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| Parolee Held In Police Officer's Slaying |
| By Detroit Free Press |
| Published: 08/26/2002 |
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The state prison parolee sought in the slaying of a Detroit police officer turned himself in early August 12, police said. Tony Townsend, 27, is accused of shooting Officer Scott Stewart in the head a day earlier, moments after Stewart handcuffed another man after breaking up a late-night gambling party on Detroit's east side. After daylong publicity about the search for Townsend, he turned himself in to the 1st (Central) Precinct just after midnight, said Sgt. Danny Marshall of the homicide unit. Stewart, 31, was supposed to have been on vacation, having arranged to leave halfway through his August 10 night shift to begin a three-week trip with other officers. But he loved his job and decided to stay on. Around 3 a.m., when his shift would have ended, Stewart paid dearly for his choice. Townsend shot Stewart as he handcuffed a suspect he saw with a gun, said Cmdr. Fred Campbell. Stewart was taken to St. John Hospital in Detroit and put on life support, but died, with his family members and fiancée nearby. Townsend was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and a weapons charge in 1993, and served seven years in prison. He was released in October 2000. Townsend was identified as the gunman, Campbell said, by witnesses and anonymous callers to police. |
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