DPD officer in wrongly-accused Meijer shoplift beating charged
DETROIT (WJBK) - Prosecutors are seeking charges against Detroit Police Officer Lonnie Wade after a man was beaten inside a Meijer on 8 Mile in Detroit.
The 65-year-old officer accused David Bivins of shoplifting on October 10, 2017, and a verbal exchange ensued. Surveillance video and cell phone video show Wade beating Bivins with a baton in the altercation.
Many believed after seeing the cell phone video, which Worthy says was uploaded to YouTube, that excessive force was used.
Bivins, who suffered a cut lip and broken teeth as a result of the beating, was arrested for disorderly conduct, but Worthy rejected resisting and obstruction charges. Detroit Police Chief James Craig said there was no evidence of retail fraud.
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Wade has been charged with Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm, Felonious Assault; Misconduct in Office for an invalid arrest; and a second charge of Misconduct in Office for improper deployment of his baton.