Post by WaTcHeR on Mar 9, 2006 11:20:12 GMT -5
03/09/2006 -
PORT HURON TWP. - It seemed routine and official when a Detroit police officer came to the St. Clair County jail Tuesday morning to pick up a pri- soner held on a Detroit warrant.
It became suspicious when Detroit police called about two hours later saying they would send an officer to pick up Brandon Crigler, 20, of Detroit, and Crigler was gone, said St. Clair County sheriff Lt. Bill Worden.
Police discovered later Tuesday the Detroit officer came to the jail with his badge and official credentials to pick up Crigler, his stepson, without Detroit Police Department authorization, Worden said.
The officer signed the release forms.
"Our procedures were followed. We had no idea. They had different names," Worden said.
The officer's name is Keith McLain, a Detroit TV station reported.
Crigler's stepfather didn't return him to Detroit police custody, Worden said.
Port Huron police arrested Crigler on Sunday on a Detroit warrant for a weapons charge and took him to the county jail.
He could be held there only until Detroit police picked him up because St. Clair County had no charges to hold him here, Worden said.
Detroit police, who could not be reached for comment Wednesday night, arrested Crigler and put him in the Wayne County Jail on Wednesday.
Worden said St. Clair County sheriff deputies had nothing to do with the search and could not relate the events leading to his arrest.
The Detroit officer is suspended, Worden said.
PORT HURON TWP. - It seemed routine and official when a Detroit police officer came to the St. Clair County jail Tuesday morning to pick up a pri- soner held on a Detroit warrant.
It became suspicious when Detroit police called about two hours later saying they would send an officer to pick up Brandon Crigler, 20, of Detroit, and Crigler was gone, said St. Clair County sheriff Lt. Bill Worden.
Police discovered later Tuesday the Detroit officer came to the jail with his badge and official credentials to pick up Crigler, his stepson, without Detroit Police Department authorization, Worden said.
The officer signed the release forms.
"Our procedures were followed. We had no idea. They had different names," Worden said.
The officer's name is Keith McLain, a Detroit TV station reported.
Crigler's stepfather didn't return him to Detroit police custody, Worden said.
Port Huron police arrested Crigler on Sunday on a Detroit warrant for a weapons charge and took him to the county jail.
He could be held there only until Detroit police picked him up because St. Clair County had no charges to hold him here, Worden said.
Detroit police, who could not be reached for comment Wednesday night, arrested Crigler and put him in the Wayne County Jail on Wednesday.
Worden said St. Clair County sheriff deputies had nothing to do with the search and could not relate the events leading to his arrest.
The Detroit officer is suspended, Worden said.