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CSC Case:
Victims: Two female victims, one 19-year-old and one 21-years-old
Flint Police officer Caleb Andrew Tierney: Charged with one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 1st degree. Facing possibility of life in prison.
Genesee County SD Deputy Cameron Scott Zayler: Charged with two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 1st degree. Facing possibility of life in prison.
Timeline: CSC charges against Officer Caleb Tierney and Deputy Scott Zayer
December 02, 2021 - Two women reportedly sexually assaulted by Deputy Zayler and Officer Tierney, in Tierney's home in Linden.
December 03, 2021 - Both women reported the December 2nd sexual assault to the Linden PD
December 03, 2021 - Flint PD notified of investigation of Officer Caleb Tierney. Tierney was moved to desk duty.
December 03, 2021 - Genesee County SD notified of investigation of Deputy Scott Zayler. Deputy Scott Zayler was fired from Genesee County SD
December 03, 2021 - Officer Tierney immediately relieved of duty and placed on administrative leave without pay
December 2021 - Tierney passed a polygraph administered by independent polygraphers
December 2021 - Zayler passed a polygraph administered by independent polygraphers
January 04, 2022 - Tierney failed a polygraph test administered by the Michigan State Police
January 04, 2022 - Zayler failed a polygraph test administered by the Michigan State Police
February 16, 2022 - Arrest warrants issued for Tierney and Zayler
February 17, 2022 - Tierney and Zayler turned themselves in
February 17, 2022 - Zayler arraigned on two counts of first-degree CSC. Facing possibility of life in prison.
February 17, 2022 - Tierney arraigned on one count of first-degree CSC. Facing possibility life in prison.
February 22, 2022 - Zayler posted a $100,000 cash surety bond and was released
February 22, 2022 - Tierney posted a $50,000 cash surety bond and was released
March 17, 2022 - Probable cause conference. Defense attorney Jodi Hemingway requested data charts of a January polygraph conducted by the MSP.
April 9, 2022 - Evidentiary hearing. District Court Judge William H. Crawford denied defense attorney Jodi Hemingway's March 17th request for polygraph data charts of Zayler and Tierney.
May 30-31, 2022 - Preliminary examination hearing. Both victims testified. Genesee County District Court Judge William H. Crawford bound Tierney and Zayler over to circuit court for trial
Former corrections officer, Flint officer charged with CSC bound over for trial
WNEM News
June 01, 2022
FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - Two law enforcement officers in Genesee County accused of sexual assault have been bound over to circuit court.
Caleb Tierney, a Flint police officer, and Cameron Zayler, a former Genesee County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer, were in court on Tuesday, May 31 at 1:30 p.m. for a preliminary examination in front of Judge William Crawford.
No word yet on when the defendants’ next court date in Genesee County Circuit Court. Both of them are charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
They’re accused in the rape of two women at Tierney’s home in December. Each of them denied the accusation.
Flint cop, former Genesee County Sheriff’s deputy accused in sexual assault case bound over for trial
MLive
June 01,2022
FLINT, MI – A Genesee County District Court judge said prosecutors presented enough evidence to show probable cause in the felony cases against a former Genesee County Sheriff’s deputy and a Flint police officer accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2021.
After a more than two-hour preliminary examination hearing Tuesday, May 31 – the second day of the examination – Genesee County District Court Judge William H. Crawford bound Caleb Andrew Tierney and Cameron Scott Zayler over to circuit court for trial.
“It’s clear that the events that took place could weigh in favor of or against the defendant in this matter,” Crawford said.
Zayler is a former Genesee County Sheriff’s Office correctional deputy who was fired because of the charges pending against him.
Tierney was placed on unpaid leave from the Flint Police Department when the department learned of the allegations he faces. The department indicated Tuesday that his status has not changed.
Prosecutors authorized two first-degree criminal sexual conduct (accomplices) charges against Zayler while charging Tierney with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (accomplices).
The charge is a felony punishable by up to life in prison if convicted.
Both men turned themselves in and were arraigned Feb. 17 in Genesee County District Court.
The two victims were 19 and 21 at the time of the alleged assaults, prosecutors previously said. The younger of the two victims testified on May 19 during the first day of a preliminary examination. The second victim – who is now 22 years old – testified Tuesday.
MLive-The Flint Journal does not typically identify the alleged victims of sexual assault.
Attorneys in the case have requested that the hearing not be streamed on the court’s YouTube channel to prevent other potential witnesses from viewing the testimony of others in the case.
On Tuesday, the elder of the victims testified that she is friends with the other victim. The two had agreed to go to Tierney’s Linden home. The younger victim had for months been talking with the Flint police officer on Snapchat and invited her friend to come with her to his home because he was going to have a friend there, too.
The four people met up on Nov. 30, 2021. The two women, who are from Tuscola County, drove to Linden, where they parked in a senior center parking lot about a mile from Tierney’s home.
Zayler picked them up in his vehicle and drove them to Tierney’s house.
The female victim testifying Tuesday said that when the women arrived to Tierney’s home his police cruiser was parked in the driveway, with a Golden Shepherd dog in the back.
The women drank Mike’s Hard Lemonade that Tierney had bought for them. They played a drinking game called Picolo – a game similar to the popular Truth or Dare game.
While playing the game, the victim who testified Tuesday said she was dared to send a provocative photo to someone. She sent a nude photograph shown in court Tuesday to Zayler via Snapchat.
The woman testified that the four played the game for a few hours. She said she drank one-and-a-half Mike’s Hard Lemonades during that time. The other victim, she said, also had one-and-a-half Mike’s Hard Lemonades, and also a small shot of tequila.
At one point, the girls went to the bathroom together. They were there for a couple of minutes before returning to the living room, where the four continued playing the game.
“It all got a little blurry,” the woman said. “I felt drunk but more than I should have with the amount of alcohol I consumed.”
The woman said she woke around 2 a.m. beside Zayler on the couch. The other victim was with Tierney in his bedroom. Both women began vomiting, she said. When they were done being sick, they returned to the couch and bedroom, respectively.
The victim then recounted being naked and Zayler sexually assaulting her.
“I was out of it,” she said. “I felt like I couldn’t move, like I was paralyzed.”
The next morning, the woman testified, Zayler drove them back to their vehicle. She kissed him goodbye, and they drove to the other victim’s home in Tuscola County.
After discussing the night’s events with one of their parents, the two women went to McLaren Lapeer Regional Hospital, where they waited hours for a rape kit to be performed. They were eventually told to go to the YWCA in Flint, where they were examined.
The next day, the women reported the assault to the Linden Police Department.
Attorneys Jodi Hemingway, who represents Zayler, and Major White, Tierney’s lawyer, both questioned the victims’ stories throughout portions of the testimony Tuesday.
Hemingway said the women, who both had long-term boyfriends, told their significant others that they were going to a friend’s house, and not the home of “two hot CrossFit cops.”
The victim testifying Tuesday recalled hearing on their way to Tierney’s house the other victim tell a friend to lie if her boyfriend were to ask about she was.
She also admitted to not sharing with police that a provocative photo was shared the night of the alleged assaults.
Linden Police Chief Scott Sutter, taking the stand after about 90 minutes of testimony from the victim, said urine and blood collected following the assaults showed no signs of any date rape drug.
Hemingway asked Crawford to not bind the case to circuit court, questioning the credibility of the victims’ statements.
“Basically, these young ladies, because they didn’t want to get in trouble with their boyfriends, made this up to cover their own behinds and did not care one bit whose life it ruined,” she said.
In binding the cases over to circuit court, the two defendants can either plead as charged, proceed to trial, or accept any number of plea agreements offered to them by the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office.
Attorney for former sheriff’s deputy charged with CSC to appeal ruling on polygraph notes
MLive
Apr. 08, 2022
FLINT, MI – The defense attorney for a former Genesee County Sheriff’s deputy accused of sexual assault plans to appeal a judge’s ruling denying a motion requesting Michigan State Police (MSP) turn over notes from January polygraph examinations her client and a co-defendant are said to have taken and failed.
Jodi Hemingway told MLive-The Flint Journal that she plans to file an interlocutory appeal to have a Genesee County Circuit Court judge review the decision of District Court Judge William H. Crawford, who on Thursday, April 7, denied Hemingway’s motion to compel MSP to turnover polygraph notes as well as a motion requesting a stay in proceedings.
MSP asked to hand over polygraph results in case of former sheriff’s deputy, Flint cop accused of sexual assault
MLive
March 22, 2022
FLINT, MI—Michigan State Police are being asked to hand over the data charts of a January polygraph conducted by the agency on a former Genesee County Sheriff’s deputy and current Flint police officer accused of sexually assaulting two women so that the results can be reviewed by independent experts.
Appearing before Genesee County District Court Judge William H. Crawford for a probable cause conference Thursday, March 17, Jodi Hemingway, the attorney for one of the accused men said she and prosecutors have agreed she is entitled to the charts, which she hopes to have examined by independent experts by an April 9 evidentiary hearing.
Hemingway said she hopes the MSP polygraph examiners can testify about how they administered the test, adding she believed they used indirect questioning that may have skewed the results.
“If bad questions are being asked and that’s why people are failing then that’s bad for everyone,” Hemingway told MLive-The Flint Journal.
The two men, Cameron Scott Zayler, and Caleb Andrew Tierney, are accused of sexually assaulting two women on Dec. 1, 2021 while at Tierney’s Linden home.
Prosecutors in February announced two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (accomplices) had been filed against Zayler and that Tierney is charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (accomplices).
Hemingway said Zayler was fired from his position as a corrections deputy with the sheriff’s office in December 2021, after the agency learned of the allegations put forth against him.
Flint police said Tierney was originally placed on administrative desk duties with pay, but he was suspended without pay once the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest.
Det. Sgt. Tyrone Booth of the Flint Police Department said Tierney’s status with the department has not changed.
Tierney is also the subject of an internal affairs investigation by Flint police, Booth said previously.
“Tierney’s future employment with the Flint Police Department will be based on findings from the internal investigation and the outcome of judicial proceedings,” Booth said in a Feb. 17 statement.
The two men are accused of sexually assaulting two women while the group were at Tierney’s Linden home in December 2021.
The victims—19 and 21 years old, respectively—went to the home and had drinks, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said at a February news conference.
The victims were assaulted that same day and reported the assaults soon after, according to Leyton.
Linden Police Chief Scott Sutter said the department was made aware of the allegations against Zayler and Tierney on Dec. 3.
Rape kits and interviews were conducted soon after, Sutter said.
In a call with MLive-The Flint Journal earlier this month, Hemingway said that both Tierney and Zayler had passed polygraphs administered by independent polygraphers prior to Jan. 4, when they took, and reportedly failed, polygraphs administered by MSP.
MSP Lt. Kimberly Vetter deferred to Linden Police Department for comment when asked about the polygraphs, saying that MSP handles polygraphs for departments across the state and noting she did not have the specifics on this investigation.
A message left at the Linden Police Department was not immediately returned.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton declined to comment on the contentions raised by Hemmingway.
Both men remain free on bond.
Two former officers arraigned
Facing criminal sexual conduct charges involving 19 and 21 year old women
Tri-County Times | Fenton, MI
Mar 8, 2022
Caleb Tierney (left), Cameron Zayler
A former Flint police officer and a former Genesee County Sheriff’s Office guard at the Genesee County Jail are facing criminal sexual conduct (CSC) charges.
On Wednesday, Feb. 16, the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office issued arrest warrants.
The 25-year-old former Flint police officer is Caleb Tierney, formerly of Linden and now a resident of Davison. The 24-year-old former county jail guard is Cameron Zayler, formerly of Davison and now a resident of Prudenville.
The suspects were arraigned Thursday, Feb. 17 in Genesee County 67th District Court.
Linden Police Chief Scott Sutter said he learned of the alleged criminal sexual conduct when the YMCA of Flint contacted his police department Dec. 3 after two female victims, ages 19 and 21, requested CSC kits. The victims said the crimes occurred Dec. 1, 2021 at a home in the 700 block of Aldrich Street in Linden. They told police they initially went to the hospital the morning of Dec. 2 and were advised to go to the YMCA for the CSC kit.
The police chief said both women are from the Vassar area. The 19-year-old met Tierney at a gym in Lapeer. He said Tierney invited her to the Linden home. When he said his friend, Zayler, would be there, she invited her 21-year-old female friend.
Sutter said the women were told to park at the Loose Center parking lot since there was not enough parking at the Aldrich Street home. Zayler picked them up from the parking lot and drove them to the house.
The victims told police that they left their Mike’s Hard Lemonade in the living room while they went to the bathroom. When the two women returned to the living room, they continued to drink their beverages. They allege there was possibly drugs in their drink and told police that they felt “fuzzy” afterward. The victims told police that they were driven back to the Loose Center parking lot the morning of Dec. 2.
At a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 17, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said Tierney allegedly engaged in sexual penetration with a victim and the suspect had a reason to know that the victim was physically helpless. Zayler allegedly engaged in sexual penetration and digital penetration.
Leyton said he isn’t sure if rape facilitation drugs were involved.
Sutter said police executed a search warrant Dec. 4 on the home in Linden and evidence was submitted to the Michigan State Police crime lab for analysis. Test results are pending. Following Linden’s investigation, the police department submitted their report to the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
Zayler is charged with two charges of first-degree CSC. Tierney is charged with one count of first-degree CSC. Zayler posted a $100,000 cash surety bond on Feb. 22 and released. Tierney posted a $50,000 cash surety bond on Feb. 22 and was released. They have probable cause conferences scheduled for March 17 at 10:30 a.m.
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Prosecutor: Police officer, former corrections officer charged with 1 count CSC each
WNEM News
February 17, 2022
A Flint police officer and a former Genesee County Sheriff's Office corrections officer are both facing charges stemming from a sexual assault investigation.
Prosecutor discussing charges against Flint police officer, former corrections officer
WNEM News
February 17, 2022
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton is holding a press conference to discuss the charges against a Flint police officer and a former corrections officer.
Flint police officer, former corrections officer charged with criminal sexual conduct
MLive
February 17, 2022
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton, right, and Linden Police Chief Scott Sutter speak during a press conference to announce charges against a Flint police officer and a former county correctional officer at the Genesee County Circuit Court in downtown Flint. Cameron Scott Zayler, 24, a former Genesee County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer, faces two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (accomplices). Caleb Andrew Tierney, 25, who is on unpaid leave from the Flint Police Department, is charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (accomplices). (Video by Jake May | MLive.com)
Flint Police Officer and former Genesee County corrections officer charged in sex crimes
FOX 2 News - Detroit
February 17, 2022
A Flint Police Officer and a former Genesee County corrections officer are both arrested and accused of criminal sexual conduct and authorities are investigating if they possibly drugged their alleged victims.
FLINT, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Flint Police Officer and ex-Genesee County corrections officer have both been charged with sex crimes and officials are investigating if they possibly drugged the victims.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced charges against Caleb Tierney and Cameraon Zayler. According to Leyton, the two men met up with two women after Tierney met one of them at a gym.
"He invited her over to the house said I have a friend with me, why don’t you bring a friend," Leyton said.
The alleged victims, ages 19 and 21, were picked up from the Loose Center and taken to a house on Linden. A search warrant was served to collect evidence and Leyton said they're investigating if drugs were used.
"There’s a possibility that that happened. The way they described the incident is that they were drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade and the two left the room together and then came back. So there was an opportunity for someone to slip that in there," Leyton said.
According to Leyton, Tierney is facing one charge of 1st degree CSC while Zayler has two charges against him.
"First Caleb Andrew Tierney, he is a Flint Police Officer assigned to K-9 unit. He is charged with one count criminal sexual conduct in the first degree," Tierney said. "Zayler) is a former Genesee County corrections officer. He is charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in first degree, although of a different victim. He is also charged with a second count because we believe there was digital penetration."
Tierney is on unpaid leave from the Flint Police Department. Both men turned themselves into authorities and were arraigned Thursday
"Everyone enjoys the presumption of innocence in our system and it’s our job to prove it Beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law," Leyton said.
Flint police officer on leave after warrant issued for their arrest
MLive
Feb. 17, 2022
FLINT, MI—A Flint police officer is on administrative leave without pay after a warrant for their arrest was issued.
The department said it learned that the warrant had been issued by the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office this morning, according to a Wednesday, Feb. 16 news release.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton declined comment on the matter at this time.
The Linden Police Department is leading the criminal investigation, while an internal affairs investigation is underway by Flint police, according to the news release.
“We fully support the ongoing investigation being conducted by Linden Police Department and will assist in any way we can aid,” Flint police said in a statement. “We will continue to hold our officers to the highest standards, and nothing less will be accepted in this agency.”
Flint police said it would not comment on the case any further, citing the open investigation and personnel issues.
Linden police officials were not immediately available for comment.
Flint police officer, former county corrections officer face criminal sexual conduct charges
Flint Beat
February 17, 2022
Flint, MI– Two local law enforcement officers are facing charges of criminal sexual conduct– crimes punishable by up to life in prison.
On Feb. 16, warrants were issued for Caleb Tierney, 25, a current sworn officer of the Flint Police Department, and Cameron Zaylor, 24, a former Genesee County corrections officer, for criminal sexual conduct involving two victims.
At a press conference on Feb. 17, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said the two men turned themselves in this morning.
Tierney is facing one charge of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree.
“The allegation is that he engaged in sexual penetration with a victim, and that he knew or had reason to know that the victim was physically helpless, while either being aided and abetted by one or more other persons,” Leyton said. “Or he caused physical injury to that victim, the person whom the defendant knew or had reason to know was physically helpless.”
Zaylor is facing two charges of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, for sexual penetration and digital penetration.
The victims were two women, 19 and 21 years old. According to Leyton, Tierney had known the first victim from his gym. He invited her to his house in Linden and said to bring a friend. Leyton said the women had been drinking, but was not sure if rape facilitation drugs were involved.
“We’re examining what we have for rape facilitation drugs. But as I’ve said, even if it comes back negative and even if it’s shown that these young ladies consumed too much alcohol, that still doesn’t give anybody a license to sexually assault them, and that’s still a crime,” Leyton said. “And it’s still the same crime if they had been totally sober.”
The morning after the incident, on Dec. 3, the women went to the hospital, the YWCA, and filed a complaint with the Linden Police Department.
Linden Police Chief Scott Sutter said that the Flint Police Department was made aware of the incident prior to Tierney’s arrest.
On Feb. 16, the Flint Police Department stated in a press release that the officer in their department was “immediately relieved of duty and placed on administrative leave without pay,” that morning after officials learned of the arrest warrant.
“We fully support the ongoing investigation being conducted by Linden Police Department and will assist in any way that we can aid,” the press release stated. “We will continue to hold our officers to the highest standards, and nothing less will be accepted in this agency.”
The department stated that they could not comment on any potential criminal allegations “until we are given all the facts at the conclusion of any possible court proceedings,” but that an internal investigation is being conducted.
Leyton said the women were “brave to come forward.”
“It takes a great amount of bravery for somebody to come forward and say, ‘I’ve been sexually assaulted.’ And they’ve already suffered the trauma and yet there’s going to be more trauma because just about every victim of crime, and especially victims of sexual assault, are going to be faced with a real tough situation when they come into the criminal justice system,” he said.
Assistant Prosecutor John Potbury said that the two men were arraigned this morning.
Flint police officer, former corrections deputy, charged in CSC case
MLive
Feb. 17, 2022
FLINT, MI—The Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office has announced criminal sexual assault charges against two men with law enforcement backgrounds, accusing them of assaulting two women in Linden in December 2021.
Cameron Scott Zayler, 24, a former Genesee County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer, faces two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (accomplices).
Caleb Andrew Tierney, 25, who is on unpaid leave from the Flint Police Department, is charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (accomplices).
The criminal sexual conduct charge is a life offense.
Both men turned themselves in and were arraigned Thursday, Feb. 17 in Genesee District Court.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said during a news conference Thursday morning the two victims in the case were 19 and 21 years old. Prosecutors allege the victims went to Tierney’s Linden home in December 2021 and, along with Zayler, had drinks.
The victims were assaulted that same day and reported the assaults soon after, according to Leyton.
Linden Police Chief Scott Sutter said Thursday they were made aware of the allegations against Zayler and Tierney on Dec. 3.
Rape kits and interviews were conducted soon after, Sutter said.
Leyton said authorities are still working to determine if any date rape drugs were used in the alleged assault.
At one point, he said, the two women left the room, meaning there may have been the opportunity for a date rape drug to be used.
“We’re examining what we have for rape facilitation drugs,” Leyton said. “But as I’ve said, even if it comes back negative and even if it’s proof showing that these young ladies consumed too much alcohol, that still doesn’t give anybody a license to sexually assault them, and that’s still a crime and it’s still the same crime if they had been totally sober.”
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson did not immediately respond to a message about the whether Zayler was a deputy at the time of the reported assault.
Flint police said Wednesday, Feb. 16, they had placed an unnamed officer, later identified as Tierney, on administrative leave without pay after they’d learned a warrant for his arrest was issued.
Flint Police Det. Sgt. Tyrone Booth did not immediately return a message asking whether Tierney was still a member of the Flint police department.
A news release issued by the department Wednesday stated the department had only recently learned of the warrant but declined to comment further citing an open investigation led by the Linden Police Department, while also stating the department doesn’t comment on personnel matters.
The release also said the Flint Police Department was also conducting an internal investigation.
“We fully support the ongoing investigation being conducted by Linden Police Department and will assist in any way we can aid,” Flint police said in a statement. “We will continue to hold our officers to the highest standards, and nothing less will be accepted in this agency.”
Criminal sexual conduct investigation led to charges against Flint-area officers
ABC News - Flint, MI
Feb 17, 2022
LINDEN, Mich. (WJRT) - A Flint police officer and a former Genesee County Jail corrections officer both are charged with criminal sexual conduct.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has charged 25-year-old Caleb Tierney with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Tierney is a Flint police officer.
Leyton also charged 24-year-old Cameron Zayler with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Zayler is a former Genesee County Sheriff's Office corrections officer.
It was not clear Thursday when or why he left his job at the Genesee County Jail.
Both men face up to life in prison if they are convicted.
The charges stem from an incident that allegedly happened back in December involving a 19-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman at Tierney's residence on Aldrich Street in Linden.
Leyton said one of the two victims knew Tierney from a gym in Lapeer. Tierney allegedly sexually penetrated one of the women when he knew she was physically helpless.
Zayler's charges indicate he alleged engaged in sexual penetration twice.
"This is a situation where two young ladies went over to a house willingly and may have engaged in some kind of intake of alcohol and perhaps there was a lot of intake of alcohol," Leyton said. "But the law is very, very clear that even if someone has a lot to drink, you still cannot take advantage of them. You still cannot do what these individuals are alleged to have done."
The women came forward after the incident, leading to an investigation by the Linden Police Department. Investigators could not comment on whether the women were drugged before the alleged rapes.
A Genesee County District Court judge has set Zayler's and Tierney's bonds at $50,000 each. Both are scheduled to appear in court again on March 3.
The Flint Police Department says Tierney was moved to desk duty when the allegations surfaced in December. He was suspended without pay and removed from active duty this week after criminal charges were filed.
Flint police are conducting a separate internal investigation into the allegations against Tierney. The outcome of that investigation and criminal proceedings against him will determine whether he returns to work with the Flint Police Department.
Charges announced against Flint Police officer and former corrections officer
The charge is punishable by up to life in prison
WILX News
February 17, 2022
LINDEN, Mich. (WILX) - The Flint Police Department announced this week they were made aware of an arrest warrant issued for one of their sworn officers. They say that they were made aware of the charges on Dec. 3, and that the officer was immediately relieved of duty and placed on administrative leave without pay.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton and Linden Police Chief Scott Sutter announced on Thursday the charges issued against both the Flint police officer as well as a former Genesee County corrections officer.
The Flint police officer has been identified as Caleb Andrew Tierney, a 25-year-old resident of Linden. He has been charged with one count of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, punishable by up to life in prison.
The second person charged was Cameron Scott Zaylor, a 24-year-old from Davison. Zaylor is a former corrections officer for the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department. He is charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, also punishable by up to life in prison.
“The incident occurred in the City of Linden,” Leyton said. “The two victims went over to a house in Linden. One of the victims knew Mr. Tierney from a gym in Lapeer.”
Leyton says that Tierney asked the woman he knew from the gym to bring a friend with her.
“This is a situation where two young ladies went over to a house willingly, and may have engaged in some kind of intake of alcohol,” Leyton said. “But the law is very clear that, even if somebody has a lot to drink, you still cannot take advantage of them. You still cannot do what these individuals are alleged to have done.”
The department said it is supporting the ongoing investigation being conducted by the Linden Police Department. An internal investigation is being conducted by the City of Flint Police Department Internal Affairs Division.
Flint police officer, former Genesee County Jail officer arrested on undisclosed charges
ABC News - Flint MI
Feb 16, 2022
Updated: Feb 17, 2022
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A Flint police officer and a former Genesee County Jail corrections officer are off the job Wednesday after being arrested on undisclosed charges.
The Flint Police Department said an arrest warrant has been issued for an officer, who was not identified Wednesday. Charges also are pending against the unidentified former corrections officer.
The Genesee County Prosecutor's Office issued the warrants after an investigation by the Linden Police Department. Police from neither agency provided any details on what the investigation entailed or what the officer is accused of.
The prosecutor's office planned a press conference for Thursday afternoon to provide more details on the charges.
The Flint Police Department says the officer at the center of the investigation has been placed on unpaid administrative leave and removed from active duty while the investigation continues.
A separate internal investigation is under way at the Flint Police Department into the officer's alleged conduct.
"We will continue to hold our officers to the highest standards, and nothing less will be accepted in this agency," the Flint police statement says.
Flint PD officer & former Gen. Co. corrections officer charged for alleged sexual assault
UP North Live
February 16, 2022
FLINT, Mich. - The Flint Police Department was made aware the that Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for one of its officers.
The officer was immediately relieved of duty and placed on administrative leave without pay.
A joint statement from Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and Chief of Police Terence Green reads:
We fully support the ongoing investigation being conducted by Linden Police Department and will assist in any way we can aid. We will continue to hold our officers to the highest standards, and nothing less will be accepted in this agency.
The investigation is ongoing.
An internal investigation is also being conducted into the matter.
The Genesee County Prosecutor's Office also says a former corrections officer is facing charges in relation to this case.
The Prosecutor's Office held a press conference with the Linden Police to detail the charges on Thursday.
Prosecutor David Leyton detailed the following charges:
- Flint Police officer Caleb Andrew Tierney is facing once count of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 1st degree.
- Former Genesee County corrections officer Cameron Scott Zayler is facing two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 1st degree.
The charges are punishable by up to life in prison if convicted.
The incident occurred at a house in Linden, according to police.
The Prosecutor's office says there were two female victims, one 19-year-old and one 21-years-old.
The two men charged turned themselves in on Thursday morning and were arraigned on charges.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton stresses that these crimes are alleged, and that both are innocent until proven guilty.
Each defendant was given a $50,000 cash.
Sheriff Swanson statement on the employment status of Zayler:
"He did work for us and was fired last December. If I recall, he only had 6 weeks or so on the job when he was released. I don’t know any details about the case since I didn’t investigate nor did it involve us. "
City of Flint Police Department
December 19, 2019
The Flint Police Department welcomes the newest members of our department who graduated from the Mott Law Enforcement Regional Training Academy this morning. Please join us in welcoming Ofc. Smith, Ofc. Tierney and Ofc. Williams to our ranks!
