The family of a Brooklyn man who an NYPD officer gunned down in a road rage incident broke down in tears as jurors were shown a photo of his bloody corpse. Officer Wayne Isaacs faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of murder in what prosecutors called the “callous” and “indifferent” killing of … Read more
A former Houston police officer was indicted Friday on felony charges in the shooting of an unarmed neighbor after a fight between their dogs last October – the first time an HPD officer has been charged as a result of a shooting since 2004. Jason Loosmore, 32, is accused of aggravated assault with a deadly … Read more
PHOENIX — The trial for a former Mesa police officer who was charged with second-degree murder after shooting an unarmed Texas man to death last year is set to begin on Monday. Philip “Mitch” Brailsford will be on trial for fatally shooting Daniel Shaver at the La Quinta Inn and Suites near Superstition Springs Boulevard … Read more
A man died after being tased multiple times and taken to the ground by police officers outside a Walmart in Marksville, Louisiana on Friday. A spokesman with the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office said deputies saw Armando Frank, 42, sitting on a tractor outside the store around 11:15 a.m. He also said Frank was wanted on … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — In court filings this month, the lawyer suing Concord police over a fatal officer-involved shooting leveled serious allegations against officers: that they shot an Antioch man who was surrendering, sicced a police dog on him, then shot him in the head as he lay on his back. At the center of the … Read more
Almost 5 years after a police chase led to the shooting deaths of 2 unarmed people, the city decided to reinstate 5 of the 6 officers that were fired as a result of their actions in 2012. The city of Cleveland released the following statement and confirms that the following five police officers were reinstated … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — A white former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the off-duty fatal shooting of his daughter’s black boyfriend after jurors in three previous trials couldn’t decide whether to find him guilty of murder. Jurors deliberated about six hours Wednesday night before finding ex-Tulsa officer Shannon Kepler, 57, guilty of … Read more
The former Arizona cop preparing to go to trial for shooting and killing an unarmed man in a hotel hallway last year is now arguing that it would be “unfair” to show the jury body cam footage of the shooting. But the footage is probably the strongest piece of evidence that will determined whether or … Read more
A precedent shattering prosecution of a former DeKalb County cop in the fatal shooting an unarmed veteran will resume following a ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court. At issue: Whether prosecutors violated the principle of grand jury secrecy when they secured indictments against Robert Olsen — the first against a law enforcement officer in Georgia … Read more
WAVERLY, Ohio – Former Pike County sheriff’s deputy Joel Jenkins will never be a peace officer again or be able to legally own a gun after pleading guilty in the 2015 shooting death of his neighbor. Jenkins appeared calm Monday as he pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, a third-degree felony, as part of a plea … Read more
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — A former police chief and constable was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he admitted he shot a man to death. Grant Hardin, 48, of Garfield pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder. He originally was charged with capital murder, but prosecutors reduced the charge under a plea agreement Benton County Prosecutor … Read more
The teenager fatally shot by former Tulsa Police Officer Shannon Kepler in 2014 didn’t have a gun on or near him when officers began investigating the shooting, several law enforcement witnesses told a jury Friday. Kepler, 57, is on trial for the fourth time on a first-degree murder charge in the Aug. 5, 2014, death … Read more