GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The case against two corrections officers who were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana-infused butter has been thrown out by a Kent County judge.
But the prosecutor has said he will continue to appeal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
It has been three and a half years since Kent County drug enforcement police showed up at the homes of four fellow officers. Since then, the case has made its way through every level of court in the state.
Kent County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Leiber ruled Tuesday that the case cannot move forward because the evidence obtained during a so-called knock-and-talk interrogation cannot be used.
Sgt. Tim Bernhardt and officers Brian Tennant, Mike Frederick and Todd VanDoorne were all fired after their arrests in March 2014. Bernhardt and Tennant both pleaded guilty to maintaining a drug house. Tennant was sentenced to probation. Bernhardt took his own life before sentencing.
Full story: WOOD TV