DETROIT — Matthew Furman, the Melvindale police lieutenant who lost his job following assault charges, was found guilty by a jury of misconduct in office—a five-year felony—and assault and battery—a misdemeanor—in a July 2024 tasing incident.
Watch the verdict read in court in the video player below:
Furman was acquitted by the jury in a separate tasing in May of 2024. The jury deliberated for nearly three hours Thursday morning before reaching its verdict…