Officer in on-camera beating of handcuffed suspect has history of disciplinary problems
As Michigan State Police investigate the arrest of a carjacker — we’re learning much more tonight about one of the officers at the center of this video. One of the two officers being investigated for the recent beating of an armed suspect before and after he was handcuffed on video, has a history of incidents.
Records show Ronald Dupuis has a history of disciplinary problems accused of everything from tasering his partner to beating a disabled man. The suspect beaten in the video has a checkered past, and so does Dupuis.
Highland Park city attorney Todd Perkins is responding to questions why Dupuis was hired in the first place.
“Those things are in the past and predated,” Perkins said. “For the most part of my tenure with Highland Park I’ve only recognized him to do good things.”
He is one of the officers seen punching and kicking the suspected armed carjacker who was cuffed at the time. FOX 2 has learned Dupuis has a history of violent behavior on the job.
Gonek who is representing the suspect Andrew Jackson, Jr. who is on the ground in the video, filed a lawsuit against Dupuis and another officer when they worked for the Hamtramck Police Department back in 2002.
He filed the lawsuit on behalf of Stephen Green, who was no stranger to the law himself. The lawsuit claims Dupuis and his partner stopped him for an attempted car theft and even though Green did what the officers said, they used excessive force.
Green was beaten so badly he was sent to intensive care.
Hamtramck settled and paid Green $20,000.
Dupuis was eventually fired from the Hamtramck Police Department in 2006 when his former partner accused him of assaulting her with a Taser twice. He claimed it was an accident. Before that Dupuis worked for Southgate police where FOX 2 learned he was reprimanded by his superiors after he assaulted a mentally disabled man.
Thoughout his career there have been several accusations and lawsuits, but to date Dupois has never been convicted.
Was Dupuis’ latest actions while working for Highland Park police justified or a case of excessive force. Perkins says the incident is still under investigation.
“I know that this is something that is going to be thoroughly investigated by Michigan State Police,” Perkins said. “We will cooperate in any way. As I said in the statement, I wouldn’t rush to a determination as to what this raw footage details.”
Perkins says Dupuis is still on the job. If you haven’t seen the video, watch it below:
8-year-old boy shot in the back in Detroit
Detroit police are investigating how an 8-year-old boy was shot Wednesday night.
The 8-year-old was shot in the back in a house on Evanston Street located on the city’s east side at about 10:50 p.m..
According to Deputy Police Chief Rene Hall, investigators are trying to find out if the bullet came from outside or inside the house.
He is in temporary serious condition at a local hospital.
The fire department is at the scene with a ladder truck and evidence technicians are conducting the investigation.
Other children were in the room at the time of the shooting but were uninjured.
“The children who were on the inside of the house say they were inside the room and all of a sudden they felt broken glass,” Hall said.
Woman accused of dismembering son ordered to stand trial
A judge says a St. Clair Shores woman charged with killing and dismembering her son should stand trial.
Tuesday’s decision by District Court Judge Mark Fratarcangelli in St. Clair Shores sends Donna Scrivo’s case to Macomb County Circuit Court. The judge noted that witnesses said they saw the defendant placing bags in her vehicle at her son’s home.
The 60-year-old St. Clair Shores woman has denied killing her son. She faces charges including first-degree murder and dismemberment. A hearing is Feb. 2.
Defense lawyer Mark Haddad calls the case highly circumstantial.
Bags containing 32-year-old Ramsay Scrivo’s body parts were dumped in late January 2014 in St. Clair County, about 50 miles northeast of Detroit. His mother reported him missing. Authorities say they think that he was strangled on Jan. 25, 2014.
FOUND: 3-year-old girl discovered safe
A little girl who had been missing, was recently found, according to Detroit police.
Neveah Morris was signed out of daycare at 2 p.m. Wednesday by her mother’s ex-boyfriend. She was found inside a home on St. Mary’s Street tonight. The ex-boyfriend, Neville Morris who is not related to her, was not at the scene.
Police said that the ex-boyfriend Neville Morris – who did not have permission to sign the child out – was not a threat to the child and believed he would not harm her. He is a known prescription pill addict and alcoholic, which also added to the family’s concern.
Police are currently searching for Morris.
Written by LBeasley (Lauren Beasley), Digital Producer of The Morning Heat and Sports Editor of Radio One Detroit
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