There are new calls to drop criminal charges that resulted from a 30-hour police standoff in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with supporters saying the incident was a mental health crisis.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners issued a statement Jan. 9 saying it was “deeply troubled” by the law enforcement response and charges that resulted, saying that public comments from residents during their Jan. 7 meeting illustrated a scene of “a person experiencing a clear mental health crisis.”
With that, the county commissioners are asking that all criminal charges be dropped…