A former Philadelphia homicide detective is arrested and charged for alleged misconduct in the case of a now exonerated man. Officials say he violently coerced a confession during an interrogation and then lied about it. Siafa_Lewis reports
PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia homicide detective is arrested and charged for alleged misconduct in the case of a now exonerated man. A Philadelphia grand jury recommended perjury charges against former detective James Pitts.READ MORE:Pitts investigated Obina Onyiah for the crime. He was convicted based on the confession taken by Pitts.The district attorney’s office exonerated him last May after it determined he was much taller than the gunman.
“I cannot calculate the enormous damage that was done to a public sense of trust in law enforcement by those kinds of tactics,” District Attorney Larry Krasner said.In a statement, the FOP says it will provide legal counsel and an appropriate defense for the allegations facing Pitts.
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