Missouri Cop Charged in Death of Brandon Ellingson, the Handcuffed Man Who Drowned After Falling Off Police Boat (Updated)
Missouri Highway Patrol officer in the death of Brandon Ellingson, the 20-year-old man who drowned while handcuffed in police custody.
State trooper Anthony Piercy was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the first degree, which can land him in prison for seven years.
He is expected to turn himself in today, according to the Kansas City Star.
The decision to charge Piercy was made by special prosecutor William Camm Seay, who called his actions reckless.
Last year, another special prosecutor named Amanda Grellner said she would not charge Piercy because Ellingson’s death was merely an accident.
But then Ellingson’s family and friends launched a petition to have Piercy charged.
And then a Missouri State Trooper named Randy Henry turned whistleblower, accusing his fellow officers of covering up for themselves in Ellingson’s death, leading to him getting retaliated against, which forced him into early retirement as we wrote about here.
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