Detroit Police Officer Myron Jarrett
For the second time in recent weeks, a Detroit Police officer has been killed on duty.
The victim is a 40-year-old married father of four.
Jim Schaefer and Elisha Anderson of the Detroit Free Press report:
Detroit Police Officer Myron Jarrett was standing on the street, next to a patrol car, trying to get some information from two other officers who were investigating an accident Friday night. That’s when an engine revved.
A van, speeding toward them, plowed into the patrol car, flinging Jarrett 30 feet. The van then slammed into a second police car and finally, into a civilian vehicle.
Jarrett, suffering multiple injuries, died. Another officer was slightly injured. Detroit Police Chief James Craig, in a news conference Saturday evening, said the initial investigation indicates the driver of the van, who ran off but was captured Saturday morning, did not intend to hit Jarrett. Craig wouldn’t discuss any other details of the incident, saying the department planned to seek criminal charges on Sunday.
Steven Guzina of Lincoln Park is arrested and remains in custody to await arraignment, the Freep reports. He's the estranged husband of Marisa Garcia, who owns Tijuana's Mexican Kitchen restaurants in Detroit and Lincoln Park.
Last month, Detroit Police Capt. Kenneth Steil was shot and killed on duty.
