Trooper Jason Bledsoe was another officer sued over the 2018 use-of-force incident in Lapeer County:contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}. The lawsuit claimed Bledsoe repeatedly struck the suspect (including knee strikes for ‘pain compliance’) during the struggle:contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}. Like Chenet, Bledsoe was granted qualified immunity in the case, and the allegations against him were dismissed:contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}. (He remains employed with the State Police.)
.
