Eight agents got their briefing from Supervisor Keller. The U. S. attorney approved charges against Morrison. The charge was civil rights violations. Possible crimes included taking away rights under color of law, assault, and lying on police reports.
The team left at 10:52 p.m. They would arrive at Deerfield Police at 11:47 p.m. At 10:51 p.m., Officer Patterson tried talking to Troy alone. He used the good cop approach. Look, man, this doesn't have to be difficult. Morrison's got a temper. We all know it.
Just tell us your side. We can work this out. Troy said, "I want a lawyer. We are trying to help you. Resisting arrest is serious, but if you cooperate, I didn't resist arrest.
" I asked why I was being detained. That's not what Morrison says. I want a lawyer. Patterson left. Troy was alone again.
Now, here's what happened next. At 11:47 p.m., the station had four officers on duty. Captain Reeves was still there. Morrison was doing paperwork. Harris was in the break room.
The front doors burst open. Eight FBI agents walked in. They wore windbreakers with FBI in yellow letters. Supervisor Keller was leading them. The desk sergeant, Officer Willis, stood up.
Can I help you? Keller held up her badge and a federal warrant. FBI. We are here for special agent Marcus Troy and we have warrants for evidence related to case number 2020-4CR8847. The room went completely silent. Morrison was sitting at a desk 15 ft away.
His face went white. Harris came out of the break room and froze. Reeves said, "Special agent, what the hell are you talking about? " Keller asked, "Where is agent Troy? " Willis stammered.
We don't have anyone by that. The man Officer Morrison arrested at 6:51 p.m. Where is he in interrogation, but he's not? Keller told two agents, "Get him out now. " The agents walked to interrogation room 2. They opened the door.
Troy looked up. His face was bruised. His wrists were raw from the metal handcuffs. His suit was torn. Dried blood was on his cheek.
Agent Sanders asked, "You okay? " Troy nodded. "I'm fine. " Sanders unlocked the handcuffs. Troy stood up.
He stretched his shoulder. You could see it hurt. Troy walked out into the main station area. Every officer was staring. Morrison's mouth was open.
He couldn't speak. Harris looked sick. Reeves said, "This is this is a setup. This is entrapment. " Keller said, "No, Captain.
This is accountability. She made an announcement. Marcus Troy, special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Civil Rights Division. Every interaction tonight was recorded on federal equipment. Every word, every action, every assault, all of you are suspended right now, pending federal investigation.
Morrison said, "You're FBI, you set me up. " Troy stayed calm. I followed every traffic law. I asked politely why I was detained. You chose to punch through my window and drag me onto pavement.
Nobody set you up. You did this to yourself. Harris put his head in his hands. Reeves said, "We need to call the union. " Keller said, "You can call whoever you want after we take the evidence.
If you think police should face the same laws as everyone else, hit that subscribe button because this story gets even bigger. " agents spent the next 3 hours at the station. They took 47 body cameras. They took 12 dashcam hard drives. They took eight years of internal affairs records.
They found out Morrison's body camera was turned off on purpose before he walked up to Troy's car. They found out Harris forgot his camera. They found out Captain Reeves had dismissed 23 complaints against Morrison over 4 years. They found a pattern. Eight different officers had complaints that were dismissed without investigation.
They found that Morrison had two prior excessive force cases. The city had paid settlements with agreements to stay quiet. They found the department had a policy requiring cameras to be on, but nobody enforced it. By 3:00 a.m., Deerfield Police Department was a crime scene. By sunrise, the story would be everywhere.
October 18, 2024. At 12:47 a.m., nurse Sarah Chen uploaded her video to Twitter. Her caption said, "Deerfield police officer punches through window and assaults compliant driver for asking why he was stopped. This is insane. " The clip was 2 minutes long.
It showed the window punch and Troy being dragged out. By 1:52 a.m., the video had 847 views and 93 retweets. A local police accountability account shared it. At 3:15 a.m., David Martinez uploaded his Ring doorbell audio to Facebook. He wrote, "Witnessed excessive force tonight in my neighborhood.