Suspended Whitaker cop William Davis will stand trial on
perjury and other counts. Judge Richard Opiela held for court the perjury
count, as well as charges of false swearing, unsworn falsification to
authorities and official oppression.
“We believe that what
this officer did was wrong, and our office will not condone this type of
behavior by a member of law enforcement,” county district attorney's spokesman
Mike Manko said.
Lang told the district attorney on Dec. 4 that Davis, 36, of
Pittsburgh, arrested her and her son John Michael Scott Jr. and seized her 2008
Chevrolet Cobalt while executing a search warrant at their Frank Street home
last July 6. She said Davis took custody
of her juvenile son and placed him with a relative.