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'We can arrest you,' police told Michigan's Zavier Simpson about lying, video shows

Video provided by Ann Arbor Police Department under Michigan Freedom of Information Act shows Michigan basketball's Zavier Simpson tell police he didn’t know who was driving the crashed vehicle, Jan. 26, 2020. Detroit Free Press

Police questioned Michigan basketball team captain Zavier Simpson’s story from the start. They knew he’d already lied once.

Sitting in a patrol vehicle Jan. 26, one Ann Arbor officer wondered aloud why the young man was lingering after being spotted next to a crashed SUV near the university, police body camera footage obtained through the state Freedom of Information Act shows.