A 45-year-old Highland Park Police Sergeant Brenda Stevenson finds herself on the wrong side of the law, indicted on federal charges for using excessive force and lying to FBI investigators.
The court documents against her indicate she struck and assaulted a victim identified as only V. B. and violated her constitutional rights.
According to the indictment, the woman suffered injuries in a November 2007 incident when Sgt. Stevenson punched her in the face.
The city of Highland Park's Web site still lists Sgt. Stevenson as one of the officers in charge on afternoons. We asked at the police department and mayor's office whether she's still on the job and our questions are not being answered.
"This officer just needs to go. She's in the wrong profession and she needs to be charged and she needs to be sentenced," said Ron Scott of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality. He applauds the victim for going forward with the case.
In addition to the assault charges, Stevenson is accused of making false statements to the FBI, telling investigators the victim struggled, kicked and fought with officers. The FBI says that never happened.
Stevenson faces up to 15 years in prison and a half a million dollar fine if convicted.
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