Family Claims Police Arrest Abuse

A local family is angry and wants some answers from the Ellis administration and Monroe Police Chief Victor Zordan concerning the recent arrest and force used to take a relative into custody. The family said that their loved one, Devonte Coleman, was with some of his friends on June 20, 2024, when MPD officers approached them. According to a family member, Coleman and his friends were just standing beside a vehicle when officers passed by them and made a U-turn, turning on their lights. They were allegedly told that the driver "didn't signal" while making a turn. The driver was then told that...