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Grand Rapids, Michigan Officer Fired for Excessive Force, Avoids Criminal Charges

Loaded on Feb. 22, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Excessive Force (Police). Location: Michigan.

by Derek Gilna

Former Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer Kevin Penn lost his job after a "use of force" complaint in which he pressed a rifle barrel into the head of a restrained and prone suspect, but he avoided criminal charges. Penn and other officers had responded to …

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