Marc McBratney

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On December 10, 2022, Corporal Marc McBratney was involved in an altercation at a restaurant in another jurisdiction. Police were dispatched to the restaurant and a civilian involved in the incident reported that they had video of a Springfield Officer assaulting them or someone else. An initial review of the restaurant's security footage and police BWC footage determined Cpl. McBratney was off-duty, was involved in a physical altercation, and possibly provided non-truthful statements to the responding officers. The matter was referred to Union County Prosecutor's Office for criminal review, but it was determined that no evidence of criminality existed. An administrative internal affairs investigation was completed and through witness/complainant statements, a review of police reports taken, and a thorough review of security footage and police BWC footage, it was determined that Cpl. McBratney was untruthful and withheld information in numerous statements he made to the responding officers while they were investigating the incident. In addition, it was found that Cpl. McBratney’s actions had escalated the incident into a physical altercation which required the intervention of restaurant staff to separate the parties. This conduct, even though off-duty, was unbecoming of what would be expected of a police officer, and was in a manner that would bring disrepute to the department. Disciplinary action imposed : 3 day unpaid suspension; loss of time.