No intregrity LOST ! - Officer Essad will still testify in an upcoming trial for the prosecution. But if the prosecution still regards him as honorable enough to help them with a conviction, who stands up to point at Officer ESSAD in court and say how he BRUTALLY attacked his victim - HOW HIS BEHAVIOR IS A DISHONOR TO THE BADGE?Who, if not the prosecutor?
If Officer Essad beat a citizen this badly - could he still stand up in court for the prosecution in a separate case? He only beat, bloodied, broke, and balded his wife.
Just his wife, right?
Shelby cop arrested, accused of beating wife
Couple allegedly fought after her birthday party.
Macomb Daily
By Frank DeFrank
April 15, 2008
Shelby Township police officer faces criminal charges and his employment future is uncertain after his arrest over the weekend for allegedly assaulting his wife
and threatening her with a gun.
David Essad, 34, an 8-year veteran of the department, is charged with felonious assault and aggravated domestic violence. Police said Essad beat up his wife early Saturday morning during a quarrel as the couple returned from an evening celebrating her birthday. Mike McCabe, undersheriff for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, said officers responding to a call found the couple in a parking lot on Rochester Road... Mrs. Essad was inside the vehicle. Officers noted her hair, face and shirt were bloodied. Police said her injuries included a broken nose and hair pulled from her scalp. Her injuries were serious enough to require medical attention, and the Rochester Hills fire department transported her to Crittenton Hospital. Essad was lying on the ground with his arms stretched out as if surrendering... Bond for Essad was set at $20,000... He was also ordered placed on an electronic tether and was forbidden to possess any firearms. A preliminary examination is scheduled for April 22... Essad was placed on paid suspension... “We really have nothing to do with the criminal aspect of it,” said [Capt. Stephen] Stanbury. James Tagnanelli, president of the Police Officers Association of Michigan, the union that represents Shelby Township officers, said Essad will be provided representation in both the criminal proceedings... Essad is the third Shelby Township police officer to run afoul of the law in the past three years... Despite the incidents, township Supervisor Ralph Maccarone, a former Detroit police officer, praised the department as a whole. “Police officers are human beings like everybody else,” he said. “We hold them to a higher standard." [Full article here]Battering Essad still to testify in this case:Former teacher's porn case delayed again
Court of Appeals issues stay to consider prosecutor's protest
Macomb Daily
By Jameson Cook
April 16, 2008
...The trial of Michael S. O'Hanian, a former teacher accused of sending a pornographic image to a former student, was finally scheduled to begin Tuesday in Macomb County Circuit Court... Meanwhile, the police officer in charge of the case, David Essad, was suspended from the force Monday after he was arraigned in 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills, charged with felonious assault and aggravated domestic assault for allegedly beating his wife Saturday. Essad, who posted 10 percent of a $20,000 bond and was placed on tether, showed up for the trial Tuesday but left quickly after learning the case would be adjourned. Assistant Macomb prosecutor William Harding said the prosecution still plans to use Essad as a witness to testify about the charges against O'Hanian. "He's a subpoenaed witness, and we intend to use him as such," said Harding, chief of the computer crimes unit... [Full article here]
