Wayne Co. prosecutor: Ex-Highland Park police officer pleads no contest in 2020 assault
A former police officer in Highland Park and Warren pleaded no contest in an assault case in Wayne County, two days after being sentenced in a separate assault case in Macomb County, with both incidents happening when he was working as a police officer.
Dammeon Player pleaded no contest on Wednesday, June 18, to one count each of misconduct in office and felonious assault in Wayne County Circuit Court, according to the county prosecutor's office.
It indicated Player was accused in connection with a Tasing incident in 2020, when he was a Highland Park police officer. The May 14, 2020, assault involved a 36-year-old Highland Park man, according to the prosecutor's office.
Player is to be sentenced July 23. Messages were left for his attorney, who could not be immediately reached for comment.
On Monday, June 16, Player was sentenced to two years of probation, with the first 45 days to be served in the Macomb County Jail, in a separate case in July 2023, when he worked as a Warren police officer. He is to report to the jail by 7 p.m. June 20 and received credit for one day served when sentenced in Macomb County Circuit Court.
In the Macomb County case, Player was accused of using unnecessary force while arresting a semitruck driver during a traffic stop in Center Line, which was outside of his jurisdiction. He pleaded no contest in May to two felony offenses in Macomb's circuit court.
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Player joined the Warren police in 2021, according to a prior news release from the department.
Player, who was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, common law offenses and assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) in the Wayne County case, was to have a pretrial June 23. It was reset by the court to June 18, according to online Wayne County Circuit Court records.
They indicate Player pleaded no contest to common law offenses and assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) while the charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder was dismissed.
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