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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:*

October 8, 2024




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Two Sterling Heights Police Officers Charged with Misconduct and Felonious Assault for K9 Deployment 





*LANSING* – Today, Sterling Heights Police Officers James Sribniak [ [link removed] ], 31, and Jack Currie [ [link removed] ], 29, were criminally charged in the 39th District Court in Roseville for alleged conduct occurring during the pursuit and apprehension of a Roseville man in February, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.  Each officer is charged with one count of Misconduct in Office, a 5-year felony, and Felonious Assault, a 4-year felony.   

On February 25th of this year, Officers Sribniak and Currie participated in a vehicular and foot pursuit of a Roseville domestic violence suspect, who fled an earlier traffic stop.  Following the pursuit, while the suspect was on the ground, surrounded by officers, and after having received two taser deployments, Officer Currie urged Officer Sribniak to deploy his K9 to bite the suspect. Officer Sribniak, controlling the K9, ordered the dog to bite the suspect, which he did, upon the suspect’s posterior right hip.   

“K9 assistance can be a valuable tool for law enforcement but must be deployed with good judgment,” said Nessel. “K9 Officers are rigorously trained in the proper use of police dogs and should be held to the highest standards of conduct. We should be able to trust them to not deploy a dog as an unnecessary and unlawful punitive measure to brutally attack a human being. In this incident, deploying a K9 on a suspect already on the ground and well-surrounded by officers is not only horrific but illegal. My office remains committed to thoroughly investigating and prosecuting police misconduct.” 

Sribniak and Currie have not yet been arraigned, and future court dates have not yet been set. 

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"*Please note:* For all criminal proceedings, a criminal charge is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Department does not provide booking photos."






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