DETROIT – A Detroit police officer accused of getting phone numbers from two women he had pulled over by threatening them with tickets and jail, and the women saying they later received unwanted calls and texts from the officer, has been found not guilty of his charges.
Detroit police Officer Chancellor Dmitri Searcy, 32, was charged with two counts of misconduct in office.
Recommended Videos
Previous coverage --> Police: Detroit officer threatens to give women traffic tickets unless he gets their phone numbers
On July 2, 2018, Searcy stopped a 21-year-old Sterling Heights woman on Woodward Avenue near Congress Street in Downtown Detroit, police said.
During the traffic stop, authorities said Searcy told the woman to give him her phone number to avoid getting a ticket.
After doing so, the woman said she received unwanted calls and texts from Searcy.
On Aug. 14, 2018, Searcy pulled over a 29-year-old Ray Township woman in the area of Woodward and Jefferson avenues, police said.
The woman said Searcy threatened to send her to jail, impound her car and give her a ticket unless she gave him her phone number.
She said she received unwanted calls and texts from Searcy after doing so, according to police.
On Dec. 11, 2025, Searcy was found not guilty of both charges.