ATTACKED BY AN OFFICER AT THE WARREN JAIL IS GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE OF TAKING THE CITY TO
COURT FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS. THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US HERE AT 6:00. I’M KIMBERLY
GILL.
>> I’M DEVIN SCILLIAN OFFICER
MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ, FIRED FROM
WARREN POLICE THIS WEEK FOR THAT
INCIDENT IN WHAT THE POLICE
COMMISSIONER CALLED A CLEAR AND
OBVIOUS DECISION. BUT THAT IS
FAR FROM THE END OF THE STORY.
>> A NEW LAWSUIT SAYS THE CITY
SHOULD PAY, ARGUING THE OTHER
OFFICERS SEEN IN THE VIDEO WERE
NOT TRYING TO STOP THE ATTACK,
BUT WERE INSTEAD PART OF IT.
HERE TO HELP US SORT OUT THE
CLAIMS IS VICTOR WILLIAMS.
VICTOR, GOOD EVENING.
>> YEAH, GOOD EVENING. KIMBERLY
AND DEVIN. WE ALL KNEW THAT A
LAWSUIT WAS POTENTIALLY COMING
DOWN THE PIPELINE, BUT WE HAD NO
IDEA IT WOULD BE COMING OUT THIS
QUICKLY. NOT ONLY IS THE CITY OF
WARREN AND THE OFFICER WHO IS
ALLEGEDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
ATTACK LISTED AS DEFENDANTS, BUT
THE OTHER TWO OFFICERS THAT WERE
IN THAT ROOM AS WELL, THE
OFFICER SAID HURRY UP.
>> AND TAKE THE PICTURE, YOU
LITTLE. AND HE SAID, I AIN’T NO
LITTLE. AND HE SAID, I AIN’T NO . >> JUST 14 DAYS AFTER THE NOW
VIRAL MOMENT OF AN OFFICER
ASSAULTING A 19 YEAR OLD
CARJACKING SUSPECT, A LAWSUIT
HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN FILED
AGAINST THE CITY OF WARREN ON
BEHALF OF JAQUAN SMITH AND
FEIGER LAW.
>> HE’S ABOUT DOUBLE THE SIZE OF
HIM.
>> THE 30 PAGE COMPLAINT IS NOW
SEEKING $50 MILLION IN DAMAGES
AS JACKSON’S AUNT TANISHA BANKS
IS JUST HAPPY HE’S STILL HERE.
>> THE FIRST THING THAT RAN
ACROSS MY MIND, DID HE SURVIVE?
>> COMMISSIONER BILL DWYER
COMMENTING ON HOW QUICKLY THE
LAWSUIT WAS FILED AND WHY DO
THEY HAVE TO RUSH TO DOING THAT?
>> I WISH I COULD HAVE GOT IT
FILED SOONER, BUT WE DID IT AS
FAST AS WE POSSIBLY COULD.
>> THE BIG QUESTION IS WHETHER
OR NOT JAQUAN RECEIVED ANY
INJURIES IN THE ASSAULT, THAT HE
WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR
HIS INJURIES AND HE WAS CLEARED
OF NO INJURIES.
>> HE IS STILL, AS OF THIS DAY,
HAVING ISSUES WITH HEAD INJURIES
. HE’S HAVING HEADACHES,
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, CONSISTENT
WITH A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION IS WHETHER
THE OTHER TWO OFFICERS INVOLVED
ACTUALLY INTERVENED.
>> THEY WERE ACTORS. THEY WERE
PART OF THIS BRUTALITY, AND THEY
WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AS
WELL.
>> THEY DIDN’T SEE WHAT THE
OFFICER HAD DONE AT THE
BEGINNING, AND THEY CAME IN WHEN
HE WAS DOWN ON THE GROUND.
THAT’S RIGHT. AND THEY DON’T
KNOW. SO BUT WHEN THE OFFICER
STARTED BANGING HIS HEAD, THAT’S
WHEN THEY SAID ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
AND THEY REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO
THEIR SUPERVISOR THERE.
>> EITHER WAY, THE NOW FIRED
OFFICER, MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ, HAS
BEEN CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR
ASSAULT AND ALSO TURNS OUT HE
HAS A HISTORY OF ALLEGED
EXCESSIVE FORCE. THERE WAS A
LAWSUIT AGAINST HIM AND IT
STEMMED FROM ONE OCCURRENCE WITH
TWO DIFFERENT PLAINTIFFS, ONE OF
THEM WAS SETTLED.
>> ONE OF THEM WAS DISMISSED ON
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY.
>> AND JAQUAN IS STILL BEHIND
BARS. BUT OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING
TO KEEP OUR EYES VERY CLOSELY
ATTACHED TO WHAT HAPPENS AS THIS
LAWSUIT UNFOLDS. AND LAUREN,
TONIGHT, VICTOR WILLIAMS, LOCAL
4. OKAY VICTOR, THANK YOU.
>> IF YOU GO OUTDOORS, THE CITY
OF DETROIT RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE
LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER AIR THAT YOU
SHOULD MOST LIKELY BE AVOIDING.
SMOKEY HAZE FROM WILDFIRES IN
CANADA CONTINUE GOING TO AFFECT
AIR QUALITY IN METRO DETROIT AND
OTHER PARTS OF THE US.
>> ON THE LEFT THERE, A SHOT OF
THE DETROIT SKYLINE FROM WINDSOR
TAKEN THIS MORNING. ON THE RIGHT
, A LIVE PICTURE FROM THE SAME
CAMERA SHOWING THERE HAS BEEN
SOME IMPROVEMENT, AT LEAST IN
TERMS OF VISIBILITY CITY AND
SHOWING YOU THIS COLOR CODED
SCALE, THOUGH, RIGHT NOW,
DETROIT’S AIR QUALITY INDEX IS
AT A VERY HIGH 179, WHICH PUTS
US FIRMLY IN THE UNHEALTHY
CATEGORY.
>> SECOND WORST IN THE WORLD,
BEHIND ONLY CHICAGO AT THE
MOMENT. THAT FLUCTUATES FROM
HOUR TO HOUR.
>> SHAWN LEY HAS BEEN SHOWING US
HOW PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE THE
CHOICE ARE DEALING WITH HAVING
TO BE OUTSIDE. SEAN AND WE WANT
TO GIVE EVERYONE A LIVE LOOK AT
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW, AT
LEAST WHERE WE ARE.
>> WE CAME UP DOWNTOWN TO GET A
LOOK AT THIS. EVERY ONCE IN A
WHILE WE GET A SITUATION THAT
IMPACTS ALL OF US. THIS IS ONE
WHERE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT OUR
AIR. IF YOU LOOK AROUND THERE,
COMERICA PARK HERE BEHIND ME, UP
THE STREET, YOU CAN STILL SEE
THAT HAZE. THIS IS TIN ROOF. THE
ALL NIGHT NIGHTSPOT. HERE IT
WOULD BE VERY CROWDED UP HERE AT
THIS HOUR. IT’S CLOSED FOR THE
CUSTOMER AND EMPLOYEES SAFETY
DOWNTOWN, LOOKING A LOT BETTER
THAN IT DID AROUND NOON TODAY.
WE DO NOT SMELL THAT CAMPFIRE
SMELL RIGHT NOW. THINGS SEEM TO
BE MOVING OUT, BUT THAT AIR
QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN PLACE.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN. THIS
SAYS IT ALL. PEOPLE WORKING
OUTSIDE, LOOK DOWN THE STREET
BEHIND THEM. YOU CAN SEE THAT
SMOKE THAT IS SITTING RIGHT OVER
ALL OF US.
>> PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA OR
BREATHING PROBLEMS. I THINK THAT
IS DEFINITELY GOING TO HINDER
THEM WITH ME, MYSELF, I LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON, IT THE AIR IS
MUCH THICKER. WHEN THE WHEN IT’S
HOTTER OUT TIN ROOF ACROSS THE
BALLPARK IS THE BUSIEST IN THE
TIN ROOF CHAIN, BUT ITS ROOFTOP
TONIGHT IS CLOSED JUST WITH THE
AIR QUALITY, OBVIOUSLY, AS OF
WHAT, 235 IN THE MORNING.
>> DETROIT IS THE WORST AIR
QUALITY IN THE WORLD. SO OUT OF
THE SAFETY FOR OUR STAFF AND OF
COURSE, OUR GUESTS, WE WANT TO
JUST NOT HAVE IT.
>> STATE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS
TELL US IT’S THE REALLY, REALLY
SMALL PARTICULATES, THE STUFF
THAT CAN GET PAST YOUR INTERNAL
FILTRATION SYSTEM AND ACTUALLY
GET EMBEDDED INTO YOUR LUNGS.
>> AND THAT’S WHAT WE REGULATE
AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE CONCERNED
ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS SMOKE IS IMPACTING US
DIFFERENTLY. MALIKA KING HAS EYE
ISSUES.
>> IT’S BEEN BURNING MY EYES.
I’VE BEEN VERY IRRITATED AND I
HAVE SLIGHT HEADACHES.
>> AND IF YOU’RE OUTSIDE FOR A
LONG TIME, SOME ARE HEADED
INSIDE, INSIDE TO THE AIR FOR A
LONG TIME.
>> IT CAN CAUSE BREATHING ISSUES
TO THE POINT WHERE MAYBE YOU’RE
GOING TO NEED A BREATHING
TREATMENT. COME IN FOR OXYGEN.
JUST SOME PAIN, SOME SORE THROAT
.
>> BACK HERE LIVE ATOP TIN ROOF
, LOOKING SOUTH, OF COURSE, INTO
DOWNTOWN. STILL SMOKY THERE TO
THE EAST. YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE
BIT OF BLUE SKY. WE HAVEN’T SEEN
THAT IN ABOUT 24 HOURS. TO THE
NORTH HERE, STILL VERY HAZY,
STILL VERY SMOKY. A LOT OF
MUNICIPALITIES AND POLICE
DEPARTMENTS ARE GIVING AWAY FREE
MASKS AT THEIR DEPARTMENTS. WE
HAVE THE ENTIRE LIST ON OUR
WEBSITE. CLICK ON DETROIT.COM.
KIMBERLY DEVIN, I COVERED
WILDFIRES IN ARIZONA TO THIS IS
EXACTLY THE SAME SMELLS AND
FEELS THE SAME BUT IT’S OVER THE
CITY. WE’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
>> THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. ALL
RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SHAWN, APPEAL,
BY THE WAY, HAVE BEEN SENDING US
MY PICKS THROUGH
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. COM LOOKING
LIKE THIS. THE SMOKY AIR
DECREASED VISIBILITY. THIS WAS
THE SCENE THIS MORNING IN
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP.
>> YEAH, THERE IS THE PROSPECT
OF IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF THE
AIR QUALITY, AT LEAST FOR A
WHILE. KIM ADAMS IS TRACKING
THAT FOR US. KIM WELL, KEEP IN
MIND, AIR QUALITY COMES AND GOES
AND IT CAN CHANGE VERY QUICKLY.
>> SO JUST TWO HOURS AGO, WE
WERE AT A 211. THE SCALE GOES
FROM 0 TO 500. WE WERE AT 211,
WHICH IS VERY UNHEALTHY. AND
THEN NOW WE’VE IMPROVED TO 179.
BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT 30
MINUTES FROM NOW WE WON’T BE
BACK TO 200 AGAIN. THAT’S HOW
QUICKLY IT CAN CHANGE BASED ON
THE WIND BLOWING THAT SMOKE DOWN
FROM CANADA RIGHT NOW, THE TWO
SITES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN
SOUTHEAST, LOWER MICHIGAN, ONE
IN WAYNE COUNTY, ONE OUT IN ANN
ARBOR, BOTH SHOWING US AS VERY
UNHEALTHY AS FAR AS AIR QUALITY
GOES. WHEN WILL IT IMPROVE?
WELL, HERE’S THIS WILDFIRE SMOKE
FORECAST. SEE THE DEEPER ORANGES
THERE? THAT’S WHERE IT’S THE
WORST. WE’RE A BIT LIGHTER HERE,
BUT WE’RE STILL IN POOR AIR
QUALITY. AND IT GOES AS FAR
SOUTH AS TENNESSEE. SEE, NOW,
TOMORROW WE’LL START SEEING
THOSE PICTURES OUT OF NEW YORK
AND BOSTON WHERE THEY’RE SOCKED
IN WITH SOME PRETTY THICK SMOKE
AND HAZE HERE IN METRO DETROIT
AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY
TOMORROW, WE’LL STILL BE
UNHEALTHY. BUT THEN BY FRIDAY,
WE START TO SEE IT CLEAR OUT AND
REALLY MOVE FARTHER TO THE EAST
OF US. SO IT WILL IMPROVE. BUT
IT IS GOING TO TAKE A SOLID 24
TO 48 HOURS BEFORE IT DOES. THEN
OUR NEXT ISSUE COMES TOMORROW
NIGHT AFTER 8:00. STORM
PREDICTION CENTER HAS PUT US IN
A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE
WEATHER AND I’LL TIME THAT OUT
FOR YOU. COMING UP IN THE
FORECAST.
>> OKAY, KIM. OUR NEXT STORY
HERE IS THE SUMMER OPERATION
PACT, WHICH STANDS FOR
PREVENTING ACTS OF COMMUNITY
TRAGEDY JUST WRAPPED UP IN
WARREN AND THEY’RE CALLING IT
THE MOST EXTENSIVE. OPERATION IN
THAT IN THE HISTORY OF THAT
POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE CAMPAIGN,
ALSO KNOWN AS WARRANT SWEEP,
TOOK PLACE OVER FOUR WEEKS
STARTING IN LATE MAY. WARRANT
OFFICERS ARRESTED 442 PEOPLE ON
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS, LEADING TO
718 CHARGES. THEY RECOVERED 68
WEAPONS AND 24 STOLEN VEHICLES
ALSO ISSUED 2000 TRAFFIC TICKETS
.
>> FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE REMAINS
ENORMOUSLY POPULAR FOR PEOPLE
LOOKING TO FIND BARGAINS OR TO
GET RID OF UNWANTED ITEMS. BUT
HIGH DOLLAR SCAMS ON THE SITE
ARE GROWING, WITH SOME VICTIMS
LOSING THOUSANDS TO PRETTY
ELABORATE SCHEMES. TONIGHT OUR
CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER, SHARES A NEW
WARNING. AND A LOCAL MAN’S STORY
OF BEING TAKEN BY HIGH TECH
THIEVES. HANK FACEBOOK
MARKETPLACE, THE POPULAR SPOT TO
GO TO TRY TO SCORE A GREAT DEAL.
>> RIGHT. BUT NOW, AS YOU’LL
SEE, SOME HIGH END THIEVES,
THEY’RE MOVING IN AND THEY HAVE
ONE GOAL AND THAT’S TO STEAL
YOUR MONEY.
>> WELL, IT IS HARD TO PROCESS.
IT’S YOU KNOW, IT’S A IT’S A HIT
TO MY PRIDE.
>> MITCHELL GASCA WAS ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR A SPECIFIC BOAT
MOTOR. HE FOUND WHAT HE WAS
LOOKING FOR HERE ON FACEBOOK
MARKETPLACE. THE COST ALMOST
FIVE GRAND. SO THEN YOU FOUND
THIS ONE AND YOU STARTED THE
COMMUNICATION AND IT SEEMED KIND
OF NORMAL, RIGHT?
>> TO ME IT DID. YEAH. YEAH I
MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THEY ANSWERED
EVERY QUESTION THAT I HAD.
>> HE SENT THE MONEY VIA PAYPAL
TO LAKESIDE MARINE LLC IN
VIRGINIA. BUT BEFORE HE DID, HE
HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE OWNER. HE ASKED FOR A VIDEO
OF THE MOTOR RUNNING. THIS IS
THE VIDEO THAT HE DID RECEIVE.
HE THOUGHT HE’D DONE HIS
HOMEWORK, BUT AS HE INQUIRED
ABOUT THE SHIPPING TIMELINE, HE
WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED
INSURANCE FEE OF MORE THAN
$3,000. HE KNEW SOMETHING WASN’T
RIGHT.
>> THEY BELIEVED BOTH ENDS OF
THE SHIPPING COMPANY AND THE
MARINE GREEN COMPANY WERE SCAMS
MARINE GREEN COMPANY WERE SCAMS . >> I TRIED TO CONTACT THE
SELLER. THE NUMBERS BEEN
DISCONNECTED. THE BUSINESS
ADDRESS IS ACTUALLY TIED TO A
SMALL HOME, NOT A MARINA. THE
HIGH END MARKETPLACE SCAMS.
THEY’RE GROWING, IF POSSIBLE.
MEET THE SELLER IN PERSON, PAY
WITH A CREDIT CARD. IF YOU’RE
BUYING FROM A BUSINESS, IT
OFFERS MUCH MORE PROTECTION. PAY
ATTENTION TO THE SELLER RATINGS
AND BE CAUTIOUS WHEN THE PRICE
SUDDENLY CHANGES. OR THEY TACK
ON EXTRA FEES. I SHOULD ALSO
TELL YOU I DID REACH OUT TO
PAYPAL DIRECTLY, AND I’M BEING
TOLD THAT RIGHT NOW A FULL
INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS
PAYMENT IS NOW UNDERWAY. HI, I’M