Keenan Alex stole a Cadillac Escalade.
Mr. Alex did not know that the car was actually a “bait car” being used by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to bust car thieves.
Mr. Alex also did not know that the “bait car” sting was being filmed by TruTV for their series “Bait Car”.
Mr. Alex was stopped and arrested by LACSD.
In court, Det. Anthony Shapiro said under oath that he read Alex each of his Miranda rights from a card in his notebook before the suspect made incriminating statements, a transcript shows.
But unedited video for the program shows the detective never read the suspect his constitutional rights, including the right to remain silent and have an attorney present during questioning.
Ooopsie. The case against Mr. Alex has been dropped. Detective Shapiro is being investigated by LACSD.
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