Detroit-area cop fired after being charged in jail death

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 4:00 pm CDT, Thursday, October 4, 2018

DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police department has fired an officer who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man in jail.

The dismissal was announced Thursday as Sgt. Ronald Buckley appeared in court for the first time. Two paramedics are also charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of William Marshall last December.

Marshall was arrested by Westland police for drug possession. Authorities say he repeatedly had convulsions in the police lock-up but wasn't given medical treatment. He died of cocaine toxicity.

Buckley is accused of failing to allow Marshall to be taken to the hospital.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Detroit-area-cop-fired-after-being-charged-in-13282148.php

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Police Sgt. Ronald Buckley, on the left, with  two medics.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

1. Bacon

[ROB-ROX]

2. IMPRISON THE BASTARD

To knowing ignoring your duty means you are a criminal. Some people think a badge gives them the right to be a killer. Every person with a badge who kills should be in prison and their crime made public. The small percentage that are criminals with a badge should be weeded out of the system. Public servants are paid to serve both law abiding and criminals. Some of those with a badge forget they are servants and become criminals.........

[Socal31]

3. I was young and dumb and spent a summer in County.

I saw multiple actions by deputies, with one incident in particular that was deputy-initiated but carried out by inmates, that I will always live with. If people really knew what goes on even in jail, let alone prison........