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Ex-Warren Cop Found Not Guilty By Jury in Fatal Car Crash Case

Jun 12, 2026 | 12:01 PM
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June 12, 2026 ~ Neil Rockind reacts to the not guilty verdict involving a former Warren police officer in a high-profile deadly crash case.

MACOMB COUNTY ~ A jury found an ex-Warren cop not guilty of manslaughter stemming from a high-speed crash he was involved in that killed two people.

James Burke, 30, was on duty and driving at over 100 miles per hour without his emergency sirens on when he collided with a vehicle that had Cedric Hayden Jr., 34, and DeJuan Pettis, 33, inside, the prosecution argued. However, the jury found Burke not guilty following deliberations on Wednesday and Thursday.

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