(WXYZ) — Michigan State Police are under fire as one of their finest is taking the department to court for claiming to be terminated after exposing the alleged wrongdoings of his superiors.
32-year-old Mark Andrews was relieved of all his duties as a Michigan State Trooper after he says he reported fellow officers drinking alcohol on the job and violating COVID-19 guidelines.
"This meeting by supervisors was done at a Sergeant's private home. They were told to dress in civilian clothes, not bring patrol cars, they are still on shift, God forbid if there were a critical incident, regardless, of the drinking accept, they are not responding," said Terminated MSP Trooper Mark Andrews.
After learning about the incident, Andrews reported it up the chain of command. He says as a form of retaliation, he was investigated and transferred from Monroe to Metro south post to work the desk.
"I’m a field training officer, a nationally certified fire investigator, an accident investigator, and all these skills and specialties that they’ve paid a lot of money to train me in, now I'm sitting at the front desk," said Andrews.
An Ida native, Andrews' childhood dream was to be a Michigan State Police trooper. He started his public service journey as a firefighter in his hometown, and later enlisted in the Ohio National Guard before becoming a state trooper in 2012. For Andrews, no one is above the law, which left him no choice but to write a letter to Governor Whitmer requesting a hearing for...
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