It took three years and the election of a new sheriff, but the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department finally has demonstrated that it’s capable of policing itself. Sheriff Jerry Clayton has fired two deputies based on an internal investigation into their use of force during a struggle in Ypsilanti Township that ...
Two Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies - one acquitted and one convicted on federal civil rights violations - have been fired for their involvement in a violent struggle with two brothers in Ypsilanti Township more than three years ago.Sheriff Jerry Clayton said today the deputies were dismissed after an internal investigation. ...