Disturbing footage of a white Madison police officer fatally shooting a 19-year-old unarmed biracial man has been released by the Wisconsin department of justice, following the announcement on Tuesday that no criminal charges would be pursued in the case of Tony Robinson. Dashcam footage shot from police officer Matt Kenny’s patrol car on 6 March … Read more
March 10, 2016 FREEHOLD, NJ — A suspended police sergeant who police say shot his ex-wife to death in front of their young daughter last year accepted a plea deal on Thursday that will allow him to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison. Philip Seidle, 51, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – Family and friends of Justine Damond, who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer this past summer, are still waiting to learn if that officer will be charged. On Tuesday, some local groups talked about their plans to seek justice for Damond. “We know nothing more about the circumstances of Justine’s … Read more
South Carolina – A 24-year-old Seabrook man died Tuesday after being restrained by deputies over the weekend, according to the the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office and sheriff’s office confirmed the identity of the deceased on Thursday as Trey Pringle. He was a 2012 graduate of Whale Branch Early College High … Read more
Bernalillo County’s sheriff and undersheriff were accused of corruption and a deputy of murder in a strongly worded letter written by an attorney representing the girlfriend of an unarmed man whom the deputy shot and killed last November. Attorney Sam Bregman also said in a letter to state and federal authorities that deputy Joshua Mora … Read more
ENID, Okla. — An affidavit filed the case of four charged with first-degree manslaughter for the death of a Garfield County Detention Facility inmate describes more than 55 hours the man spent in a restraint chair. Sheriff Jerry Niles and three others were charged on Valentine’s Day with felony first-degree manslaughter in the June 2016 … Read more
Police officer Kevin Herrington killed Jonathan Sanders, but putting him in a chokehold for over 20 minutes while he screamed, “I can’t breathe.” That much isn’t up for discussion. Officer Herrington acknowledges and admits that he did this. The only question is, why did a grand jury in Clarke County, Mississippi decide not to charge … Read more
Federal prosecutors will not file criminal charges against a D.C. police officer who shot and killed an unarmed motorcyclist last year, saying they did not find enough evidence to pursue a case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced Wednesday. Officer Brian Trainer was a passenger in a police cruiser during the … Read more
A former Perry County jail guard convicted of beating an inmate who later died has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. William Curtis Howell, 61, was a supervisor deputy jailer at the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard when he and another supervisor, Damon Wayne Hickman, assaulted inmate Larry Trent in 2013. The attack … Read more
More than eight hours of video footage released Friday showed it was one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s officers who used a Taser on a Latino military veteran that later died. The video also showed the veteran was nearly lifeless when officers put him naked in a cell and left him alone for about 11 minutes. … Read more
BART released the body camera video of a fatal police shooting that took place last month outside the West Oakland BART Station. The video shows BART Police Officer Joseph Mateu responding to gunshots near the station on Jan. 3 and opening fire on two men involved in an altercation at the corner of Seventh and … Read more
Kansas – Dashcam video released Tuesday by Johnson County law enforcement officials shows in detail how the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old John Albers unfolded on Jan. 20. The video was released in edited form at a press conference in which Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said the shooting was justified and no charges … Read more