In
an amended lawsuit filed Monday, Osagie’s family claimed the former State College police officer who shot their son was “mentally unstable and violent” and “unfit for duty” when he was assigned to go to Osagie’s apartment the day of the shooting.
The suit also claimed a now-retired police captain received information about former officer M. Jordan Pieniazek’s alleged “excessive drinking and domestic abuse” and did not take steps to ensure he was fit for duty in the days leading up to Osagie’s shooting.
Cantorna, Centre County’s highest-ranking prosecutor, said he wasn’t aware of those allegations when he
The parents of Osaze Osagie alleged in a new court filing on Monday that the former State College police officer who fatally shot their son in 2019 was “mentally unstable and violent,” and was “unfit for duty” when he was assigned to go to Osagie’s apartment the day of the shooting.
An amended complaint filed in
the family’s federal lawsuit against the borough and four officers also claims that a now-retired police captain had received information about former officer M. Jordan Pieniazek’s alleged “excessive drinking and domestic abuse” and did not take steps to ensure Pieniazek was fit for duty in the days leading up to the shooting.
Lancasterâs interim police chief would like to shorten that title.
John T. Bey, who was in his sixth day on the job Monday, made it clear he wants the job full-time.
âIâm not here to keep the seat warm,â said Bey, 56.
While heâs still assessing the department, he said during a 45-minute interview that heâs not aware of any problems.
âI want people to know that this is a great police department. I want people to know from the top down â from the mayor all the way down to our community service folks â that this is a professionally run, integrity driven police department who cares about this community. And Iâm just part of that,â he said.