A newly-elected Detroit police commissioner says he will resign from his position less than 24 hours after a 7 News Detroit investigation revealed his criminal history, including threatening to shoot a police officer in 2023.
“I don’t want the negativity to come on the board,” Darious Morris told Channel 7’s Ross Jones Friday.
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New police commissioner in Detroit once threatened to shoot cop, spent time in prison
“Me being a felon and the media being concerned with my past, I don’t want it to negatively affect the image of the entire board,” he said by phone. “If it’s what’s best for the people, I’m with it.”…