Eskridge created this police report after "supposedly" getting a call from inmate Rodney Crawford."  According to Crawford and court records, it appears Eskridge cut a deal in exchange for Crawford's perjured testimony. Crawford was facing a mandatory life sentence if convicted on his 4th habitual offender charge.  Shortly after testifying for the prosecution  his case was remanded back to a lower court.

Judge William Ager signed this order remanding Crawford's case back to District Court.   Ager was Ewing's circuit court judge who allowed the prosecution to call Crawford as a witness.  Brian Mackie, the elected county prosecutor, also signed Crawford's remand order.

Within a few months of Crawford's perjured testimony against Ewing the court dismissed all of Crawford's charges and released him from jail.   Judge Karl Fink was the District Court judge who signed the dismissal order.  Fink was also Ewing's lower court judge.  The reason for the dismissal was that "the people were unable (not ready) to proceed."  The "people" in this case being represented by Prosecuting Attorney Brian Mackie

This court record shows that Eskridge was one of the arresting officers in the Crawford case.  It also mentions that the crime will be reduced to a misdemeanor if Crawford "cooperates."  A year after Crawford's charges were dismissed he was convicted of the execution style slaying of one James Visel (Ypsilanti, MI).  Crawford was sentenced to life in prison.