After the botched turn-in, the case’s lawyer, Benjamin Norg, contacted Detective Bryan Fuller. Even with the admission of “that was not supposed to happen,” Michigan State Police still refuses to apologize or admit wrongdoing. I have demanded that they reopen the investigation and informed them that I want to know what went wrong.
Detective Bryan Fuller: A Pattern of Misconduct
Examining Ray McCann’s Case
Detective Bryan Fuller of the Michigan State Police falsely implicated Ray McCann, a reserve officer, in the 2007 murder of an 11-year-old girl in Constantine. Despite no evidence tying McCann to the crime, Fuller relentlessly pressured him with false accusations and threats, even pursuing perjury charges when McCann refused to confess. Years later, the real perpetrator was caught and convicted, exposing how Fuller’s misconduct destroyed McCann’s life and reputation.
Michigan State Police Refuses to Investigate
Perhaps because Detective Fuller is a liability and a lawsuit was already in the works when misconduct was reported. He is also a Barry County resident, living minutes from Judge Michael Schipper. As Barry County, like many rural counties, financially benefits from charging people for jail beds, there was likely little institutional interest in saving anyone money or being fair.
And if the past is any predictor of the future, it’s not surprising that his dishonesty permeated this case, too.
Supporting Richelle Spencer’s Campaign
Detective Bryan Fuller’s support for Richelle Spencer’s ill-fated sheriff campaign raises serious red flags about his propensity for dishonesty. Spencer, who now faces felony stalking charges and campaign finance violations, had Detective Fuller listed among her financial backers — an eyebrow-raising connection given his history of misleading behavior in official matters.
Not only does Fuller’s backing of Spencer suggest a troubling alignment with someone accused of stalking and misusing campaign funds, it also reinforces a pattern of the kind of questionable associations that often prelude institutional misconduct. When a detective’s documented record includes a $14.5 million wrongful prosecution, FOIA evasion through personal devices, and financial support for a felony-charged sheriff candidate, the Michigan State Police’s decision not to investigate begins to look less like an oversight and more like a choice.
