On dutyDestroy/conceal/fabricate evidenceWitness manipulationFalse arrest or reportExtended detentionOther charges filed
Plaintiff:
Mario Resendiz
Incident date:
08/17/2012
Allegations:
The officers arrested Resendiz for a murder that had occurred eight days earlier. These officers filed false reports against Resendiz, and bullied a witness into implicating Resendiz in the murder. The false report said the witness had identified Resendiz in a police lineup, though the witness specifically told them Resendiz was not the murderer. Despite the witness' statement, Resendiz was charged with first-degree murder and was incarcerated for two years before the state's attorney dismissed the charges against him.