GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is charging Michigan State Police detective sergeant Brian Keely with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Samuel Sterling.
Keely was driving an unmarked state police SUV when involved in the chase of Sterling in Kentwood April 17, 2024. Sterling was wanted on outstanding warrants and ran when police approached him at a gas station near the intersection of 52nd Street and Eastern Avenue.
Keely hit Sterling in the parking lot of a nearby Burger King, and Sterling died at a hospital.
In a video announcing the charges, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said that following a comprehensive review of the evidence, the Department believes that “Detective Sergeant Keely’s actions that day were legally, grossly negligent and created a very high risk of death or great bodily harm, which could have otherwise been prevented.”
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