DETROIT – A black woman who was seen on video being punched by a Michigan sheriff's deputy bit the officer before she was struck, the sheriff said Friday.
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton played video and audio from the confrontation with Sha’Teina Grady El, which occurred Tuesday night while deputies were investigating a shooting in Ypsilanti Township.
Some officers have been placed on leave while the incident is under investigation. Clayton acknowledged that trust with the community, west of Detroit, has been “fractured." He said he wanted to share as much information as possible.
He played video and audio that was recorded on body cameras. The confrontation with Grady El began when she apparently ignored an order to leave the scene