Brian Keely

From LEO Ratings
 
leoratings.com is celebrating our 3rd full year of researching incidents involving law enforcement officers in the U.S. In the last year, we've added 336 incidents, 255 officers, 95 agencies, and 2 states. Please help us by following, liking, commenting, retweeting/sharing, and telling a friend to spread the word!
Facebook logoTwitter logoReddit logo

‎

Service Record

Michigan State Police

Main article: Michigan State Police
Rank Detective Sergeant
Dates of Service 1998[1] - June 4, 2024[2]
Last Known Status Retired[2]

Commendations

2016 MSP Bravery Award

In November 2015, Keely and other officers responded to an incident where a woman was held at gunpoint by her ex-husband. After hearing a gunshot, officers entered the hotel room. The suspect shot at officers, striking Keely in his bulletproof vest. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect.[1]

In 2016, Keely and the other officer received the agency's Bravery Award for saving the woman.[1]

Incident Reports

2024 Death of Samuel Sterling

Main article: Samuel Sterling (2024)

Response Timeline

Keely was suspended.[3]

On May 28, 2024, Keely was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Keely faces up to life in prison for the murder charge.[4][5]

On June 4, 2024, Keely retired.[2] ‎

LEO Ratings

Training and Tactics rating: bad
Protect & Serve rating: neutral
Individual Rights rating: neutral
Accountability and Integrity rating: neutral
Off Duty rating: neutral
Ratings Definitions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christa Ferguson, MSP officers honored for saving hostage’s life during deadly shootout, WOOD, 2016-09-18
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 David Komer, Retired Michigan State trooper faces judge in murder of Samuel Sterling, FOX 2, 2024-06-05
  3. ↑ Update: MSP Continues Investigation into Officer-Involved Fatal Incident in Kentwood; Attorney General's Office Begins Review of Incident, MSP Newsroom, 2024-04-25
  4. ↑ Patrick Smith, Michigan detective charged with murder after colliding with suspect in unmarked squad car during chase, NBC News, 2024-05-29
  5. ↑ Charges Filed against Trooper in Samuel Sterling Death, Michigan Department of Attorney General, 2024-05-28

Recent articles: Joshua Nahulu, Shevoy Brown, Thomas Mascia, Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas (2019), Gerald Goines

To check for incidents in your area, please use the search page or try a random incident.