It has been suggested that no comment be made about my husband's case. However, I cannot just stand back and be comfortable with people unjustly thinking or talking about someone I love. Therefore I am writing this letter, steering clear of details on the pending case. Yet these facts need mentioning for people who don't know him. I can't help but overhear and expect the stories monopolizing the conversations of local residents, and I frown at the misinformed and premature conclusions being drawn.
American citizens are guaranteed innocence until they are proven guilty.
The fact that a person has been accused of a crime is not evidence of guilt. The law does not require a person to prove his or her innocence or even produce any supporting evidence whatsoever. The government has the burden of proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If the government fails to do so, the person remains innocent. This means my husband, Officer Michael T. Mills, is innocent unless the judge and jury hear both sides and make a nonbiased and well-educated decree otherwise.