Skip to main content
Rain icon
36º

Detroit Public School police officer convicted of fabricating carjacking incident

Incident occurred back in 2021

Detroit Public School police officer Dajuan Dickerson, 33, was found guilty of false report of a felony and lying to a peace officer in a jury trial. (Wayne County Prosecutor's Office)

DETROIT – Detroit Public School police officer Dajuan Dickerson, 33, was found guilty of false report of a felony and lying to a peace officer in a jury trial.

The incident occurred on March 7, 2021, at 9:08 p.m. at a church in the 14100 block of Evergreen Road in Detroit when Dickerson called 911 to report a carjacking of his vehicle.

Recommended Videos



Officials say the Detroit Police Department found no evidence to substantiate Dickerson’s claims.

Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged the 33-year-old with falsely reporting the carjacking on May 14, 2021.

Dickerson is scheduled to be sentenced on April 24, 2024, at 10 a.m.


About the Author
Brandon Carr headshot

Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

Loading...

Recommended Videos