearing similar clothing and was in the same apartment complex as where witnesses saw that suspect running off to. the chief here has issued an apology. here s part of the statement he put out, saying, as the chief of police, i want to apologize this incident had such an effect on this young man and his family. i m asking the community to consider all of the facts of the situation before making a judgment. the relationship with our community has been and will continue to be a top priority for the lansing police department. meanwhile, the bernard family have retains an attorney. the attorney claims the boy was wearing a gray shirt, not a white shirt and that the police should have also seen there was a noticeable age difference between the boy, 12 years old, and their suspect.