A civil trial tied to an excessive force lawsuit against a former Michigan State Police sergeant has been scheduled.

Just one week after a judge set the date for the civil trial against Brian Keely, his attorneys are now asking for a pause on ...

Samuel Sterling's mother, Andrica Cage, is representing his estate in a civil suit against former Michigan State Police (MSP) ...

A civil trial has been scheduled in the excessive force lawsuit stemming from the death of a man who was hit by a former ...

While a federal judge dismissed federal charges against Keely for the death of Samuel Sterling, a judge in Lansing has set a ...

As the family of a man who died after being hit by a cruiser asks that their civil lawsuit continue, the former Michigan ...

Retired Michigan State Police Sergeant Brian Keely sit at his preliminary hearing in Kentwood District Court on Aug. 12, 2024. His murder trial was moved to federal court on Aug. 26, 2024.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Attorneys for former Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Brian Keely filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss the excessive force civil suit against him. A federal judge ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A federal judge denied a prosecution request that former state police Sgt. Brian Keely be tried in state court, rather than federal, in the death of fleeing fugitive who was ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The April trial for former state police Sgt. Brian Keely, charged in the killing of a fleeing fugitive, has been adjourned. Keely, 51, was scheduled to stand trial in U.S ...

Brian Keely was arraigned in 62nd-B District Court in Kentwood on second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Samuel Sterling. He pleaded not guilty to both charges.

"Brian [Keely] is a compassionate person who has served his community for a long time. That's why he became a police officer. We are happy to represent him," Keely's attorney, Lance J. LoRusso, said.