DETROIT (WWJ) -- An inmate at the Wayne County Jail has been sentenced after admitting to killing an on-duty officer.
Deandre Williams, 29, was given between 50 and 75 years behind bars for the killing of 50-year-old Corporal Bryant Searcy in 2020.
Williams had been in jail on a carjacking charge on Sept. 2, 2020 when Searcy was on-duty inspecting cells.
A violent struggle is said to have broken out between the two men at around 10 p.m., leading to Searcy’s death at the hands of Williams.
Facing a long list of charges from Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy -- including first-degree murder -- Williams took a plea deal for second-degree murder.
He also pleaded guilty to carjacking and felony firearm, receiving a concurrent sentenced of 15 to 30 years.
“The horrific murder of Corporal Bryant Searcy is a reminder of the dangers that law enforcement officials face every day,” Prosector Worthy said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to his family.”
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