In early September of 1994 a man named Mike Ercoli was leaving an area famous in the old DC bar scene called “The Alley” when he may or may not have struck a homeless man with his Buick Regatta. As witnesses related to us who were friends with Mike, he became violent after he was arrested by multiple U.S. Secret Service Uniformed officers (several embassies are located near the area, which is why they arrived first) because he believed one of the officers had struck his mother, who happened to be in the car with him. The arrest occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. He was never taken to the local jail, but was taken instead to DC General Hospital at 6:00 a.m. with massive internal injuries On or about October 1 of 1994, Mike Ercoli died as a result of his injuries.  For the record, I and another friend of mine took Mike’s mom to identify his body right after he died. The reasons for telling Mike’s story are numerous, and there are lessons to be learned...(Read Full Article)