SAN JOSE — Three former correctional officers convicted of fatally beating a mentally ill inmate were each sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in state prison, concluding a case that sparked community outrage and exposed Santa Clara County’s wholesale neglect of its jails. Relatives and friends of former guards Jereh Lubrin, Matt Farris and … Read more
Beavercreek police officer Sean Williams said he never saw John Crawford III point a gun at or threaten anyone at Walmart, according to depositions in a federal wrongful death civil lawsuit. But Williams testified that he shot Crawford because the 22-year-old Fairfield resident “was about to” point a weapon at him while holding a rifle … Read more
For purposes of his murder trial, Ken Johnson wanted jurors to know he was a cop — that he was trained and experienced, that he had the instincts of a veteran police officer. On Monday, when his sentencing trial opens, Johnson should be held to that standard. He was off duty on March 13, 2016, … Read more
With a Michigan State Police trooper in the spotlight for the alleged murder of an unarmed teen who was riding through a Detroit neighborhood on an ATV, it can be easy to forget that the Detroit Police Department also notched a killing of at least one unarmed teen in 2017. The department had gone about … Read more
The widow of a man killed in April during a traffic stop in Portage is suing the police officer cleared in the incident, federal court records show. William Spates, 39, was shot by Portage officer Grant Crizer, 34, April 22 in the 5200 block of Royal Avenue, police said. In May, Porter County Prosecutor Brian … Read more
New Brunswick, Canada – Two correctional officers are facing criminal charges after a lengthy investigation into the death of Matthew Hines, a 33-year-old federal inmate who asphyxiated after enduring repeated blasts of pepper spray from staff. On Wednesday, the New Brunswick RCMP announced charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death against two men, 48-year-old … Read more
Canaan, New Hampshire — A 26-year-old Enfield man was attempting to avoid being arrested on an outstanding warrant when he was shot by a state trooper in a field, according to his fiancee, who was a passenger in the car that police had tried to stop along Route 4 in Canaan Saturday night. In an … Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. – One of the officers involved in the shooting of Dominique White has been a part of two other high-profile killings in Topeka. Officer Michael Cruse can be seen in the body camera footage of Dominique White’s shooting. Cruse was fired from the Topeka Police Department in 2002 after pleading guilty to vehicular … Read more
A Los Angeles man has been arrested for telling police a hostage situation was underway at a home in Wichita, Kansas. His claim was a lie, and the police fatally shot a man in the ensuing raid. Tyler Barriss, 25, is accused of calling city hall in Wichita claiming that a shooting and hostage situation … Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. – An attorney for the family of a black Kansas man fatally shot by police says family members believe officers violated his constitutional rights and did not need to use deadly force. In an interview Thursday, attorney Gillian Cassell-Stiga also said police body camera footage shows that 30-year-old Dominique White was “clearly trying … Read more
The FBI has rejected the Baltimore Police Department’s request to take over the investigation of Detective Sean Suiter’s death, Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced Wednesday . The FBI says there is no evidence to suggest Suiter’s death was directly connected to the police corruption case that Suiter was set to testify in the day … Read more
Police in Wichita, Kansas shot and killed a man after being sent to a wrong address by a false report of a hostage situation known as “swatting.” The hoax call reportedly resulted from a feud between two video gamers. The Wichita Police Department received a call Thursday of a domestic dispute in which the father … Read more