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We also began having conversations with Chief Brian Manley about how he was planning on handling this case if it indeed ended in an indictment of one or more of the officers. You see, it is important to understand that when this use of force happened back in March of 2019, it was investigated by our own Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the findings were presented to the Chief. The then District Attorney Margaret Moore was even briefed on the case. The chain of command reviewed the response to resistance like normal and even 6 commanders and an attorney from City Legal on the Force Review Board looked at the case from a tactics/training/equipment standpoint. Chief Manley signed off on the use of force as objectively reasonable as did the chain of command and the investigation was closed. This case was not forwarded to the DA’s office for review because it was clear that through the thorough review, the force used was objectively reasonable. It was not even sent to Internal Affairs because no one in management of this police department saw a need to investigate whether or not there was a policy violation in the case. It went to the Force Review Board, as all level 2’s and above do, and in that meeting, no issues were documented.