Sentenced to jail, cop who detained and assaulted man because he was an immigrant
The charges stem from an incident that happened around 11:50 p.m. on April 26, 2024 at Buzzards Roost Bar in Hinckley Township.
Both men were off-duty when they confronted a patron and identified themselves as federal law enforcement officers.
Im not gonna be the guy on the news like, oh youre on a f****ing security cam this guy ends up blowing the f***ing mall up tomorrow f**k no, dont care, one of the involved officers said in a Brunswick police body camera video. Dont care who I offend, dude.
Body-camera footage also shows one officer pinning the victim to the ground when Brunswick police arrived on scene.
This guys not from this country, Kopchak told the responding officer. So we started fighting with him or whatever, so here we are, hes holding him down.
Well, regardless of if hes from this country or not, what happened? the Brunswick officer asked.
Hes not from this country, Kopchak responded
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