A man spent nearly four months in Louisville’s jail after being wrongfully accused of assaulting a partner and firing a gun into the air, according to a preliminary investigation by the city’s Office of Inspector General.

Announcing the findings Sept. 23 during a meeting of the Civilian Review and Accountability Board, Inspector General Ed Harness said an LMPD detective carried out a “flawed investigation” into the 2023 incident, leading to the mistaken arrest of Michael D. Anderson.

Harness said the 29-year-old was unlawfully seized in violation of his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure and that the case highlights “systematic failures” across the Jefferson County legal system. The investigation also found fault with inadequate supervision within the detectiv

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