Kansas, MO — On May 31 of last year,
20-year-old college student Brandon Ellingson was stopped for suspicion
of driving a boat while intoxicated. Ellingson would not make it out of
the water alive.
Trooper Anthony Piercy was the officer who stopped then young Iowa native that day. According to witnesses, Piercy handcuffed Ellingson’s wrists behind his back and then pulled an already buckled life vest, with armholes, over his head and upper torso, completely against the recommended use of the vest.
As Piercy drove the dangerously restrained young man back to the office for a breathalyzer, he tumbled out of the boat and into the water. He would never come back up.
An investigation by the Star showed that Piercy only had 2 days of training prior to holding this young man’s life in his hands. It also showed that the boat was travelling at over 40 mph which required patrol investigators to hold on or fall out; Ellingson was not given the option to hold on.
Only days after the death of this young man, special prosecutor Amanda Grellner announced that she would not file criminal charges against Piercy, and his death was ruled an accident.
This young college student, who was merely suspected of a misdemeanor, died at the hands of police and no one was held accountable.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/good-cop-exposed-cover-up-mans-death-custody-demoted-transferred/#xDcpTAF40QjCYvRI.99
Trooper Anthony Piercy was the officer who stopped then young Iowa native that day. According to witnesses, Piercy handcuffed Ellingson’s wrists behind his back and then pulled an already buckled life vest, with armholes, over his head and upper torso, completely against the recommended use of the vest.
As Piercy drove the dangerously restrained young man back to the office for a breathalyzer, he tumbled out of the boat and into the water. He would never come back up.
An investigation by the Star showed that Piercy only had 2 days of training prior to holding this young man’s life in his hands. It also showed that the boat was travelling at over 40 mph which required patrol investigators to hold on or fall out; Ellingson was not given the option to hold on.
Only days after the death of this young man, special prosecutor Amanda Grellner announced that she would not file criminal charges against Piercy, and his death was ruled an accident.
This young college student, who was merely suspected of a misdemeanor, died at the hands of police and no one was held accountable.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/good-cop-exposed-cover-up-mans-death-custody-demoted-transferred/#xDcpTAF40QjCYvRI.99
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