KENT COUNTY, Mich. — 13 ON YOUR SIDE is taking a deeper dive into the cases of Riley Doggett and Samuel Sterling.
Tuesday, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced Kent County Sheriff's Deputy Josiah McMains, who allegedly hit 17-year-old Riley Doggett with his cruiser in April, will not face charges. Doggett died from his injuries in May.
Once again, Doggett's family is devastated.
Doggett's mother Becky Wilbert said, "everybody in the world makes mistakes, some bigger than others, but Riley did not deserve to die for any mistake he may or may not have made that day."
Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young said she is upset for Doggett and his family.
"It's tragic in every account, our hearts do go out for the family who have lost a loved one," she said.
However, she agrees with Becker, adding, "we are thankful for his very thoughtful process and his impartial decision."
When asked if there is a specific policy when it comes to how to carry out a chase, she said, "It's nearly impossible to put a checklist and a policy that says, in every circumstance, do this or do this, because it's just more fluid than that."
Ven Johnson is the attorney for both Doggett and Samuel Sterling's families.
He said Tuesday, "It seems like highly similar situations, but two different results."
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges Tuesday against Michigan State Police Detective Sergeant Brian Keely, after he allegedly hit Sterling in an unmarked state police vehicle during a chase in April. He later died.
Johnson said he plans to ask Nessel to review the Doggett case.
Referencing the Doggett case, he said, "which we believe merits the same type of charges as we now have, thankfully, in the Samuel Sterling case."
"The only thing I see missing in the Riley Doggett case is the Burger King wasn't right there. He was running outside of a building, he was running right in front of the police car, you can see the police car come out around him and then you see the police car, just like in Samuel Sterling's case, make an immediate right turn into the path of the pedestrian. Please do not tell me that it doesn't look like the cop hit him on purpose. Because it does."
Sheriff LaJoye-Young said she expects the deputy involved in the incident to return to work soon.
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