Sunday, February 10, 2019

02102019 - MSP Trooper Adam Mullin - Huron County Post - Aggravated DV; Felony Firearm; Bodily Harm Less Than Murder...

















State police trooper accused of assaulting fellow officer
MLive
February 15, 2019
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2019/02/state-police-trooper-accused-of-assaulting-fellow-officer.html

CARO, MI — A Michigan State Police trooper is being charged after allegedly assaulting another trooper assigned to his post, according to police.

The Michigan State Police announced the charges in a press release Friday afternoon.

Adam Mullin, of the MSP Caro Post, was arraigned in Huron County District Court on charges of aggravated domestic violence, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office, assault, resisting or obstructing a police officer causing injury and felony firearms on Friday, Feb. 15, according to the press release.

Lt. James Lang confirmed the victim in the incident was another trooper at the Caro Post.

Mullin, a member of MSP since 2016, was arrested and lodged in the Lapeer County Jail on Feb. 12.

He was put on unpaid suspension, according to the press release.












Trooper lodged in jail on $250,000 bond after arrest
Huron Daily Tribune
February 15, 2019 
https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Trooper-lodged-in-jail-on-250-000-bond-after-13620598.php
BAD AXE — A trooper with the Michigan State Police is being held in a county jail and faces half a dozen charges for what authorities believe was connected to an incident involving a violent domestic relationship.

Adam Mullin, a trooper assigned to the MSP Caro Post, was charged Friday in Huron County District Court with single counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, aggravated domestic violence and obstruction of justice.

Mullin was also charged with one count, each, of misconduct in office, assaulting/resisting a police officer causing injury, and felony firearm.

The charges were authorized by the Michigan Attorney General's Office and are the result of an investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police.

"The MSP has a long-standing tradition of demanding the highest possible standards of professional conduct from its enforcement and civilian members," the Post wrote in a statement to media outlets. "Regardless of whether a criminal charge results in a conviction, employees can still be subject to administrative penalties resulting from violations of department policy."

"All policy violations are investigated thoroughly and acted upon in a manner consistent with current labor-relations law and bargaining unit agreements."

Mullin was arrested Feb. 12 and is being lodged in the Lapeer County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond.

Upon arrest, he was placed on unpaid suspension.

"He hasn't been formally separated from the agency," Lt. James Lang, of the MSP Tri-City Post, told the Tribune. "He's obviously been accused of a crime ... now it's going to work its way through the court."

" ... He is subject to internal discipline up to separation or losing his job," he added.

Lang could not reveal details of the alleged incident, but said based on the charges Mullin is facing, it was allegedly "some type of domestic violence relationship."

Mullin has been a member of the MSP Caro Post since July 2016.












Police: Mid-Michigan trooper arrested and charged on 6 felonies
WNEM NEWS
February 15, 2019
https://www.wnem.com/news/police-mid-michigan-trooper-arrested-and-charged-on-felonies/article_692bda36-3166-11e9-9843-cfad1d0ea3cf.html

A Michigan State Police trooper from Mid-Michigan was arraigned in court following an arrest made earlier this week.

Adam Mullin, a trooper assigned to the MSP Caro Post, was arraigned in Huron County on Feb. 15.

Police said Mullin was arrested by MSP on Tuesday, Feb. 12 and lodged in the Lapeer County Jail. 

"It's unfortunate but Trooper Adam Mullin assigned to the Caro post was arrested," said Lt. Jim Lang with Michigan State Police.

Lt. Lang said own of their own was taken into custody after an investigation.

Mullin was placed on unpaid suspension, according to police.

Mullin was arraigned on the multiple charges including assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office, assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence, and felony firearm.

Lt. Lang would not go into detail on how those charges came about but only said they involved another police officer.

Tpr. Mullin was showcased on TV5 when he graduated from the State Police Academy.

That was back in December of 2016 where he talked to TV5 about the big day.

"It was one of the best experiences of my life," Mullin said back in 2016.

About a year and a half later he was one of four officers regarded as heroes for saving a man from his burning home.

Now he sits in jail with his bond set at $250,000.

"It is disappointing but the allegations were made, an investigation was done, and the attorney general reviewed it and felt there was probable cause to support the charges and issued the warrant. We'll let it work its way through the court and see what happens next," Land said.

Lt. Lang said no one is above the law.

"We're held accountable like anybody else, it's not different for me because I wear this uniform, we are gonna make sure that our members act appropriately and conduct our business appropriately," Lang said.  

Regardless of whether a criminal charge results in a conviction, employees can still be subject to administrative penalties resulting from violations of department policy.

Mullin has been a member of the MSP since July 2016, according to police.












MSP trooper arraigned on charges for assaulting partner
FOX 2 News - Detroit
February 16, 2019
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/msp-trooper-arraigned-on-charges-for-assaulting-partner
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(FOX 2) - CARO, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan State Police trooper is facing charges after assaulting his female partner while on duty.

WJRT-TV reports 25-year-old Adam Mullin of the Caro post was arraigned Friday on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, obstruction of justice, official misconduct, assaulting a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and committing a felony while carrying a firearm.

The assault occurred Sunday. The partner, whom WJRT didn't identify, is recovering from her injuries.

Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a spokeswoman for the Michigan attorney general's office, says it's a case of domestic violence. The office and Michigan State Police are investigating.

It's not clear whether Mullin has an attorney who might comment on his behalf. Mullin doesn't have a published home telephone number.












State trooper arraigned on charges he assaulted partner
Detroit News
February 16, 2019
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/16/state-trooper-assault/39068981/

Caro, Mich. – A Michigan State Police trooper is facing charges after allegedly assaulting his female partner while on duty.

WJRT-TV reports 25-year-old Adam Mullin of the Caro post was arraigned Friday on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, obstruction of justice, official misconduct, assaulting a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and committing a felony while carrying a firearm.

The incident occurred Sunday. The partner, whom WJRT didn’t identify, is recovering from her injuries.

Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a spokeswoman for the Michigan attorney general’s office, says it’s a case of domestic violence. The office and Michigan State Police are investigating.

It’s not clear whether Mullin has an attorney who might comment on his behalf. Mullin doesn’t have a published home telephone number.












Michigan State Police trooper arraigned on charges he assaulted partner
Detroit Free Press
February 16, 2019
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/16/msp-adam-mullin-assault/2890289002/
CARO, Mich. — A Michigan State Police trooper is facing charges after allegedly assaulting his female partner while on duty.

WJRT-TV reports 25-year-old Adam Mullin of the Caro post was arraigned Friday on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, obstruction of justice, official misconduct, assaulting a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and committing a felony while carrying a firearm.

The assault occurred Sunday. The partner, whom WJRT didn't identify, is recovering from her injuries.

Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a spokeswoman for the Michigan attorney general's office, says it's a case of domestic violence. The office and Michigan State Police are investigating.

It's not clear whether Mullin has an attorney who might comment on his behalf. Mullin doesn't have a published home telephone number.












Michigan State Police trooper arraigned on charges he assaulted partner
WXYZ News - Detroit
February 17, 2019
https://www.wxyz.com/news/michigan-state-police-trooper-arraigned-on-charges-he-assaulted-partner
CARO, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State Police trooper is facing charges after assaulting his female partner while on duty.

WJRT-TV reports 25-year-old Adam Mullin of the Caro post was arraigned Friday on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, obstruction of justice, official misconduct, assaulting a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and committing a felony while carrying a firearm.

The assault occurred Sunday. The partner, whom WJRT didn't identify, is recovering from her injuries.

Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a spokeswoman for the Michigan attorney general's office, says it's a case of domestic violence. The office and Michigan State Police are investigating.

It's not clear whether Mullin has an attorney who might comment on his behalf. Mullin doesn't have a published home telephone number.












Trooper to appear in Huron court as suspect
Huron Daily Tribune
February 20, 2019 
https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Trooper-to-appear-in-Huron-court-as-suspect-13630411.php
BAD AXE — A judge set upcoming court dates for a Michigan State Police trooper who is accused of assaulting a female trooper in Huron County while on duty.

A probable cause hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in Huron County District Judge David B. Herrington's courtroom in a case against 25-year-old Adam Mullin.

Mullin, a trooper assigned to the MSP Caro Post, faces six charges: Assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, aggravated domestic violence and obstruction of justice, misconduct in office, assaulting/resisting a police officer causing injury, and felony firearm.

The charges were authorized last week by the Michigan Attorney General's Office and are the result of an investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police.

Mullin was placed on unpaid suspended upon his arrest Feb. 12. The alleged assault on another trooper is believed to have occurred Feb. 10 somewhere in Huron County.

Lt. James Lang, of the MSP Tri-City Post, told the Tribune the venue a defendant appears in court is where the alleged crime occurred. He could not go into further details.

Dan Olson with the state's Attorney General's Office told the Tribune he also couldn't discuss other details in the case.

Mullin has been with the MSP Caro Post since July 2016. Earlier this month, he was named the recipient of the Cpl. Samuel A. Mapes Criminal Patrol and Investigation Award.

As of Tuesday, Mullin remains lodged in the Lapeer County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond.












Trooper charged after allegedly assaulting fellow officer
Huron County View
February 21, 2019
https://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com/articles/trooper-charged-after-allegedly-assaulting-fellow-officer/
CARO – A Michigan State Police trooper was arraigned last week on a half-dozen charges after he allegedly assaulted a fellow officer at the Caro Post.

Adam Mullin, 25, appeared in Huron County District Court Friday, Feb. 15, on six charges, including assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. The remaining five charges Mullin faces are as follows: Obstruction of justice; Misconduct in office; Assaulting/Resisting/ Obstructing a police officer causing injury; Aggravated domestic violence; and Felony firearm.

Bond was set at $250,000. According to the district court, Mullin has posted bond, however as of Tuesday he remains in jail until he can be issued a GPS tether. Mullin was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim or her family nor be within 100 feet of her or her residence. He must also release all firearms in his possession and comply with all standards relating to the conditions of his release.

According to Lt. James Lang from the Michigan State Police Tri-City Post, Mullin allegedly assaulted a female trooper at the Caro Post where he was stationed. Mullin was later arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The charges were authorized by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office coming after an investigation by the Michigan State Police, according to a release.

“I couldn’t begin to speculate why this would happen,” Lang said. “That is something that probably will be better addressed in a court setting.”

Lang said the trooper Mullin allegedly assaulted has been treated and is recovering – “doing well,” he said.

The next hearing in this case will be a probable cause conference scheduled for Feb. 27 at 1:30 p.m. and then a preliminary hearing set March 1 at 9 a.m. A spokesperson with the district court said it appears Mullin would be retaining his own attorney.

Just a week before he was arrested, Mullin was recognized at a ceremony in Lansing on Feb. 6. He was the recipient the Cpl. Samuel A. Mapes Criminal Patrol and Investigation Award, which recognizes troopers in Michigan for looking “past the traffic stop” to excel in proactive criminal patrol and investigations.

“This was an award that was not specific to him,” Lang told the VIEW this week. “It was given to the top 5 percent of troopers in each district, so he wasn’t the only trooper in the state to receive that.”

Mullin was placed on unpaid suspension when he was arrested. He has been a member of the Michigan State Police since July 2016. MSP released a statement on the arrest last week.

“The MSP has a long-standing tradition of demanding the highest possible standards of professional conduct from its enforcement and civilian members,” the statement reads. “Regardless of whether a criminal charge results in a conviction, employees can still be subject to administrative penalties resulting from violations of department policy.”

The Caro Post No. 33, located at 1485 Cleaver Road, covers Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac counties.












State trooper arrest causing extra work for prosecutor's office
Tuscola County Advertiser
March 2, 2019  
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/
Since Michigan State Police Trooper Adam Mullin was arrested last month, the Tuscola County Prosecutor's Office has been busy sifting through cases in which Mullin was an investigator.

"Unfortunately, we're going through now literally stacks of files in which he was involved in the investigations," Tuscola County Prosecutor Mark Reene said. "And what has to happen is each one of those files has to be reviewed in its entirety to determine our next course of action."

Mullin, a trooper assigned to the Caro post, was arraigned Feb. 15 in Huron County District Court on several counts in connection with an alleged assault on a female trooper while she was working as his partner on Feb. 10. He was arrested on Feb. 12 in Lapeer County by MSP troopers.

The female trooper's injuries were serious enough to require hospitalization.

Mullin is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office, assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and possessing a firearm while committing a felony, according to a press release from the Michigan State Police.

The charges were authorized by the Michigan Attorney General's Office and are the result of an investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police.

According to the press release, the 25-year-old Mullin has been a member of the MSP since July 2016. Upon arrest, he was placed on unpaid suspension.

Mullin, who is lodged in the Huron County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond, will not be called as a witness in any cases he investigated in Tuscola County, Reene said.

"It's all dependent upon his level of involvement and what transpired," Reene said. "You can only imagine the amount of time we've spent with this assignment."

Some cases in which Mullin investigated will be dismissed, Reene said.

The Tuscola County Prosecutor's Office also is examining cases investigated by the alleged victim. It is unknown when and if she will return to duty, making it difficult to continue on with a case in which she would be asked to testify, Reene said.

A week before the alleged incident involving Mullin, the MSP sent out a press release informing the media that Mullin was a recipient of the Cpl. Samuel A. Mapes Criminal Patrol and Investigation Award, given annually to the top five percent of troopers who excel in proactive criminal patrol and criminal investigations closed by felony arrests.












Trooper charged with assaulting fellow officer appears in court
Huron County View
MARCH 07, 2019
https://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com/articles/trooper-charged-with-assaulting-fellow-officer-appears-in-court/
BAD AXE – A suspended state trooper made an appearance in Huron County District Court last week, coming after he was charged with a half-dozen counts relating to assault of a fellow officer.

Adam Mullin, 25, a Michigan State Police trooper at the Caro Post, appeared before Judge David B. Herrington in district court last week for the first time since being released on bond.

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Mullin was arrested and charged six times, including assault with intent to do great bodily harm, a felony carrying a maximum prison sentence of 10 years if convicted, after he allegedly assaulted a female trooper while on duty in Bad Axe. The remaining charges are: obstruction of justice, misconduct in office, assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and felony firearm.

At the hearing last week, Mullin was represented by Matthew Norwood and Christopher McGrath. Norwood requested to the court that his client’s tether be removed, which was issued as part of the conditions of bond. Norwood mentioned Mullin’s career in law enforcement, which he said was exemplary, and he noted his client had no criminal record or problem staying away from the trooper he allegedly assaulted.

“At this point,” Norwood told the judge, “he doesn’t even know what the bond conditions for the tether are. He was driving on the way here, taking the most direct route as possible, and he gets a phone call saying he’s out of the tether range.”

Norwood said his client has a job available if the tether was removed.

The prosecution, which was represented by Brian Kolodziej, an assistant attorney general with the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, “strongly objected” to the removal of the tether. Kolodziej cited the allegations in the case, saying the alleged victim has expressed fear for what the defendant “may do next,” he said.

After a break in proceeding, both parties reached an agreement: the tether would remain on Mullin, but he would be able to go to work and his step-son’s elementary school.

Judge Herrington also scheduled a status conference on March 27 and rescheduled the preliminary hearing for April 5.












Document: Michigan State Police troopers having affair were involved in assault, cover up
ABC News - Detroit
May 08, 2019
https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Document-Michigan-State-Police-troopers-having-affair-were-involved-in-assault-cover-up-509664781.html


Police report details affair, assault, cover up involving Michigan State Police

BAD AXE (WJRT) (5/8/2019) - A police report details a sordid scheme by two Michigan State Police troopers who were involved in an affair to cover up a violent domestic assault incident.

The report says 25-year-old Adam Mullin, who is married, became romantically involved with his female partner at the Caro post at the beginning of 2018. He admitted to assaulting her multiple times.

ABC12 obtained a copy of the police report through the Freedom of Information Act.

The report says the female trooper, who is not being identified, went to the Michigan State Police Lapeer Post on Feb. 12, two days after she claimed she was physically assaulted by Mullin at the Bad Axe post.

Her injuries were so bad that two state police officials had to carry her into the building in Lapeer. There, she told investigators Mullin became jealous when she was talking to or contacted by other men.

On at least three occasions, she said Mullin assaulted her by hitting her, choking her or knocking her out of her chair.

The report says the final violent incident happened on the night of Feb. 10 inside the Michigan State Police Bad Axe Post.

The female trooper claims Mullin became jealous of her texting. At one point, the report says Mullin picked her up and threw her across the room.

She had injuries to her head, back and she told investigators she couldn't move her left leg.

The police report then details an alleged cover up of the assault involving both troopers.

Mullin suggested the two go back on the road and stage a slip and fall accident by the female trooper during a traffic stop.

Investigators reviewed in-car video and audio from Mullin's patrol car, which shows the troopers made a traffic stop in Bad Axe. Mullin allowed the pulled over driver to go saying, "I'm going to see what's going on with my partner back there. I think she fell."

The troopers then went to the hospital and the female trooper was admitted for her injuries.

When investigators questioned Mullin, the report says he admitted to assaulting his female partner on a number of occasions.

Mullin faces several charges, including assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. He remains on unpaid suspension from the Michigan State Police while awaiting a preliminary hearing later this month.

The female trooper had not returned to work by Wednesday.

Attorney Matthew Norwood, who is representing Mullin, issued the following statement on Thursday in response to this story:
"Adam Mullin is a decorated Michigan State Trooper that has served our state proudly and with great success. He was a previous recipient of the department’s life saving award for running into a burning building to save the home owner’s life and his 10 dogs trapped in their cages, and the prestigious Mapes Award for most felony arrests. He looks forward to the May 31st preliminary examination when the truth will finally come out through the examination of witnesses. At that time we expect facts to come out that cast serious doubt on the truthfulness and accuracy of the complaintant’s statement.

Unfortunately, due to Michigan’s rules of professional conduct, further details regarding the truth of this matter are unable to be presented in the media. However, we encourage everyone interested in this matter to pay attention to upcoming court proceedings to see both sides of this story. However, at this moment, Adam and his family are requesting privacy to deal with these unsupported allegations.












State trooper facing assault charges, report alleges he injured trooper he had affair with
MLive
June 21, 2019
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2019/06/state-trooper-facing-assault-charges-report-alleges-he-injured-trooper-he-had-affair-with.html

BAD AXE, MI – When an affair between two Michigan State Police troopers began last year, it soon took a violent turn, police reports say. The female trooper was hospitalized for injuries and the male trooper now faces several criminal charges.

Adam S. Mullin, 25, on Friday, June 21, appeared for a preliminary examination that ended with him being bound over to Huron County Circuit Court for trial on five charges.

Mullin faces charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, aggravated domestic violence, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office, and assault, resisting or obstructing a police officer causing injury.

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting Mullin, who is free on bond with a GPS tether.

The two troopers worked together out of the Caro Michigan State Police Post, covering Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties.

Details of Mullin’s case were revealed in police reports obtained by MLive from the Michigan State Police via a Freedom of Information Act request. Portions are redacted, such as the victim’s name.

The following information comes from those reports.
About 8 a.m. on Feb. 12, the female trooper’s mother brought her to the MSP Lapeer Post. She was unable to walk due to injuries and was carried into the post by a lieutenant and a sergeant, the report states.

Inside, the injured woman spoke with detectives. She told them she and Mullin, who is married to another woman, had begun a romantic relationship in February 2018.

While on duty, the pair would park a patrol car in a secluded area and engage in sex acts, the woman told police.

As the relationship progressed, Mullin grew increasingly jealous and prone to anger, the reports state.

“Adam would be engulfed in jealousy if he observed any men interested, contacting and/or talking to (her),” the reports state. “His anger and jealousy would turn into belittling, screaming, yelling and threats.”

Mullin eventually grew violent, the report says. While working in the same patrol vehicle one early summer morning, Mullin allegedly struck the woman in the chest with his right arm then pinned her against the passenger window, choking her so she could not breathe. Mullin, who was driving, eventually pulled over into a closed Reese gas station and the woman exited the vehicle, the report says.

Mullin again choked her while they worked together on Dec. 29, the woman told investigators. She sustained an injury to her eye socket in this incident, she said. She provided investigators with photos of her injuries.

The woman described a series of assaults in the following months, including three times when Mullin flipped her out of a chair.

The last instance of abuse happened Feb. 10 at an MSP detachment at 675 S. Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe. While sitting at separate desks, the woman received a notification on her phone, stirring apparent anger in Mullin. He began asking her about other men, eventually going “into a rant,” saying she had ruined his life, reports state.

Feeling things might get bad, the woman went to a restroom and locked the door behind her. Mullin started banging on the door, “hitting it so hard that paint chips were falling off the wall.”

He eventually stopped and the woman thought he left. After about 10 minutes, the woman exited the restroom and saw Mullin sitting at a computer, reports state.

A portion in the narrative here is redacted, but the subsequent section indicates Mullin threatened to kill the woman if she said something disparaging about his wife. He then pushed the now-seated woman and her chair rolled into a heater and then the wall. The woman stood up and told Mullin to stop, raising her right fist in a ready position to fend off an attack.

Mullin picked up the woman by her midsection and threw her, she said. She struck her head and back on the floor and “curled up in a ball and began crying. She immediately felt pain in her head and back. She couldn’t move her left leg,” the reports state.

Mullin approached her and apologized, saying he didn’t mean to push her that hard. He helped her up and suggested they stage a slip-and-fall during a traffic stop to conceal what had happened, according to the police report.

During her interview with detectives, the woman received text messages from Mullin’s phone where he admitted to the previous day’s assault, reports state.

By the next morning, the woman was treated at a hospital in Bad Axe before being transferred to McLaren Regional Medical Center in Lapeer. Mullin had taken her to the first hospital.

The day of the interview, the MSP 3rd District Fugitive Team arrested Mullin as he left his residence on a felonious assault charge and lodged him in the Lapeer County Jail. The agency also placed him on unpaid administrative leave.

As part of their investigation, detectives reviewed video footage recorded by the camera in Mullin’s patrol vehicle. The footage shows Mullin initiating a traffic stop on Feb. 10. He twice asks a woman, “You good?” before the woman replies, “Yeah.”

While speaking with the driver of the stopped vehicle, Mullin says, “I’m going to get you going on your way here. I’m going to go see what’s going on with my partner back there; I think she fell.”

Mullin then asks the woman what hurts, to which she says her leg and back. He asks her if she fell, but her response is inaudible.

Detectives also spoke with the woman’s mother, who said she too had been initially led to believe her daughter was injured by a slip-and-fall on ice. Her daughter later told her Mullin had assaulted her, the mother told detectives.

The evening of Feb. 12, detectives interviewed Mullin in jail. Read his Miranda rights, Mullin agreed to speak with them.

“I’m just gonna be straight forward and honest with you guys,” Mullin told them, according to their reports. “There’s no point in hiding it.”

Mullin said he and the female trooper were working on reports in the Bad Axe detachment when she began making derogatory comments about his wife. He grew angry and shoved her chair, which slid backward and struck a space heater. When the woman stood up with her fist raised, “I kinda reacted and pushed her,” Mullin told the detectives.

Mullin appeared to minimize his actions throughout the interview, detectives wrote. He stated he knew she had not intended to hit him with her fist.

“This statement leads investigators to believe Mullin took exception to (the woman) standing up for herself and assaulted her, rather than fearing an imminent battery,” detectives wrote. “Mullen would eventually concede he did use an exceptional amount of force, but told us, ‘I didn’t mean to.’ He added, ‘She’s not in the wrong here.’”

Asked who was in the wrong, Mullin said, “I am. I should not have touched her in the first place.”

Mullin also told detectives that shortly after the assault, he had contacted his supervisor and central dispatch to report the woman had been injured in a slip-and-fall. When he took her to the Bad Axe hospital, he did not tell staff how the woman’s injuries were truly incurred, reports state.

Mullin left the hospital about 8 a.m. on Feb. 11, only to later return with a Buffalo Wild Wings gift card and flowers for the woman. Detectives asked why he would do such a thing.

“Because I knew she’d like them,” he replied. “She’d think it was sweet.”

Mullin also agreed with the woman’s account that they had begun a sexual relationship in 2018, had engaged in sexual activity in patrol vehicles while on duty, and that he had assaulted her in the past, the police report states. He further agreed that after the Feb. 12 assault, he conducted a traffic stop as pretext for a scenario wherein the female trooper could pretend she injured herself from falling.

Mullin also said he had assaulted his wife. When detectives interviewed his wife, she denied this and said she had never known her husband to be violent, reports state.

Police obtained text message conversations between Mullin and the female trooper, exchanged after her hospital visit.

“You’ll be fine,” one message from Mullin’s phone reads. “Just gonna take some time to recover.”

“Yeah thank god,” the woman replies, “but this (expletive) sucks. You gotta find a way to control your anger.”

“Ok well I’ve apologized 1 million times and brought you flowers and bdubs and tried to show I care. So you already know I (expletive) feel terrible. You need to not be so (expletive) frail.”

Mullin is represented by Flint attorney Matthew L. Norwood. MLive was unable to reach Norwood for comment.












MSP trooper accused of assaulting partner back in jail after judge revokes bond
ABC News - Detroit
Jul 16, 2019
https://www.abc12.com/content/news/MSP-trooper-accused-of-assaulting-partner-back-in-jail-after-judge-revokes-bond-512799991.html

BAD AXE (WJRT) (7/16/2019) - A Michigan State Police trooper was jailed again on Tuesday after a judge revoked his bond.

Adam Mullin, 25, is facing six criminal charges accusing him of assaulting his female trooper partner in February. A judge sent the case to trial and he appeared in Huron County Circuit Court for arraignment Tuesday.

The Michigan Attorney General's Office told the judge that Mullin intimidated the victim during the preliminary examination, which was a clear bond violation. The judge revoked bond, meaning Mullin will remain in jail until his trial in September.

A police report that ABC12 obtained through the Freedom of Information Act says Mullin and his partner at the Michigan State Police Caro Post, who is married, became romantically involved in 2018.

The female trooper went to the Michigan State Police Lapeer Post on Feb. 12 to file a report saying she was physically assaulted by Mullin in the Bad Axe Post.

She told investigators Mullin became jealous when she was talking to or contacted by other men. On at least three occasions, she said Mullin assaulted her by hitting her, choking her or knocking her out of her chair.

At one point, the report says Mullin picked her up and threw her across the room.

The report says the final violent incident happened on the night of Feb. 10 inside the Michigan State Police Bad Axe Post. She had injuries to her head, back and she told investigators she couldn't move her left leg.

The police report then details an alleged cover up of the assault involving both troopers. Mullin suggested the two go back on the road and stage a slip and fall accident by the female trooper during a traffic stop.

Investigators reviewed in-car video and audio from Mullin's patrol car, which shows the troopers made a traffic stop in Bad Axe. Mullin allowed the pulled over driver to go saying, "I'm going to see what's going on with my partner back there. I think she fell."

Mullin is suspended from the Michigan State Police pending the outcome of this trial and an ensuing department investigation. His female partner has not worked since the incident in February.












Judge revokes bond for state cop accused of assaulting coworker, threatening her
MLive
July 16, 2019
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2019/07/judge-revokes-bond-for-state-cop-accused-of-assaulting-coworker-threatening-her.html
BAD AXE, MI – A Michigan State Police trooper accused of abusing a female coworker will be jailed for the immediate future.

Huron County Circuit Judge Gerald M. Prill on Monday, July 15, revoked the bond of 25-year-old Adam S. Mullin and ordered he be held in jail pending trial. Prill made the decision based on allegations that Mullin had intimidated the victim in his case, court staff confirmed.

Prior to Monday, Mullin had been free on bond with a GPS tether. In motion seeking his bond be revoked filed, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office – which is prosecuting the case – alleged Mullin on four dates violated the geographical restrictions of the GPS tether.

The motion also states that during a prior preliminary examination in Huron County District Court, Mullin mouthed “You’re dead” to his victim as she testified.

The motion states “that defendant’s threat to the victim is a clear bond violation and an example of his extreme dangerousness and disregard for the Court. Defendant’s bond conditions include the order to not harass, intimidate, or threaten the victim.”

Mullin’s trial is to begin Sept. 10.

Mullin is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, aggravated domestic violence, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office, and assault, resisting or obstructing a police officer causing injury.

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting Mullin, who had been free on bond with a GPS tether.

Mullin and his fellow trooper worked together out of the Caro Michigan State Police Post, covering Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties. Police reports obtained by MLive via a Freedom of Information Act request state the two had been engaging in a sexual relationship for a year, during which time Mullin would turn violent.

On Feb. 10, Mullin threatened to kill the woman and threw her several feet within an MSP Bad Axe detachment, the reports state. The woman was injured and Mullin suggested they stage a slip-and-fall during a traffic stop to conceal how she incurred her wounds, the reports state.

Two days later, the woman’s mother took her to an area hospital and she told police what had happened. Police then arrested Mullin.












Former trooper accused of assault taken into custody after issuing threat
Prosecution outlines case against trooper; father says son realizes he’ll do time
Huron County View
JULY 18, 2019
https://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com/articles/former-trooper-accused-of-assault-taken-into-custody-after-issuing-threat/

BAD AXE – A former state trooper released on bond was taken into custody on Monday after the female trooper he allegedly assaulted testified, saying he mouthed “you’re dead” to her during a hearing in June.

The former trooper, Adam S. Mullin, 25, of Millington, appeared in Huron County Circuit Court Monday for a pre-trial hearing. Mullin had been released in February on a $250,000 cash surety bond after he was arrested and charged with five counts relating to assault, one being assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation, which carries up to 10 years in prison.

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office, which is prosecuting the case, was represented Monday by Assistant Attorney General Brian J. Kolodziej. In what was described as unusual, the attorney general’s office, without notifying Mullin’s attorney, filed a motion on Monday to revoke his bond.

Kolodziej shed light on the late motion when he called Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Brian Reece to the stand. Reece testified saying he was concerned of Mullin’s potential behavior if he were to find out about the motion before being in the courtroom, referencing the “very violent” nature of the assault the defendant allegedly committed.
Reece said he took charge of the case in February, when a female state trooper approached him saying Mullin had assaulted her. According to testimony from Reece and police reports obtained by the VIEW, Mullin and his on-duty partner at the time, the female trooper, had entered a domestic, sexual affair.

On Feb. 10, an argument ensued between the troopers inside the Bad Axe detachment, resulting in Mullin throwing his partner at least 6 feet across the room, Reese testified. The female trooper sustained injuries to her back, neck and head, requiring hospitalization. Reece said the trooper still had injuries several weeks after the assault and is still undergoing doctor care at this time.
Shortly after the assault, Reece said Mullin allegedly conducted a fake traffic stop, during which his partner would fall on the ice in an attempt to cover up any injuries from the assault.

According to a report, the Michigan State Police interviewed the apparent woman who was pulled over by Mullin as part of the staged traffic stop. The woman told police she didn’t know the trooper’s name because he didn’t tell her when he made contact, which she found to be odd. She later told police the trooper never asked for her registration or proof of insurance despite having them readily available for him. The woman then said the trooper said he was letting her go because he had to go check on his partner.

Reece then said he later discovered another assault from 2018, during which Mullin allegedly choked the female trooper against a window inside their patrol vehicle. He also discovered audio recordings, which the prosecution played for the court on Monday.

In the recording, Mullin and his partner are on duty and inside their patrol car. Reece testified saying Mullin can be heard assaulting his partner.

When the audio was played, Mullin can be heard yelling at his partner, while she repeatedly says “stop hitting me.”

“Why do you make me get to that point?” Mullin can be heard saying to her.

Mullin’s father, Stephen, was at the hearing on Monday. He told the VIEW beforehand that he still loves his son. He said his son hasn’t been given a fair shot in this case and he called the assault in February a “push-and-shove match” between the two former partners. He said they’re both guilty and that his son realizes he’s going to get “time” as a result.

As for the bond violation, the prosecution alleges Mullin mouthed the words “you’re dead” to his former partner as she testified at a preliminary examination on June 21. Kolodziej said this would constitute a violation to the conditions set forth in his bond, which include Mullin having no direct or indirect contact with his former partner, as well as not issuing threats.

The prosecution showed a video of the prior hearing to the court on Monday. In the video, Mullin is seated in front of the judge, next to his attorney, while his former partner testified. Mullin can be seen in the video mouthing words in the direction of the witness stand.

As a result, on Monday, Mullin’s former partner was called back to the stand to testify on what he allegedly said to her at the prior proceeding.

She testified saying Mullin had threatened to kill her in the past if the alleged assault came to light. She also testified saying Mullin mouthed “you’re dead. Yeah. You’re dead” at the hearing. She said she didn’t respond to the alleged threat in the courtroom because she didn’t want to show weakness, though adding that she did fear for her life before, during and after the June hearing. She also said Mullin turned and stared at her multiple times when she returned to the gallery during that same proceeding.

In the prosecution’s final argument to revoke bond and take Mullin into custody, Kolodziej referenced the totality of Mullin’s conduct – the “extreme nature” of the alleged assault, trying to cover it up and now the alleged threat made while on bond – is a complete violation, he said.

“If he’s willing to do this in open court with the judge just feet away from him, your honor, his actions know no bounds, and that is where our concern is,” Kolodziej said. “The only thing left is for him to follow through on these threats and that is what is at risk here.”

In the defense’s final arguments, attorney Christopher McGrath spoke on behalf of Mullin. McGrath addressed the alleged threat his client made in open court.

“I don’t know what he said at that point,” McGrath said. “I can’t tell just by looking at his lips. I don’t think anyone else can either. I think it’s guesswork.”

Judge Gerald Prill addressed the court at the end of the hearing. He focused on the testimony given by Mullin’s former partner.

“She had testified, under oath, uncontroverted that those words were mouthed to her,” Prill said. “There’s nothing in this record to indicate that the alleged victim is lying. It’s absolutely uncontroverted.”

Prill went on to issue his ruling.

“The court finds that there is indeed a bond violation and as a result in this case, Mr. Mullin, your bond is revoked, you’re remanded into the custody of the sheriff,” Prill said.

The remaining four charges against Mullin are as follows: Obstruction of Justice, Misconduct in Office, Assaulting, Resisting, Obstructing and/ or Causing Injury to a Police Officer and Aggravated Domestic Violence.

A three-day trial was set for Sept. 10.

The VIEW asked Mullin if he would like to make a comment, to which he declined by shaking his head left and right.












Trooper's bond revoked for threatening victim
Huron Daily Tribune
Jul 18, 2019
https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Trooper-s-bond-revoked-for-threatening-victim-14097645.php
BAD AXE — A Michigan State Police trooper will remain in the Huron County Jail after a judge found there was enough evidence showing the trooper violated his bond conditions.

Adam S. Mullin, 25, left his Huron County Circuit Court arraignment Monday in handcuffs and was given an orange, jail-issued jumpsuit following Judge Gerald M. Prill's order to revoke bond.

Mullin, a MSP Caro Post trooper, was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his partner — whom he was having an affair with — while on duty on Feb. 10.

Mullin's defense attorney, Christopher McGrath, pleaded not guilty to all charges on his client's behalf.

Before setting a trial date, the court heard testimonies during a five-hour hearing regarding a motion to revoke bond, filed by Brian J. Kolodziej, a prosecutor for the Michigan Attorney General's Office.

Kolodziej called Det./Sgt. BrianReece with the MSP's Special Investigation Section to the stand first. The night of the incident, Mullin threw the victim roughly six feet across a room where she sustained injuries to her head and back areas, Reece said.

Mullin did a fake traffic stop to cover up the assault and said the victim fell out of the car and slipped on ice, Reese said.

"The victim told us about assaults from back in 2018," Reece said, noting that in at least two of the assaults, Mullin choked the victim while on duty.

Kolodziej, in court, played four audio recordings from Nov. 19, 2018 and Feb. 10. In the recordings, Mullin was heard repeatedly cursing and yelling at the victim in an aggressive tone as well as asking her to perform oral sex while on duty.

"Let go of me!" the victim shouted to Mullin in the recording while he allegedly assaults her.

While reviewing video footage of Mullin's preliminary examination in Huron County District Court, Reece observed Mullin mouth words in the victim's direction after she finished testifying.

The words Mullin mouthed to the victim, according to the victim, in court were: "You're dead."

Kolodziej called the victim to the stand, who said she felt nervous and intimidated during the district court hearing. She said Mullin told her he "would kill her if this all came out."

"I believe he's capable of killing me," the victim said. "I don't think he would stop at anything."

The victim reiterated several times during Monday's hearing that she continues to "fear for her life."

Among all the evidence and testimony presented, Prill based his ruling around Mullin's behavior in district court and revoked his bond. He will remain in the Huron County Jail until his Sept. 10 trial date.

Mullin is facing single counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, aggravated domestic violence, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office, and assaulting/resisting a police officer causing injury.

As of Monday, the victim is still recovering from injuries and has not returned to work.












Nessel 'disgusted' by former state prosecutor Kolodziej's conduct with sexual assault victim
ABC News - Detroit
Sep 10, 2019 
https://www.abc12.com/content/news/AG-Nessel-disgusted-by-former-AAG-Ko--559997211.html


Nessel reacts to misconduct

LANSING (WJRT) (09/10/19) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was visibly angry while talking about a sexual abuse case involving one of her former assistants.

Assistant Attorney General Brian Kolodziej resigned and is under investigation for allegedly engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a female victim in the Ian Elliott sexual assault case, which Kolodziej prosecuted.

"To say that I am horrified, to say that I am disgusted is really an understatement," Nessel said.

Two women accused Elliott of sexually assaulting them while he was the Student Government Association president at Central Michigan University. The Isabella County Prosecutor's Office initially dropped charges, but Nessel took over the case and reinstated charges.

That is when Kolodziej, who was hired under former Attorney General Bill Schuette's administration, got involved with the case.

"It's important to make clear that I expect everyone who works here to hold themselves to the highest standard of conduct when working on behalf of this office." Nessel said.

She said Kolodziej has admitted to engaging in the relationship. She called the situation rare and said it won't define the work of her department.

"In over 25 years of practice in criminal law as, both as a prosecutor and a defense attorney, I have never before even heard of a situation like this,"Nessel said.

The attorney general's office now has to regroup on cases Kolodziej was assigned. They include a high profile investigation into Michigan State Police Trooper Adam Mullin allegedly assaulting his female partner while on duty last winter.

The trial in Mullin's case has been delayed to Oct. 10.

"Unfortunately, that's more time that my client is going to wait for the day of court for justice, but we are looking forward to it," said defense attorney Matthew Norwood. "We were ready for court today, we're ready for court in a couple of weeks. But in the spirit of fairness, I want the prosecutor to be prepared, because that's what I would expect them to be able to do in a situation would have."












Prosecutor in Mullin case under criminal investigation
Trial postponed to October
Huron County View
September 12, 2019
https://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com/articles/prosecutor-in-mullin-case-under-criminal-investigation/


BAD AXE — The trial involving a former state trooper who is alleged to have assaulted his partner while on duty has been adjourned to a later date, coming after the prosecutor on the case resigned.

The four-day trial of Adam S. Mullin, 25, of Millington, who was charged five times after police allege he assaulted his female partner in February while they were on duty in Bad Axe, was set to begin on Tuesday. However, the prosecutor on the case, Assistant Michigan Attorney General Brian J. Kolodziej, resigned late last week.

On Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel held a press conference addressing Kolodziej’s resignation. She said the Michigan State Police notified her on Thursday, Sept. 5, of allegations Kolodziej had an improper relationship with a victim in a separate, sexual assault case that had been assigned to him shortly after he had been hired last year. An hour after she was notified, Nessel said Kolodziej was placed on administrative leave. He resigned the following day.

“To say that I’m horrified,” Nessel said, “to say that I’m disgusted, is really an understatement.”

She went on to say Kolodziej is now under criminal investigation by Michigan State Police.

Mullin’s attorneys, Matthew L. Norwood and Christopher McGrath, were ready to begin trial.

“Obviously we’re ready for trial and we’re going to be ready for trial,” Norwood told the VIEW, “but the court found good cause to adjourn the trial and we respect the court’s decision. We’re eager to finally get all the information out there.”

What’s more, Judge Gerald Prill issued a gag order on the lead detective of the case, Det. Sgt. Brian Reece with the Michigan State Police. Mullin’s attorneys requested the order after Reece spoke with media about current investigations into their client.

“As far as the gag order on detective Reece,” Norwood said, “the attorney general’s office even agreed with that.”

The gag order means Reece is not allowed to speak with media agencies about the case.

“That’s not really uncommon with a high-profile case,” said Shanon Banner, a spokesperson with the Michigan State Police, “and we fully intend to comply with it.”Mullin’s nearly half-dozen charges include assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. They arise after an incident between Mullin and his female partner at the time. On February 10, an argument ensued between the troopers inside the Bad Axe detachment, resulting in Mullin throwing his partner at least six feet across the room, according to testimony from Reece and police reports obtained by the VIEW.

Shortly after the alleged assault, Mullin and his partner staged a fake traffic stop, during which she would fall on the ice to cover up injuries from the incident. Reece testified further saying he discovered another assault in 2018, when Mullin allegedly assaulted his partner while they were in their patrol vehicle. Audio recordings from inside the vehicle reveal Mullin saying “why do you make me get to that point?” and his partner saying “stop hitting me.”

Mullin was released on bond in February; however, it would later be revoked after he mouthed the words “you’re dead” to his partner when she testified at a subsequent hearing. He would later be taken into custody by Huron County sheriffs, where he remains in jail.

The remaining charges against Mulling are as follows: Obstruction of Justice, Misconduct in Office, Assaulting, Resisting, Obstructing and/ or Causing Injury to a Police Officer and Aggravated Domestic Violence.

The trial is set to begin on Tuesday, October 8.












Trial starts for Michigan State Police trooper accused of attacking female partner
ABC News - Detroit
Oct 08, 2019
https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Trial-starts-for-Michigan-State-Police-trooper-accused-of-attacking-female-partner-562526841.html
BAD AXE (WJRT) (10/8/2019) - The trial of a Michigan State Police trooper who is accused of assaulting his female partner while on the job has started.

Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday morning in a Huron County courtroom as Adam Mullin faces five criminal charges, including assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder.

Arguments in the case were expected to begin Tuesday afternoon.

Investigators allege Mullin was having an affair with the other trooper when he attacked her in the Bad Axe post last year. They then allegedly attempted to cover up the assault with a fake slip and fall during a traffic stop.

The Michigan Attorney General's Office is prosecuting the case.












Michigan State Police trooper found guilty in assault of female colleague
Saginaw and Bay City News
Oct 10, 2019
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2019/10/michigan-state-police-trooper-found-guilty-in-assault-of-female-colleague.html

BAD AXE, MI — A jury has found a Michigan State Police trooper guilty of four criminal charges related to what investigators say was his assault of a female colleague while on duty.

Jurors on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 10, found Adam S. Mullin, 25, guilty of assault and battery, obstruction of justice, assaulting, resisting, or obstructing police causing injury, and aggravated domestic violence. During the trial, which began with jury selection on Tuesday, Huron County Circuit Judge Gerald M. Prill gave a directed not-guilty verdict for the fifth count Mullin faced, that of misconduct while in office.

The jury had begun their deliberations on Thursday afternoon.

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office prosecuted Mullin, with Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark taking lead at trial.

Mullin and his fellow trooper worked together out of the Caro Michigan State Police Post, covering Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties in Michigan’s Thumb region. Police reports obtained by MLive via a Freedom of Information Act request state the two had been engaging in a sexual relationship for a year, during which time Mullin would turn violent.

On Feb. 10, Mullin threatened to kill the woman and threw her several feet within an MSP Bad Axe detachment, the reports state. The woman was injured and Mullin suggested they stage a slip-and-fall during a traffic stop to conceal how she incurred her wounds, the reports state.

By the next morning, the woman was treated at a hospital in Bad Axe before being transferred to McLaren Regional Medical Center in Lapeer. Mullin had taken her to the first hospital.

The morning of Feb. 12, the female trooper’s mother brought her to the MSP Lapeer Post where she filed her complaint with detectives. She was unable to walk due to injuries and was carried into the post by a lieutenant and a sergeant, the report states.

Troopers arrested Mullin the same day.

Mullin has been a trooper since 2016 and has been on unpaid suspension since his arrest. He was married to another woman at the time of his relationship with the female trooper.

Mullin was initially free on bond with a GPS tether following his Feb. 15 arraignment. Judge Prill revoked his bond in July after finding Mullin had intimidated his victim during a preliminary examination. Mullin was accused of mouthing, “You’re dead” to her as she testified.

Mullin remains in custody. Prill is to sentence him on Dec. 2.












Michigan trooper convicted of assaulting female partner
Detroit News
October 11, 2019
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/10/11/michigan-trooper-convicted-assaulting-female-partner/40303069/
Caro, Mich. – A Michigan State Police trooper has been found guilty of assaulting his female partner while on duty.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says a jury convicted 25-year-old Adam Mullin Thursday of obstruction of justice, obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and assault and battery.

Mullin who was assigned to the state police Caro post was charged in February.

State police director Col. Joseph Gasper says Mullin has been on unpaid suspension since his arrest. The department has moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment.

Mullin will be sentenced Dec. 2.












Michigan State Police trooper guilty of assaulting partner
Detroit News
October 11, 2019
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/10/11/michigan-state-police-trooper-guilty-assaulting-partner/3947035002/
A Michigan State Police trooper charged with assaulting a female colleague was found guilty Thursday on four charges, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday.

Adam Mullin, 25, of Millington was charged in February and an investigation was launched. 

The charges include one count of obstruction of justice, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine; one count of obstructing a police officer causing injury, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine; one count of aggravated domestic violence, a misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine; and one count of assault and battery, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and/or a $500 fine. 

A felony charge of misconduct in office didn't go to the jury for consideration. 

Nessel said Mullin's law enforcement certification was revoked and he was fired. 

"Domestic violence is a serious matter and we are steadfast in holding those who commit these acts accountable — law enforcement and civilians alike," Nessel said in a statement. "It is serendipitous that this verdict comes during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and it reminds us of the work that still remains to end this epidemic in our state and nation."

Mullin will be sentenced Dec. 2 before Huron County Circuit Court Judge Gerald M. Prill. 

In 2018, Michigan State Police's Incident Crime Report showed 48,264 reported instances of domestic violence. 












MSP trooper guilty of assault, but avoids more serious conviction
ABC News - Detroit
October 11, 2019
https://www.abc12.com/content/news/MSP-trooper-guilty-of-assault-but-avoids-more-serious-conviction-562849891.html

Trooper found guilty for assaulting partner


SAGINAW (WJRT) (10/11/2019) - The Michigan State Police trooper convicted of assaulting his female partner will be fired.

Adam Mullin was convicted of four criminal charges, all in connection with the assault of his partner on a number of occasions.

Mullin was married and having a romantic relationship with his partner for a year. The two troopers worked together at the Caro post.

State police officials say the department is in the process of ending Mullin's employment and revoking his law enforcement certification.

Mullin was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, which can carry a sentence of up to 10-years in prison.

The Huron County jury could have convicted Mullin of a more serious assault charge, but instead found him guilty on a lesser charge. The jury agreed to convict him of assault and battery, a 93-day misdemeanor.

Mullin was convicted on four charges. The most serious is obstruction of justice, which is felony and carries a possible sentence of up to five years in prison.

He was accused of badly injuring his female partner when he threw her in the air at the Michigan State Police Bad Axe detachment in February. Police reports show he was violent to her in the past.

The Michigan Attorney General's Office prosecuted the case. In a statement, Attorney General Dana Nessel says "domestic violence is a serious matter and we are steadfast in holding those who commit these acts accountable, law enforcement and civilians alike."

Underground Railroad, which serves victims of domestic violence, says this case is all too common. Allie Martinez was not satisfied that Mullin was found guilty of a lesser assault charge.

"I would love to say that I am surprised, but this type of verdict is very standard in domestic violence cases," she said.

Martinez said juries often question the actions of domestic violence survivors.

"Even in this case, where there was disturbing evidence that shows that she was severely injured, it starts to play out as, 'Well what did you do to bring this upon yourself,' which is what all domestic violence survivors face," she said. "When you start to look at those dynamics, there is no juror that is going to be not biased in these types of cases."

Michigan State Police say the female trooper, who was the domestic abuse survivor in this case, remains off work at this time.












Michigan State Police Trooper Convicted Of Assaulting Female Partner
WWJ NEWS
OCTOBER 12, 2019 


CARO (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan State Police trooper has been found guilty of assaulting his female partner while on duty.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says a jury convicted 25-year-old Adam Mullin Thursday of obstruction of justice, obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and assault and battery.

"Domestic violence is a serious matter and we are steadfast in holding those who commit these acts accountable – law enforcement and civilians alike," Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement. "It is serendipitous that this verdict comes during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and it reminds us of the work that still remains to end this epidemic in our state and nation."

Police reports obtained by MLive show that Mullin, who was married at the time, and his road patrol partner were engaged in a sexual relationship for a year and that Mullin eventually turned violent. On the last instance of abuse, Mullin threatened to kill the woman and threw her several feet, then suggested they stage a slip-and-fall during a traffic stop to conceal her injuries, according to the report. The woman was so badly injured, she couldn't walk under her own power.

Mullin, who was assigned to the state police Caro post in Michigan's thumb region, was charged in February and has been on unpaid suspension since his arrest. Due to his conviction, the department has moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment.

Mullin will be sentenced Dec. 2. The most serious charge, obstruction of justice, carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.












Michigan State Police trooper convicted of assaulting female partner
Detroit Free Press
October 12, 2019
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/10/12/michigan-state-police-trooper-assault-adam-mullin/3957269002/
CARO, Mich. —A Michigan State Police trooper has been found guilty of assaulting his female partner while on duty.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says a jury convicted 25-year-old Adam Mullin Thursday of obstruction of justice, obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and assault and battery.

Mullin who was assigned to the state police Caro post was charged in February.

State police director Col. Joseph Gasper says Mullin has been on unpaid suspension since his arrest. The department has moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment.

Mullin will be sentenced Dec. 2.












Michigan State Trooper Found Guilty Of Domestic Violence 
The trooper was found guilty on four of five charges, the Attorney General Dana Nessel said
Patch
Oct 14, 2019 
https://patch.com/michigan/across-mi/michigan-state-trooper-found-guilty-domestic-violence
MICHIGAN — A Michigan State Police Trooper charged with assaulting a fellow female colleague was found guilty late Thursday on four assault-related charges, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office said.

Following a criminal investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police, Adam Mullin, 25, of Millington, was charged in February and subsequently convicted of the following:
  • One felony count of Obstruction of Justice, punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine;
  • One felony count of Obstructing a Police Officer Causing Injury, punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine;
  • One misdemeanor count of Aggravated Domestic Violence, punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine; and
  • One misdemeanor count of Assault and Battery, punishable by up to 93 days in jail and/or a $500 fine.

A felony count of Misconduct in Office did not go to the jury for consideration as a result of Huron County Circuit Court Judge Gerald M. Prill's directed verdict on that count.

"Domestic violence is a serious matter and we are steadfast in holding those who commit these acts accountable – law enforcement and civilians alike," Nessel said in a statement. "It is serendipitous that this verdict comes during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and it reminds us of the work that still remains to end this epidemic in our state and nation."

"The Michigan State Police appreciates the careful deliberation of the men and women of the jury and we are grateful to the Michigan Attorney General's Office for their dedication to justice," stated Col. Joe Gasper, director of the Michigan State Police. "The defendant, Adam Mullin, has been on unpaid suspension since his arrest on Feb. 12, 2019, and today, following his criminal conviction in a court of law, the department moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment."

Mullin's sentencing is set for Monday, Dec. 2.












AG: Michigan State Trooper Found Guilty Of Domestic Violence
CBS News - Detroit
Oct 16, 2019 
https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2019/10/16/ag-michigan-state-trooper-found-guilty-of-domestic-violence/
(CBS DETROIT) – A Michigan State Police Trooper was found guilty on four assault-related charges for assaulting a fellow female colleague, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said.

“Domestic violence is a serious matter and we are steadfast in holding those who commit these acts accountable – law enforcement and civilians alike,” Nessel said in a statement.

Adam Mullin, 25, of Millington, was charged in February following a criminal investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police.

Mullin was charged with the following:
  • – One felony count of Obstruction of Justice, punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine;
  • – One felony count of Obstructing a Police Officer Causing Injury, punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine;
  • – One misdemeanor count of Aggravated Domestic Violence, punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine; and
  • – One misdemeanor count of Assault and Battery, punishable by up to 93 days in jail and/or a $500 fine.












Jury finds state trooper guilty in assault case
Will face sentencing in December
Huron County View
OCTOBER 17, 2019
https://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com/articles/jury-finds-state-trooper-guilty-in-assault-case/
BAD AXE – The case of a Michigan State Police trooper charged with assaulting his female partner while the two were on duty has come to a close.

Following a full three-day trial in Huron County Circuit Court last week, 25-year-old Millington man Adam S. Mullin was found guilty of four separate counts involving the incident.

A jury of seven women and five men deliberated nearly two-and-a-half hours last Thursday evening Oct. 10, finding the MSP Caro Post trooper guilty of assault and battery, obstruction of justice, resisting and obstructing a police officer causing injury, and aggravated domestic assault.

Mullin did avoid a harsher penalty, as he was facing one count of assault with intent to create bodily harm less than murder, which carries up to 10 years in prison. However, the jury decided on the lesser offense of assault and battery, which is punishable by up to 93 days in jail.

The conviction stems from a Feb. 10 incident at the MSP Bad Axe detachment, where Mullin and his female partner – who were also in a romantic affair together – had an argument.

At one point, Mullin threw the victim roughly eight feet across the room, according to testimony from MSP Detective Sgt. Brian Reece. The act caused several injuries to her neck, head, shoulder, and back.

“When he picked her up and threw her across the room, he intended to cause great bodily harm,” Michigan Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark told the jury in her closing argument.

Hagaman-Clark went on to point out that following the attack, the victim could not walk for a month and has not been able to return work. She said Mullin’s actions have “put a black eye on all law enforcement officials.”

Following the assault at the Bad Axe detachment, Mullin and the victim tried to cover it up by conducting a traffic stop under false pretenses. The plan was to say that the victim slipped on the ice while helping execute the stop near the intersection of Pinnebog Road and M-142 (Pigeon Road).

Two days later, on Feb. 12, Mullin was arrested, after the victim told her mother and an MSP coworker of the assault.

In the defense’s closing argument, attorney Matthew L. Norwood sympathized with the victim but implored the jury to find his client guilty of only the aggravated domestic assault charge.

“She’s a victim,” said Norwood. “It’s your job to decide what crime she’s a victim of.”

Added Norwood: “Find him (Mullin) guilty of what he really did.”

Norwood, along with fellow defense attorney Christopher McGrath, pointed to inaccuracies between the victim’s interview with Reece just days after the incident, and testimony she gave on the stand.

“I think she has a tendency to exaggerate to save her own butt,” Norwood said.

Mullin remains in Huron County Jail until his sentencing on Dec. 2.











Michigan State Trooper Adam Mullin - Sentence 
Michigan Department Of Corrections
December 02, 2019













Former state trooper sentenced for assaulting female trooper while on duty
MLive
December 02, 2019
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2019/12/former-state-trooper-sentenced-for-assaulting-female-trooper-while-on-duty.html

BAD AXE, MI — A former Michigan State Police trooper has received jail time and probation for his on-duty assault of a female colleague.

Huron County Circuit Judge Gerald M. Prill on Monday, Dec. 2, sentenced 26-year-old Adam S. Mullin to three terms of one year in jail, plus a fourth term of 93 days in jail. All the terms are to run concurrently.

Prill gave Mullin credit for 149 days served, leaving 216 days left for him to serve.

Prill also sentenced Mullin to three years of probation, which starts Monday. The judge also ordered him to pay $426 in court costs and fines.

While on probation, Mullin is prohibited from having contact with his victim or her family and from possessing weapons. He is also to attend a 52-week anger management-style program and is to receive mental health counseling.

A jury in October found Mullin guilty of four counts — assault and battery, obstruction of justice, aggravated domestic violence, and assaulting, resisting, or obstructing police causing injury. During the trial, Prill gave a directed not-guilty verdict for the fifth count Mullin faced, that of misconduct while in office.

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office prosecuted Mullin, with Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark taking lead at trial.

"Adam Mullin’s actions violated the very trust we put in our law enforcement officers,” Attorney Genearl Dana Nessel said. “We are grateful to the Michigan State Police and to Huron County Circuit Judge Prill for ensuring justice is served.”

Nessel also lauded Hagaman-Clark’s work on the case.

"Domestic violence is a choice batterers make to abuse their intimate partner,” said Hagaman-Clark. “That choice stems from their desire to control and manipulate their partners at the cost of all else. In this case, Mullin made a choice to put his desire to control his partner over his oath to serve and protect the community.”

Mullin and his fellow trooper worked together out of the Caro Michigan State Police Post, covering Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties in Michigan’s Thumb region. Police reports obtained by MLive via a Freedom of Information Act request state the two had been engaging in a sexual relationship for a year, during which time Mullin would turn violent.

On Feb. 10, Mullin threatened to kill the woman and threw her several feet within an MSP Bad Axe detachment, the reports state. The woman was injured and Mullin suggested they stage a slip-and-fall during a traffic stop to conceal how she incurred her wounds, the reports state.

By the next morning, the woman was treated at a hospital in Bad Axe before being transferred to McLaren Regional Medical Center in Lapeer. Mullin had taken her to the first hospital.


The morning of Feb. 12, the female trooper’s mother brought her to the MSP Lapeer Post where she filed her complaint with detectives. She was unable to walk due to injuries and was carried into the post by a lieutenant and a sergeant, the report states.

Troopers arrested Mullin the same day.

Mullin became a trooper in 2016 and was placed on unpaid suspension upon his arrest. He was married to another woman at the time of his relationship with the female trooper.

Mullin was initially free on bond with a GPS tether following his Feb. 15 arraignment. Judge Prill revoked his bond in July after finding Mullin had intimidated his victim during a preliminary examination. Mullin was accused of mouthing, “You’re dead” to her as she testified.

The Michigan State Police fired Mullin upon his conviction. The agency also moved to have Mullin’s certification with the Michigan Commission of Law Enforcement Standards revoked.












Former Michigan State Police trooper sent to jail for assaulting female partner
ABC News - Detroit
Dec 2, 2019 
https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Former-Michigan-State-Police-trooper-sent-to-jail-for-assaulting-female-partner-565711871.html
BAD AXE (WJRT) (12/2/2019) -A former Michigan State Police trooper was sentenced to one year in jail for assaulting his former partner.

Adam Mullin, 26, was sentenced to three terms of one year in jail, plus a fourth term of 93 days in jail. He will serve those sentences all at the same time.

The court gave him credit for 149 days spent behind bars already, leaving 216 days left for him in jail.

In October, Mullin was convicted of five criminal charges in connection for assaulting his female partner at the Bad Axe state police detachment.












Michigan State Police Trooper Sentenced for Assault on Female Colleague
Michigan Attorney General Office
Michigan.gov
December 3, 2019
https://www.michigan.gov/som/0,4669,7-192-26847-513636--,00.html

LANSING— Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the sentencing of Adam Mullin, 25, of Millington, for his assault of a female colleague.

Mullin was found guilty of four assault-related charges back in October before Huron County Circuit Court Judge Gerald M. Prill. He will spend one year in Huron County Jail followed by three years of probation. Mullin has already served 149 days of his jail sentence and now has 216 days remaining; his probation starts immediately.

“Adam Mullin’s actions violated the very trust we put in our law enforcement officers,” said Nessel. “We are grateful to the Michigan State Police and to Huron County Circuit Judge Prill for ensuring justice is served.”

Nessel also commended Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark, who successfully prosecuted Mullin, for securing his conviction.

“Domestic violence is a choice batterers make to abuse their intimate partner,” said Hagaman-Clark.  “That choice stems from their desire to control and manipulate their partners at the cost of all else.  In this case, Mullin made a choice to put his desire to control his partner over his oath to serve and protect the community.”

The charges against Mullin were the result of a Michigan State Police investigation.  Following Mullin’s conviction, MSP moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment.

In 2018, Michigan State Police’s Incident Crime Report indicated that there were 48,264 domestic violence offenses reported to Michigan law enforcement.

For more information and available resources on domestic violence, visit the Michigan Department of Health and Service’s domestic violence website at mi.gov/domesticviolence.












Michigan State Police trooper sentenced to 1 year in jail for assaulting partner
Detroit Metro Times
December 03, 2019
https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/michigan-state-police-trooper-sentenced-to-1-year-in-jail-for-assaulting-partner/Content?oid=23262831


A Michigan State Police trooper who assaulted a female colleague while on duty was sentenced to one year in jail on Monday.

A jury convicted Adam Mullin, 26, of four charges in October, including obstruction of justice, obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence, and assault and battery.

The Attorney General’s Office said it was a case of domestic violence but didn’t release further details.

“Adam Mullin’s actions violated the very trust we put in our law enforcement officers,” Nessel said in a news release. “We are grateful to the Michigan State Police and to Huron County Circuit Judge Prill for ensuring justice is served.”

Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark, who prosecuted Mullin, said domestic violence is ultimately an act of control.

“Domestic violence is a choice batterers make to abuse their intimate partner,” said Hagaman-Clark. “That choice stems from their desire to control and manipulate their partners at the cost of all else. In this case, Mullin made a choice to put his desire to control his partner over his oath to serve and protect the community.”

In 2018, more than 48,000 cases of domestic violence were reported in Michigan, according to the Michigan State Police’s Incident Crime Report.

Mullin was fired after a jury found him guilty.












Michigan trooper gets jail for assaulting female colleague
Detroit News
Dec 3, 2019 
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/12/03/michigan-state-trooper-jailed-assaulting-female-colleague/40751815/
Caro – A Michigan State Police trooper has been sentenced to one year in jail for assaulting a female colleague while on duty.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that 25-year-old Adam Mullin has already served 149 days of his sentence. He also was given three years of probation at his sentencing on Monday.

A jury in October convicted Mullin – who was assigned to the state police post in Caro – of obstruction of justice, obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and assault and battery.

The state has moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment. He has been on unpaid suspension since his arrest.












Michigan state trooper gets jail for assaulting female colleague
Detroit Free Press
December 03, 2020
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/12/03/michigan-state-trooper-gets-jail-assaulting-female-colleague/2596372001/
CARO, Mich. — A Michigan State Police trooper has been sentenced to one year in jail for assaulting a female colleague while on duty.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that 26-year-old Adam Mullin has already served 149 days of his sentence. He also was given three years of probation at his sentencing Monday.

A jury in October convicted Mullin — who was assigned to the state police post in Caro — of obstruction of justice, obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and assault and battery.

The state has moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment. He has been on unpaid suspension since his arrest.












MSP trooper sentenced to 1 year in jail for assault on female colleague
WXYZ TV News - Detroit
December 03, 2019
https://www.wxyz.com/news/msp-trooper-sentenced-to-1-year-in-jail-for-assault-on-female-colleague
(WXYZ) — A Michigan State Police trooper was sentenced for his assault of a female colleague while on duty.

Adam Mullin, 25, was found guilty of four assault-related charges. He will spend one year in Huron County Jail followed by three years of probation. He has already served 149 days of his jail sentence and now has 216 days remaining.

“Adam Mullin’s actions violated the very trust we put in our law enforcement officers,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a press release. “We are grateful to the Michigan State Police and to Huron County Circuit Judge Prill for ensuring justice is served.”

Following his conviction, Mullin's law enforcement was revoked and his employment with Michigan State Police was terminated.

The assault was reportedly a case of domestic violence.












Michigan State Police trooper sentenced to jail for assault on female colleague
Adam Mullin sentenced to one year in Huron County Jail
ClickOnDetroit.com
December 03, 2019
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/12/03/michigan-state-police-trooper-sentenced-to-jail-for-assault-on-female-colleague/
HURON COUNTY, Mich – A Michigan State Police trooper has been sentenced to jail for assaulting a female colleague, according to authorities.

Adam Mullin, 25, of Millington, was found guilty of four assault-related charges in October, officials said. He was sentenced to one year in the Huron County Jail, followed by three years of probation.

Mullin has already served 149 days of his sentence and has 216 days remaining, according to officials. His probation starts immediately, police said.

“Adam Mullin’s actions violated the very trust we put in our law enforcement officers,” Michigan Attorney General Dan Nessel said. “We are grateful to the Michigan State Police and to Huron County Circuit Judge Prill for ensuring justice is served.”

Michigan State Police officers have moved to permanently revoke Mullin’s law enforcement certification and terminate his employment, according to authorities.

“Domestic violence is a choice batterers make to abuse their intimate partner,” Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark said. “That choice stems from their desire to control and manipulate their partners at the cost of all else. In this case, Mullin made a choice to put his desire to control his partner over his oath to serve and protect the community.”












MSP Trooper found guilty of assault against female coworker has been sentenced
WNEM
December 03, 2019


A state trooper from Mid-Michigan who was found guilty of domestic violence has been sentenced.

Adam Mullin, 25 from Millington, was found guilty on two felony and two misdemeanor charges related to an assault on a female colleague.

Attorney General Dana Nessel said a jury found Mullin guilty on charges of obstruction of justice, obstructing a police officer causing injury, aggravated domestic violence and assault and battery.

A fifth count of misconduct in office didn’t go to the jury because the judge granted a motion for a directed verdict, meaning there was insufficient evidence presented for the charge.

“Domestic violence is a serious matter and we are steadfast in holding those who commit these acts accountable – law enforcement and civilians alike,” Nessel said.

On Dec. 2, Mullin was sentenced to a maximum of 1 year behind bars, with credit for 149 days already served. He will also serve three years of probation.

Col. Joe Gasper, director of the Michigan State Police, said Mullin had been on an unpaid suspension since his arrest on February 12. After the conviction Mullin’s law enforcement certification was revoked and his employment terminated.












Michigan Trooper Gets Year In Jail For Assaulting His Female Partner
WWJ NEWS
DECEMBER 03, 2019 - 1:46 PM


LANSING (WWJ) - A Michigan State Police trooper has been sentenced to a year in jail for assaulting his female partner while on duty.

Adam Mullin, who was convicted in Huron County Circuit Court of four assault-related charges back in October, will spend one year in Huron County Jail followed by three years of probation, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

The 25-year-old has already served 149 days of his jail sentence and now has 216 days remaining. His probation starts immediately.

“Adam Mullin’s actions violated the very trust we put in our law enforcement officers,” said Nessel, in a statement.  “We are grateful to the Michigan State Police and to Huron County Circuit Judge Prill for ensuring justice is served.”

The charges against Mullin were the result of a Michigan State Police investigation.  

Police reports showed that Mullin, who was married at the time, and his road patrol partner were engaged in a sexual relationship for a year and that Mullin eventually turned violent. On the last instance of abuse, Mullin threatened to kill the woman and threw her several feet, then suggested they stage a slip-and-fall during a traffic stop to conceal her injuries, according to the report. The woman was so badly injured, she couldn't walk under her own power.

Following Mullin’s conviction, MSP moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment.

“Domestic violence is a choice batterers make to abuse their intimate partner,” said Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark, who prosecuted the case.  “That choice stems from their desire to control and manipulate their partners at the cost of all else.  In this case, Mullin made a choice to put his desire to control his partner over his oath to serve and protect the community.”

In 2018, Michigan State Police’s Incident Crime Report indicated that there were 48,264 domestic violence offenses reported to Michigan law enforcement.

If you are in danger, contact an organization in your area that can help, use a safer computer, call 911, or the U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224. For more information and available resources on domestic violence, visit mi.gov/domesticviolence.













Former state trooper sentenced in assault case
Receives one year in jail
Huron County View
DECEMBER 05, 2019
https://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com/articles/former-state-trooper-sentenced-in-assault-case/
BAD AXE – A former Michigan State Police trooper will serve one year in jail after being sentenced in Huron County Circuit Court on Monday.

Adam S. Mullin, 26, of Millington, was sentenced on four separate counts involving the assault of his female partner while the two were on duty back on Feb. 10. Mullin and the woman were also romantically involved and he was married at the time of the incident.

Michigan Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark called Mullin’s actions “egregious behavior.”

“This was an assault of his partner while on duty and he lied to try to cover it up,” she said.

On Oct. 10, Mullin was found guilty by a jury of assault and battery, obstruction of justice, resisting and obstructing a police officer causing injury, and aggravated domestic assault. Monday, he was sentenced to a year in jail, with credit for 149 days already served.

Other terms of the sentence include 36 months probation, wage assignment, having no contact with the victim or her family and he must take part in a 52-week domestic violence program.

Mullin did avoid a harsher penalty, as he was facing one count of assault with intent to create bodily harm less than murder, which carries up to 10 years in prison. However, the jury decided in October on the lesser offense of assault and battery, which is punishable by up to 93 days in jail.

Mullin’s sentence is the result of a Feb. 10 incident at the MSP Bad Axe detachment, where Mullin and his female partner had an argument. At one point, Mullin threw her roughly 8 feet across the room, causing several injuries to her neck, head, shoulder, and back.

Reading a scathing statement prior to sentencing, the victim asked the court to hand Mullin the maximum sentence. She said she has spent the last 10 months in physical and emotional suffering and six months prior to that suffering in a relationship with Mullin.

“He is a coward that took joy in trying to control every aspect of my life,” she said, adding that she is still undergoing physical therapy as a result of the attack.

Following the assault, Mullin and the victim tried to cover it up by conducting a traffic stop under false pretenses. The plan was to say that the victim slipped on the ice while helping execute the stop near the intersection of Pinnebog Road and M-142 (Pigeon Road).

Two days later, on Feb. 12, Mullin was arrested after the victim told her mother and an MSP coworker of the assault.

During his statement to the court, Mullin apologized to the victim, MSP and his family, while expressing remorse for his actions.

“My actions were deplorable,” he said.

Added Mullin: “For my lack of self-control, I am sorry.”

Mullin also pointed out during his statement that he had asked his superiors at the MSP Caro Post to assign him another partner, saying they “dropped the ball” in that respect.

However, Huron County Circuit Court Judge Gerald M. Prill said that was not enough.

“Why didn’t you just do that?” Prill stated about getting a different partner.

Added Prill: “There is nothing more toxic than this relationship.”

Prill called it a “sad, sad situation” for the once decorated MSP trooper.

A restitution hearing for Mullin was scheduled for Jan. 13, 2020.












Assistant AG: Mullin sentence in line with scoring
Huron Daily Tribune
Dec 5, 2019 
https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Assistant-AG-Mullin-sentence-in-line-with-scoring-14881898.php
HURON COUNTY — Despite some public outcry suggesting he received too light of a sentence, the sentence given to Adam Mullin for his convictions in the assault of his former partner and lover were in line with the sentencing guidelines.

Mullin, a 26-year-old former Michigan State Police Trooper, was found guilty by a 12-person jury in October for charges related to an incident back in February. The case against Mullin began on Feb. 12, 2019 when his former partner and girlfriend reported an assault which had occurred two days prior.

Mullin, a married man, threw his partner with whom he was having an affair with roughly six feet across a room at the MSP Bad Axe detachment. The assault left the victim with injuries to her back and head.

Later in the evening, Mullin and the victim conducted a traffic stop in an attempt to cover up the assault.

According to Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark, after factoring in Mullin’s clean record prior to the offenses, and the offenses themselves, the guidelines scored him with a sentence of five to 23 months.

“The guidelines are really complicated and really convoluted,” Hagaman-Clark said. “The judges rulings on the guidelines are fair.”

The State of Michigan Sentencing Guidelines Manual is used in an attempt by the state’s legal system to provide consistency when sentencing a felon. The guidelines assign scores in six crime groups — crimes against person, property, public order, public safety and public trust and crimes involving controlled substances — when applicable. Within each crime group, there are various classes of offenses. Once an offender is scored, defense, prosecution and the courts determine what the applicable sentence should be.

“A sentence must take into account the nature of the offense and the background of the offender, and it must be proportionate to the seriousness of the circumstances surrounding the offense and the offender,” the 2019 sentencing manual reads.

According to Hagaman-Clark, the court can vary from the recommendations of the sentencing guidelines. However, when doing so, defense or prosecution could appeal the decision.

The jury convicted Mullin of the lesser three felony charges — of the remaining two charges, one was dismissed by the judge and the other Mullin was found not guilty. Hagaman-Clark said the not-guilty verdict on the greatest charge of assault with the intent to do great bodily harm, which was a 10-year felony, ultimately tied her hands. What remained were three felony charges, of which Mullin was sentenced to a term of one year each. However, the sentence could be served concurrent and he received credit for 149 days served at the time. He was also sentenced to 93 days in jail on a misdemeanor offense of assault and battery.

In addition to the jail time Mullin will serve, he was sentenced to three years of probation and one year of batterers counseling.

According to the attorney general’s office following Mullin’s conviction, MSP moved to permanently revoke his law enforcement certification and terminate his employment.

“Domestic violence is a choice batterers make to abuse their intimate partner,” Hagaman-Clark said. “That choice stems from their desire to control and manipulate their partners at the cost of all else. In this case, Mullin made a choice to put his desire to control his partner over his oath to serve and protect the community.”

In 2018, Michigan State Police’s Incident Crime Report indicated that there were 48,264 domestic violence offenses reported to Michigan law enforcement, according to information provided by the attorney general’s office.

For more information and available resources on domestic violence, visit the Michigan Department of Health and Service’s domestic violence website at mi.gov/domesticviolence.












Mullin ordered to pay more than $20,000 in restitution
Restitution covers lost wages, overtime and holiday pay
Huron Daily Tribune
January 13, 2020
https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Mullin-ordered-to-pay-more-than-20-000-in-14972000.php
HURON COUNTY — Huron County Judge Gerald Prill sided with the defense on several restitution issues, effectively ordering former Michigan State Police Trooper Adam Stephen Mullin to pay $21,201.09 in restitution to the victim.

Mullin, who was sentenced in December for physically attacking his former partner and lover, will be responsible for paying costs associated with her physical and mental recovery, travel expenses and lost wages, including potential overtime and holiday pay that the victim would have worked.

A five-man, seven-woman jury found Mullin guilty of assault and battery, aggravated domestic assault, obstruction of justice, and resisting and obstructing a police officer causing injury. Prior to the two-hour deliberation by the jury, Mullin had also faced one count of assault with the intent to do great bodily harm less than murder — a 10-year felony. However, the jury instead convicted Mullin on the lesser offense of assault and battery.

Mullin was a graduate of the 131st Trooper Recruit School and had served on the force since 2016. He was also married at the time of the incident.

According to the victim, the abuse left her unable to walk on her own for 30 days and she had to receive physical therapy for 10 months, plus have several surgeries. She also stated she has been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder.

During a restitution hearing Jan. 13, prosecution argued that Mullin should also pay for 11 months of the victim’s rent — because she was unable to live alone during her recovery — and caretaker’s lost wages. However, Mullin’s defense argued that the victim was bound to her contract before the assault occurred. Defense also pointed out that the caretaker, who was the victim’s mother, received pay during her time off work.

Mullin is currently serving his one year jail sentence.












Former state trooper ordered to pay over $21,000 in restitution
Total of over $31,000 sought by victim
Huron County View
JANUARY 16, 2020
https://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com/articles/former-state-trooper-ordered-to-pay-over-21000-in-restitution/
BAD AXE – In a back-and-forth exchange over the amount of restitution owed to a Michigan State Police trooper who was assaulted by her former partner while on duty, Huron County Circuit Court Judge Gerald M. Prill arrived at a total of around two-thirds of the amount being requested.

After hearing arguments from both sides at a restitution hearing Monday, Prill ordered former Michigan State Trooper Adam S. Mullin, 26, of Millington, to pay $21,201 to the victim. The amount covers lost wages including potential holiday and overtime pay, mileage, and out-of-pocket expenses involving the victim’s physical and psychological recovery.

Mullin was found guilty by a jury in October of assault and battery, obstruction of justice, resisting and obstructing a police officer causing injury, and aggravated domestic assault of his female partner while the two were on duty on Feb. 10, 2019.

Mullin and the woman were also romantically involved and he was married at the time of the incident.

He was sentenced in December to a year in jail, with credit for 149 days already served.

“We’re trying to make the victim whole again,” said Michigan Assistant Attorney General Danielle Russo Bennetts, after handing the court a 17-page breakdown of the requested restitution amount of $31,366.
That amount included the previously mentioned expenses, along with caretaker wages lost and rent.

However, defense attorney Matthew L. Norwood argued the caretaker, who was the victim’s mother, in fact received pay during her time off work. He also pointed out that the victim had signed her rental contract well before the assault occurred.

“There’s definitely some stretching going on here (with the numbers),” Norwood said.

Prill would eventually side with the defense on that, denying the prosecution’s request for restitution for caretaker wages and rent. With those amounts thrown out, the final total came to the $21,201.


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Thursday, January 31, 2019

01312019 - Detroit PD Officer Gary Steele - Posted Racist Video On SnapChat Mocking Ariel Moore After Traffic Stop



03042008 - Officer Gary Steele - Detroit PD - Facing Life In Prison For OIDV Assault Against Ex-Girlfriend [Torture; Assault w/intent to commit murder; Assault w/intent to do great bodily harm less than murder; 2 counts felonious assault w/a dangerous weapon; weapons / firearm discharge in or at a building; Felony firearm]


06232009 - Officer Gary Steele - Sentenced - Formerly Facing Possible Life Sentence For Domestic Violence Assault - Sentenced To 1 Year Probation [Misdemeanor reckless use of firearms] AND Then Put Back On Duty - Detroit PD


05312018 - Officer Gary Steele - Video Of Steele Breaking Arm of Elaine Murriel During Arrest - Detroit PD


01312019 - Officer Gary Steele - Detroit PD - Posted Racist Video On SnapChat Mocking Ariel Moore After Traffic Stop


02272019 - Officer Gary Steele - Fired For Posting Racial Video Of Traffic Stop - Detroit PD


04252019 - Officer Gary Steele - Lawsuit Filed Against Steele/Detroit PD - Racist SnapChat Video Of Ariel Moore During Traffic Stop


04252019 - Officer Gary Steele - Lawsuit Filed Against Steele/Detroit PD - Elaine Murriel's Arm Broken During Arrest














JANUARY 31, 2019 - OFFICER GARY STEELE - DETROIT PD

Detroit police officer Gary Steele forced an African-American woman to walk home in dangerously frigid temperatures after a traffic stop, and then mocked her on social media





03042008 - Detroit Police Officer Gary Steele facing life in prison for domestic violence assault against his ex-girlfriend


Officer Gary Steele's Past Domestic Violence Conviction
06232009 - Officer Gary Steele - Sentenced To Probation - Detroit PD
03042008 - Officer Gary Steele facing possible life sentence for domestic violence assault


The laws that protected Officer Gary Steele and placed him back on duty with the Detroit PD are the same laws which protect all police officers arrested/charged with domestic violence and fail to protect OIDV victims in the state of Michigan:
















Detroit cop ‘celebrates Black History Month’ by forcing African-American woman to walk home in dangerously frigid temperatures
Raw Story
January 31, 2019




A Michigan police officer forced a young black woman to walk home in frigid weather after a traffic stop, and then mocked her on social media.

 The officer stopped Ariel Moore in Detroit on Tuesday for having expired license plate tags, and then made her leave the car there and walk, reported WXYZ-TV.

 Temperatures at the time were below freezing.

 The officer, identified as Gary Steele, then recorded video of Moore walking away from her car and shared it on social media.

 Steele can be heard making condescending remarks about Moore in the Snapchat video, which was captioned “what black girl magic looks like” and “celebrating Black History Month.”

 Steele has been restricted to administration duty while the incident is investigated by internal affairs, according to the TV station.

 The same officer was charged in 2008 with physically attacking his ex-girlfriend and firing a gun next to her head, and Steele accepted a plea agreement on misdemeanor charges that allowed to remain a police officer.













Detroit police chief takes action over officer's offensive Snapchat post
WXYZ News - Detroit
January 31, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r6lji1krlc
















DPD 'taunts' black woman walking in snow
Click On Detroit - WDIV News - Detroit
January 31, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM-7LpmfM-w

















Detroit police open investigation after officer posts demeaning Snapchat of black woman
KGUN News
January 31, 2019
https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/detroit-police-open-investigation-after-officer-posts-demeaning-snapchat-of-black-woman



The Detroit Police Department says it is investigating after an officer posted a racist and demeaning Snapchat video of a woman he had pulled over for a traffic stop.

 Detroit police confirm that Officer Gary Steele is restricted from working in the field after he posted the Snapchat.

 On Tuesday evening, Steele and another unidentified officer pulled over Ariel Moore for driving with expired license tabs. Moore was ordered to walk to her destination because of the expired tags.

 As she walked away, the officers recorded Moore with a cell phone camera. The officers referred to Moore as making a "walk of shame in the cold." One of the officers used the phrase "bye Felicia."

 The video also included a "Celebrate Black History Month" filter that included the caption "what black girl magic looks like."

 "What they put on there, that's racist. They're demeaning my child for no reason," Monique Mobley, Moore's mother said.

 The video was uploaded to a Snapchat account with the handle "Cpl Steele." The last name matches that of a public LinkedIn profile for Gary Steele , who lists his job as a police officer in the "special operations section" in the city of Detroit.

 Detroit Police officials later confirmed that it was Steele who uploaded the video.

 Steele faced legal issues in 2008, when he was charged with physically attacking his ex-girlfriend and firing a gun near her head in Canton, Michigan. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charged, served probation and was able to remain on the police force.













White Officer Demoted for Posting ‘Racist’ Videos Mocking Black Woman Walking Home
Detroit Officer Gary Steele pulled over a young woman in freezing weather. And when she walked home, he taunted her on social media, writing, ‘What black girl magic looks like.’
The Daily Beast
January 31, 2019

A young, black woman walked home in the bitter cold on Tuesday night while a white Detroit police officer openly mocked her on social media, with Snapchat videos captioned “walk of shame” and “bye felicia.”

Officer Gary Steele reportedly pulled over Ariel Moore, 24, for having expired license-plate tabs. Her vehicle was towed, and so she walked the rest of the way home in the below-freezing weather.

Steele, meanwhile, drove alongside Moore, posting videos to his Snapchat with racial taunts like “What black girl magic looks like,” and “celebrating Black History Month.”

Local news station WXYZ-TV publicized the Snapchat posts, and Steele, an 18-year veteran of the department and a corporal, was then put on administrative leave and demoted from his rank following. Officials are conducting an internal investigation on the matter.

“What they put on there, that’s racist,” said Moore’s mother, Monique Mobley, in an interview with the station. “They demeaned my child for no reason.”

Her daughter added: “I’ve never had this happen to me in my life. I’m kind of shocked—I don’t really know how to feel right now. I’m still trying to take it in.”

Moore lived roughly a block from where she was detained, said police Chief James Craig during a Thursday afternoon press conference. Craig said he called Mobley to apologize the night after the video, adding that police have waived the towing fees and released the car back to Moore.

“I’m not troubled. I’m not disappointed. I’m angry,” Craig said.

The chief noted that body-camera footage showed Steele and his partner, who is also under investigation, offered Moore a ride home on Tuesday night.

“At some point, the officer made the bad decision to make a Snapchat post,” he continued. “On top of that, she’s walking on a very cold night. It’s dark, and, in my view, she’s in harm’s way.”

“It could’ve been my daughter, my sister,” added Craig. “It doesn’t matter, it could have been anyone.”

Prosecutors reportedly charged Steele in 2008 with physically attacking his ex-girlfriend and firing a gun next to her head, and the officer accepted a misdemeanor plea deal for probation.

“His departmental history predates my appointment,” said Craig. “I will tell you there would have been a different outcome had I been chief during those years. But his history is troubling. There’s a pattern, and I’m concerned about that pattern. So that’s something I’ll be looking at and addressing.”

Craig said he had removed the officer’s rank of corporal and that he will not have contact with the public until the investigation has concluded.













Social media post shows Detroit officer making racist comments about African-American pulled over
WXYZ News
January 31, 2019
https://www.wxyz.com/news/social-media-post-shows-detroit-officer-making-racist-comments-about-african-american-pulled-over

DETROIT (WXYZ) — We're exposing a social media post that has sparked an internal investigation into a Detroit police officer. Comments made in that post are being called racist by a woman pulled over and told to leave her car and walk home in below freezing weather.

 Detroit police are calling the behavior of one of their own completely inappropriate and problematic. They're now launching an internal affairs investigation over what took place during a traffic stop.

 Take a close look at this video temporarily posted to social media site Snapchat following a Detroit police traffic stop near Joy Road and Stout Tuesday night.

 Listen closely as the officer makes a few condescending remarks toward an African-American girl he has instructed to walk home in the cold. We've confirmed she was pulled over for having expired license tabs.

 Notice in the upper left corner of the screen the officer shared his Snapchat name. Detroit police confirm his real name is Gary Steele. The man seen in this public LinkedIn page.

 We showed this video to Ariel Moore, the young woman who was videotaped on a cell phone, and her mother, Monique Mobley. They're now sharing their outrage over his words and captions that read "What black girl magic looks like," and "celebrating Black History Month."

 Also disturbing is officer Steel's prior trouble with the law. Prosecutor charged him with physically attacking his ex-girlfriend and firing a gun next to her head back in 2008. the incident in Canton ended with Steel taking a misdemeanor plea deal for probation and staying on the force. He's declined to speak with 7 Action News since we brought the video to the attention of DPD.

 We've confirmed that the officer is restricted from working in the field for now. We'll stay on top of this to make sure the officer is held accountable.













Craig: Officer reassigned after social media post
The Detroit News
January 31, 2019
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2019/01/31/detroit-police-officer-reassigned-investigated-racially-charged-social-media-post/2733757002/
VIDEO: https://twitter.com/SarahRahal_/status/1091059809149947904

Detroit — A Detroit police officer has been reassigned while the department investigates racially-charged comments made during a traffic stop and posted to the officer's social media this week.

 The alleged incident happened during a traffic stop near Joy Road and Stout Street on the city's west side Tuesday night, police said. 

 Officer Gary Steele pulled over Ariel Moore, 23, for an expired registration on her license plate and seized her vehicle. He told Moore to exit the vehicle and that it would be towed. Moore walked about a block to her home in below freezing weather.

 Video posted to Steele's Snapchat obtained by WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) shows Moore walking home as he says "priceless" and "bye Felicia" with caption tags that read, "What black girl magic looks like," and "celebrating Black History Month."

 Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the officer had the lawful right to make the stop and tow her vehicle, but the comments made him angry.

 “I’m angry because this was a racially insensitive post,” Craig said during a press conference Thursday. “...At that point, the officer makes the bad decision to make a Snapchat post saying 'Bye Felicia' and that’s derogatory and that’s not what we expect of our police officers. On top of that, she’s walking a very cold night, it’s dark and now in my view, she’s in harms way even if she only lived a block away.”

 During the investigation, Craig said they saw through the officer’s body camera that he offered her a ride home and she declined. Craig said he removed Steele's corporal rank for the incident. 

 Steele, who has been with the department for 18 years and works to train other officers, has a troubling history with the department.

 In 2008, Steele was charged with physically attacking his ex-girlfriend and firing a gun near her head in Canton. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charged, served probation and was able to remain on the police force.

 "His departmental history predates my appointment," Craig said. "There would have been a different outcome had I been a chief in those years, but I can’t go back and undo what’s already been done. But his history is troubling… There’s a pattern and I’m concerned."

 His partner from the department's sixth precinct was also in the vehicle recorded saying "walk of shame." Craig said the partner is also being investigated. 

 This isn't the first officer to post insensitive content to social media. In September, former officer Sean Bostwick, 27, was terminated for posting a Snapchat photo of himself in uniform with the caption "another night to Rangel (sic) up these zoo animals."

 “This incident is absolutely not reflective of this police department,” Craig said. “We had someone else post an inappropriate comment on social media some months back. He was a new officer and is no longer a Detroit police officer."

 Craig said he has reached out to Moore and her mother to apologize for the incident and the department is paying to get her vehicle out of the tow yard.

 "...I’m not troubled, not disappointed, I’m angry," Craig said. "And then to make the reference to Black History Month is even more problematic in a city that’s 82 percent African-American…Do know this officer will be held accountable for his actions."













Detroit police open investigation after officer posts demeaning Snapchat of black woman
ABC News - Cleveland Ohio
January 31, 2019
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/detroit-police-open-investigation-after-officer-posts-demeaning-snapchat-of-black-woman

The Detroit Police Department says it is investigating after an officer posted a racist and demeaning Snapchat video of a woman he had pulled over for a traffic stop.

 Detroit police confirm that Officer Gary Steele is restricted from working in the field after he posted the Snapchat.

 On Tuesday evening, Steele and another unidentified officer pulled over Ariel Moore for driving with expired license tabs. Moore was ordered to walk to her destination because of the expired tags.

 As she walked away, the officers recorded Moore with a cell phone camera. The officers referred to Moore as making a "walk of shame in the cold." One of the officers used the phrase "bye Felicia."

 The video also included a "Celebrate Black History Month" filter that included the caption "what black girl magic looks like."

 "What they put on there, that's racist. They're demeaning my child for no reason," Monique Mobley, Moore's mother said.

 The video was uploaded to a Snapchat account with the handle "Cpl Steele." The last name matches that of a public LinkedIn profile for Gary Steele , who lists his job as a police officer in the "special operations section" in the city of Detroit.

 Detroit Police officials later confirmed that it was Steele who uploaded the video.

 Steele faced legal issues in 2008, when he was charged with physically attacking his ex-girlfriend and firing a gun near her head in Canton, Michigan. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charged, served probation and was able to remain on the police force.













Detroit Cop Posts Racist Video Of Black Woman In Freezing Cold After He Seized Her Car
The Snapchat video posted by Officer Gary Steele included a sticker that read, “Celebrating Black History Month.”
Huffington Post
January 31, 2019
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gary-steele-detroit-police-racist-snapchat-video_us_5c53697ae4b0bdf0e7d974d0

A Detroit police officer is under fire for a racially charged Snapchat video of a black woman he pulled over for a traffic stop.

 Officer Gary Steele has been reassigned while the Detroit Police Department investigates the video, which department officials confirmed he posted on Tuesday.

 The incident began after he pulled over 23-year-old Ariel Moore for having an expired registration and seized the vehicle.

 Steele then told her to exit the vehicle so the vehicle could be towed. She declined a ride home from the officers and had to walk a block home in below-freezing weather, according to Detroit station WXYZ.

 The video shows her walking away, one of the officers says she is doing the “walk of shame,” and stickers are added that read, “What black girl magic looks like” and “celebrating Black History Month.”

 It ended with an officer saying, “Bye, Felicia,” according to the Detroit Metro Times.

 Moore and her mother, Monique Mobley, said they were shocked when WXYZ showed them Steele’s video.

 “I’ve never had this happen to me in my life. I’m kind of shocked — I don’t really know how to feel right now. I’m still trying to take it in,” Moore said.

 Mobley didn’t pull punches. “What they put on there, that’s racist. They’re demeaning my child for no reason,” she said.

 Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters on Thursday that he agrees with her assessment. “I am angry. I’m angry because this was a racially insensitive post,” he said, according to the Metro Times.

 Although he noted that body-camera footage showed that Steele and his partner, who is also under investigation, offered Moore a ride home on Tuesday night, Craig said Steele’s Snapchat post was a very “bad decision.”

 “On top of that, she’s walking on a very cold night. It’s dark, and, in my view, she’s in harm’s way,” he said, according to the Daily Beast. “It could’ve been my daughter, my sister. It doesn’t matter, it could have been anyone.”

 Craig said that Steele’s use of “Bye, Felicia” was “derogatory” and that the reference to Black History Month is even more “problematic.”

 Steele has been placed on restricted duty, pending an internal investigation, according to ClickOnDetroit.

 This isn’t the first time Steele has been in trouble. In 2008 he was charged with physically attacking his ex-girlfriend and firing a gun next to her head, according to WXYZ.

 He took a misdemeanor plea deal for probation and stayed on the force.

 Craig admitted Steele has a “troubling” history, which Craig said “predates my appointment,” according to The Daily Beast.

 Craig added, “It would have been a different outcome if I had been chief.”

 Steele did not immediately respond to a request for comment.













James Craig says officer has been reassigned from precinct
Click On Detroit
January 31, 2019
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/chief-angry-after-racially-insensitive-snapchat-from-detroit-officer-who-had-woman-s-car-towed

DETROIT - Detroit police Chief James Craig said he's not troubled, he's angry about an officer who posted a "racially insensitive" Snapchat after having a woman's car towed because of expired registration.

 Craig held a news conference at 1 p.m. Thursday to address the incident.

 'Racially insensitive post'
He said an 18 1/2-year veteran of the force pulled over a driver because of expired registration and made the call to tow the vehicle.

The officer had a right to make that stop, according to Craig. He said the driver wasn't happy about being stopped and towed on such a cold night.

Afterward, the officer is accused of making a Snapchat post about the woman and including the comment, "Bye, Felicia." Craig said that's a derogatory reference to Black History Month.

"I'm not going to tell you I'm troubled," Craig said. "I'm going to tell you I'm angry. This incident is absolutely not reflective (of the department). This is not acceptable."

Craig said body camera footage shows the woman was offered a ride home, but refused and walked a block in the cold and dark.

Officer reassigned, de-appointed from rank
Craig said the police officer was hired before his tenure and has a troubled past with the department. He said the officer's previous incidents would have been handled differently if he were in charge at the time.

"He has a troubling history," Craig said. "When I look at his background and the seriousness of what he was charged with, my question is, 'What did the department do?' I can't go back in time and address that issue. It's my issue now, but it does raise a lot of questions for me, especially when you look at his prior conduct."

Since the incident, the officer has been reassigned from the Sixth Precinct until the internal investigation is completed. He was also de-appointed from the rank of corporal, Craig said.

"I think after reviewing his history, without going into details of that at this point, there is a pattern, and I'm concerned about that pattern," Craig said. "That's something I'll be looking at and addressing, as well."

Craig said the officer has been with the police force for 18 1/2 years, making him a tenured employee who should know better. He is also involved with training other officers, Craig said.

The chief said his officer's rights will be respected during the investigation, but that he "absolutely" has concerns about the officer's ability to protect the community in a fair and balanced manner, which is what led to him being reassigned.

Craig said the officer will not have any contact with the public until the investigation concludes.

"That's not what we expect of our police officers," Craig said. "This officer will be held accountable for his actions."

The officer's partenr is also part of the investigation, accordin to Craig.

A majority of the Detroit Police Department was troubled by the Snapchat post, and many reached out to Craig to express their concerns, he said.

Punishment could range from a written reprimand to a suspension to termination, Craig said.

Craig called to apologize
Craig said he called the woman's mother and apologized personally for the way her daughter was treated.

"That could have been my daughter," Craig said. "It could have been my sister. It doesn't matter. It could have been anyone's sister. Not acceptable."

Craig said when an officer makes such a poor decision, it reflects poorly on the Detroit Police Department and him as the chief.

He also said the department will be paying for the towing fees. The woman's car is already available for release, according to police.

Relationship between police, community
Craig said the Detroit Police Department has done a good job maintaining trust with the community during a time when many departments across the country struggle to build that relationship.

"I'm not saying we have not had our challenges over that period, but by and large, this department has done an above-average job in fostering trust-based relationships," Craig said.

He said DPD is one of the few departments that doesn't hide from these types of issues and is transparent with the community, even when the topics are difficult.

"Of course, when these kinds of things happen, it does have a tendency to erode the trust," Craig said. "It has an impact on the entire profession."

Craig said the department is going to be very thorough in this investigation, but he wants to make sure it is done as quickly as possible, as the community demands.

"Not acceptable," Craig said. "(I'm) not troubled, not disappointed. I am angry, and I want your viewers, your listeners to know that. This is not what we expect of Detroit police officers."

Former U.S. Attorney Chris Graveline, who has been hired by the Detroit Police Department, shared Craig's thoughts on the incident.

"It's disgusting," Graveline said. "It's clearly racial in overtones. It's not what we expect from officers, and going forward, we're going to do a thorough, impartial investigation, but we intend to move very quickly on it."


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