THROWING ANOTHER COP UNDER THE BUS - Missouri State Trooper Anthony Piercy charged with manslaughter after handcuffed arrestee Brandon Ellingson drowned in his custody
A special prosecutor said veteran trooper Anthony Piercy’s reckless actions caused the death of 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson.
The college student from Iowa was arrested and handcuffed by Piercy on suspicion of being under the influence while operating a boat on Lake of the Ozarks on May 31, 2014.
Ellingson’s friends, who witnessed the incident, said Piercy placed a buckled life jacket over the allegedly intoxicated man’s head while he was handcuffed.
While the pair made their way to a station for a breathalyzer test, a wave knocked Ellingson overboard, according to the Kansas City Star.
Piercy, 44, claimed to authorities that he was not properly trained to patrol the lake and noted that he eventually jumped in to try and save the man after he plunged from the boat.
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