GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Grand Rapids police are reviewing an officer's
decision not to give a breathalyzer test to a Kent County assistant
prosecutor who struck a parked car going the wrong way on a one-way
street.
Article here.
The crash involving Assistant Prosecutor Josh Kuiper happened about
12:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 on Union Avenue at Avalon Terrace, south of
Fulton Street. A person who was getting items out of the other vehicle
had minor injuries and was taken to Mercy Health St. Mary's hospital for
treatment.
He was later suspended from work, and asked to take a substance abuse evaluation.
Showing posts with label Kent County. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kent County. Show all posts
Monday, December 5, 2016
Friday, February 21, 2014
Attempted suicide by cop? Prosecutor says only injured man knows.
Police were told that 19-year-old James Spivey was distraught, suicidal and would “take out” anyone who tried to help him.
Spivey fled upstairs when police entered his apartment on North Castle Ridge Dr. SE.
Police lost sight of him.
Officer Benjamin Hawkins tried to get Spivey to come back down, with his hands up. Spivey started “yelling and screaming” at police and told them to leave. Incoherent at times, Spivey would not promise Hawkins he wouldn’t hurt himself, and said that “it will get nasty.”
Later, Spivey charged the officers and officers shot him in self-defense, according to the Kent County Prosecutor, William Forsyth.
Article here.
Spivey fled upstairs when police entered his apartment on North Castle Ridge Dr. SE.
Police lost sight of him.
Officer Benjamin Hawkins tried to get Spivey to come back down, with his hands up. Spivey started “yelling and screaming” at police and told them to leave. Incoherent at times, Spivey would not promise Hawkins he wouldn’t hurt himself, and said that “it will get nasty.”
Later, Spivey charged the officers and officers shot him in self-defense, according to the Kent County Prosecutor, William Forsyth.
Article here.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
The main Kent County courthouse has an interesting problem recently: defendants who act unexpectedly.
First there was the defendant who threw a table at the judge. Then there was the defendant who was dragged weeping from the court saying "I didn't do it."
These acts are not the norm, according to this article.
Officer Scott Nibbelink, head of security at the courthouse, says compared to behavior on the streets and in jail, defendants tend to be on their best behavior when they stand before a judge.
He says if there’s going to be trouble, the most likely spot will be among those family and friends in the gallery where emotions run high and feed off those gathered.
Nibblink said as opposed to violent criminals, trouble often comes between the separate sides in divorce proceedings in family court.
First there was the defendant who threw a table at the judge. Then there was the defendant who was dragged weeping from the court saying "I didn't do it."
These acts are not the norm, according to this article.
Officer Scott Nibbelink, head of security at the courthouse, says compared to behavior on the streets and in jail, defendants tend to be on their best behavior when they stand before a judge.
He says if there’s going to be trouble, the most likely spot will be among those family and friends in the gallery where emotions run high and feed off those gathered.
Nibblink said as opposed to violent criminals, trouble often comes between the separate sides in divorce proceedings in family court.
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