ST. ANN, Mo. \u2013 Local Police have apologized to a college student after causing severe injuries to his face.<\/p>\n
One major problem; he was not as suspect.<\/p>\n
In fact, he was trying to help police. The police department says they are completely in the wrong.<\/p>\n
The Cops were after\u00a0Anton Simmons, who had 17 warrants our for his name, when 22-year-old Joseph Swink crashed his car trying to avoid the police pursuit on Interstate 70.<\/p>\n
According to KMOV.com: Swink is an accounting student at UMSL with no criminal record and was on his way home from an internship when he was accidentally involved in the pursuit.<\/p>\n
Police say they were able to get him into custody using the least amount of force necessary, but when they finally had him in handcuffs on the ground, they heard on their radios that the real suspect was in custody at a different location.<\/p>\n
Swink suffered severe damage to his ear and his vehicle was totaled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never really had 100 percent trust in police before,\u201d Swink said. \u201cBut I really don\u2019t now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Police Chief says he has given a sincere apology for the entire situation.<\/p>\n