Overview
- Washtenaw County deputies set up a safety perimeter after a 911 call about a man with a handgun and two children inside a home on Friday night, and crisis negotiators tried to contact the suspect.
- Around 9:30–9:40 p.m., an unrelated vehicle drove through the secured area, deputies used a tire-deflation device to stop it, and they arrested the driver who had children in the car and appeared intoxicated.
- Cellphone video circulating online shows a deputy taking the driver, identified by family as 35-year-old Derrick Tinsley, to the ground and his head striking pavement, and family members say he has memory loss and was told he had a concussion.
- The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office says it is reviewing the footage along with all available scene information and confirms all children involved were found safe and released to relatives.
- The man originally tied to the domestic-assault call remains under investigation, and local activists and a civil-rights attorney have urged the department to examine training and use-of-force practices as the review continues.