Former Detroit police commissioner cited for lewd act with sex worker to be arraigned Monday

Published August 14, 2023 9:05 AM EDT

The police commissioner who resigned from his post on the Detroit board after he was caught with a sex worker during a law enforcement operation will be arraigned Monday.

Bryan Ferguson is expected to appear before a judge at 1:30 p.m. in the 36th District Court. 

Ferguson was cited for a lewd act after he was found in a state of undress in his vehicle by patrolling Wayne County Sheriff's deputies. He was given a ticket for indecent and obscene conduct for being caught in the middle of a sex act police said.

Ferguson stepped down from the Board of Police Commissioners days later, saying it was in the best interest of his family and the 11-member body. He represented the first district.

He originally called the incident a misunderstanding.

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