Incident
| Date | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Department | Buffalo Police Department |
| Officers | Ronald (Ronnie) J. Ammerman |
| Address | Buffalo, NY |
Incident Description
Tremel Stone was shot while his back was facing Officer Ron Ammerman and he was running away. Stone stated that the only reason he ran was because the two officers are well known for planting evidence. Wendy Collier and Ron Ammerman did plant a gun on Stone that was used to charge him with possession of weapon
Outcome
With discovery that was provided during a civil suit, it became clear that the officers conspired to plant evidence on Stone. A civil suit against the City of Buffalo and officers involved for damages was settled for $150,000.
An expert affidavit was submitted by Dannie Sherman, a former law enforcement officer and lead investigator in more than 800 cases. His opinion, with a reasonable degree of certainty, was that the shooting was not justified; there was a cover up with planted evidence with an overall lax review, and the planted evidence was tolerated by the Buffalo Police Department. He states that the level of complaints against Ammerman and Collier is not at all the norm.
Links
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Tremel Stone v. City of Buffalo et al
Torts - Other Negligence (Injury in Police Shooting) - Erie County Supreme Court
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Tremel Stone v. City of Buffalo et al
City of Buffalo and Ron Ammerman appealed to Fourth Department from an Order granting the motions by Stone to add Officer Wendy Collier as a defendant, to amended complaint, to provide an affirmative statement as to whether testing was or was not conducted of the "hi-point- 9mm handgun" defendant claims was found after Stone was shot and all documents relating to the gun Stone was shot with, and to produce the 39 prior incidents and subsequent incidents involving Ammerman and Collier to the extent that the City of Buffalo was ordered to turn over the complete personnel files of each officer. - Appellate Division - 4th Dept