289. BREAKDOWN: The Mistretta Case

Today on Failure to Stop Breakdown, Drew Breasy and Eric Tansey breakdown the Mistretta case. Mistretta encountered a homicide suspect by accident but when learning he was face to face with the suspect through radio traffic, Mistreatta escorted the suspect to the gorund and aggressively handcuffed him but used minimal force. There was no complaint by the suspect but due to the political climate, the attorney general in Michigan, decided to press charges on the officer who is now currently on trial for two misd. and one felony charge. What happened and was he justified? All this and more on todays Failure to Stop podcast Breakdown. SPONSORED BY: Ghostbed | Use Code: WOLFPACK - Save 40% Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices