July 15, 2025
In an update on the 2024 excessive force against suspended Sterling Heights officers Jack Currie and James Sribniak, the Macomb Daily reported that testimony surrounding the subsequent Sterling Heights police investigation uncovered that circumstances surrounding the accuser, Gary Young, legitimated the officers’ actions.
After reviewing video footage from the hearing, Lt. Jason Bisdorf, who led the investigation, testified that he did not see any violations of police department policy. During Sribniak and Currie’s pursuit of Young, Young appeared to be combative and led the officers on a high speed chase while over twice the legal limit for blood-alcohol level.
Under questioning from Mr. Weiss, Lt. Bisdorf agreed that Young’s fists were “clenched” and he was “wrestling” with the nine or ten officers on the scene, but he did not throw any punches and only kicked Sribniak in the head once. While Bisdorf stated that “it could” be appropriate for the officers to take those actions, ““It would have to deal with what the officers were thinking at the time … possibly something I’m not aware of.”
Weiss asserted that “hindsight” should not be used nearly 18 months later by prosecutors during what was apparently an extremely high-pressure, challenging situation without the opportunity for officers to “reassess”.
