Akeem Terrell died on Jan. 1, 2021, after he was placed and left in the prone position while handcuffed by Phoenix police and Maricopa County Sheriff’s detention officers. MORE ⬇️
At a regularly scheduled press briefing, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell deflected questions about how Phoenix police and the sheriff’s office made an unusual agreement to split the investigation of an in-custody death involving both law enforcement agencies.
In the hours of the death, the two law enforcement agencies decided they would not interview each other’s officers.ABC15 asked Mitchell how she felt about how the way the investigation was handled by Phoenix and MCSO. ABC15: So, in a way, you direct law enforcement. You often have prosecutors go to critical incidents, they’re there to assist and guide officers. MITCHELL: We show up at scenes so we can understand the scene. As an active trial attorney, I went out to scenes so I could go out and get a better understanding of the scene. I’ve observed interviews, etc. But I’m not there to direct an investigation.
Overall, the protocol also states, “It’s the responsibility of the responding prosecutor to ensure that an investigative agency conducts an objective and bias free investigation.”Instead, detectives contacted Van Dorn, who’s a former Phoenix police commander, and told him they would split the investigation, records show.
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