Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Life-long thug? And collapse of "public safety" myth?-----"...information on Patrick Lyoya, the man who was shot in the head and killed by a Grand Rapids Police (MI) officer."

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"I am posting this information on Patrick Lyoya, the man who was shot in the head and killed by a Grand Rapids Police officer.
Lyoya was pulled over according to media reports because the
license plate didn’t match his vehicle, an indicator of a stolen vehicle
according to police. The result was tragic.
The information you are about to read cost $10 and came from the Michigan State Police Internet Criminal Access Tool and it gives some insight to the question: Why did Patrick Lyoya flee the scene of a traffic stop and fight with a police officer?
The documents provided by the Michigan State Police and the state of Michigan’s Offender Tracking Information System say this:
  • Lyoya was on probation until 2023 and had been arrested eight times since 2015. He was arrested and pled guilty to three different charges involving stolen cars. 
  • On May 14, 2016, he was arrested for felony motor vehicle unlawful driving away and pled guilty to the misdemeanor possession of a master key. A police officer explained to me that probably means he filed down a key of one Honda and the filed down key can often work on other Hondas – hence “master key.” 
  • Six days later, he was arrested for another felony receiving and concealing a motor vehicle and pled guilty to the misdemeanor unlawful use. (These technical definitions are very hard to understand.)
  • In 2017, he was charged with the felony of stolen property receiving and concealing a motor vehicle. He pled guilty to misdemeanor motor vehicle.
  • On April 4, 2017 he was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence, knowingly assaulting a pregnant individual. He pled guilty. The information on the police report gives no indication of the severity of the offense.
I’m not saying this validates the shooting. The most savvy police officers I know have different opinions on this. 
But in 2015, 2018 and 2021, Lyoya was charged with DWI offenses. According to the state, that is what landed him in prison. And he had pled guilty to numerous charges affiliated with car theft.
I don't know what the officer knew at the scene."

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