Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Read Trenton Robinson's complaint against Bay City police officer

In his citizen’s complaint against a Bay City police officer, Michigan State University football star Trenton D. Robinson claimed his civil rights were violated when he was pulled over Dec. 22. Robinson filed the complaint against Officer Keath Bartynski on Dec. 24. Bartynski pulled over Robinson around 5:45 p.m. as he drove a 2003 Buick in the area of North Van Buren and Third streets. In his narrative, a copy of which was obtained by The Times via a Freedom of Information Act request, Robinson states Bartynski told him he initiated the stop due to a suspicion of having needles in his car, implying drug activity. Bartynski had Robinson exit his car and “aggressively use[d] unnecessary force to command my body in motions that I was uncomfortable with,” Robinson states.

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