05/01/17 | DUCHESNE COUNTY, UT — A tragic death has occurred in the Duchesne County Jail, and records are leading some to wonder whether there was any foul play on the part of the jail staff. Madison Jensen, 21, had been struggling through an opioid addiction. The addiction had a profound impact on her personality, … Read more
Update: Police initially claimed that the vehicle in which Jordan was shot was heading toward them in an aggressive manner. They have now admitted that the vehicle was driving away from police when shots were fired into it, according to the Dallas Morning News: Balch Springs’ police chief admitted Monday that a car was driving … Read more
04/26/17 MESQUITE, TX — Parents are devastated after learning the full story of what police did to their child. It began when Kathy and Robert Dyer received a phone call stating that their 18-yr-old son, Graham, had been involved in an altercation with police and was in a hospital. They rushed to the hospital, but … Read more
4/26/17 Vanessa Raghubar, 22, has been pronounced dead, after a drunk-driving police officer rammed into her vehicle, according to reports. Vanessa had been celebrating her sister’s birthday and was returning home at approximately 4 AM. Officer Neville Smith was driving drunk at the time. Officer Smith crashed into Vanessa’s vehicle, injuring her and two passengers. … Read more
“Did you hit him with a Taser?” David Phillips said on a 911 call during the shooting. He added: “Man, I told you he was mental. Did you kill my son?” Desmond’s father has said he was seeking help or medicine for his son and that the force used by police was not necessary. RT | … Read more
Cameron Langford | Courthouse News Service LAREDO, Texas (CN) – The parents of a Texas sheriff’s deputy claim in court that a policewoman entered the reportedly suicidal deputy’s apartment without knocking or identifying herself and fatally shot him twice after his mother screamed, “Don’t shoot, he’s a cop!” Cesar and Dora Cuellar sued the city … Read more
Nicholas Iovino | Courthouse News Service SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Two police officers who killed a 20-year-old Guatemalan man by shooting him in the back will not face criminal charges, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said. San Francisco police Officers Craig Tiffe and Eric Reboli killed Amilcar Perez Lopez in the Mission District on … Read more
Dionne Cordell-Whitney | Courthouse News Service MILWAUKEE (CN) — The Milwaukee police officer who shot Dontre Hamilton 14 times in 2014, killing him, violated Hamilton’s constitutional rights by illegally patting him down for weapons, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Hamilton’s mother and son sued Christopher Manney and the City of Milwaukee in April 2016. According … Read more
She “would be alive today” if proper affirmative steps in accordance with law were taken, according to lawsuit documents. Nick Rummell | Courthouse News Service NEWARK, N.J. (CN) – The children of a 48-year-old special education teacher who was hacked to death by her machete-wielding ex-boyfriend, a former New York City policeman, sued the woman’s hometown, … Read more
“The only thing I heard was gunshots. Then I heard verbal commands after they were through firing,” Few said. “I stuck my hands out the window. They kept firing.” Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Marksville, LA — It is now day three of the trial for Derrick Stafford, one of two officers charged with … Read more
And I said, ‘what the hell are you doing?! You just killed my son!” David Phillips Sr. said, according to KRCR. The family says their mentally ill son was “not a threat.” Their statement on their GoFundMe is as follows: On March 17th 2017 Desmond Phillips aka Bubba was Taken from us not by natural Causes … Read more
Roy Evans Jr. was assassinated in his vehicle in Strongsville, Ohio, in front of his girlfriend and his children. Jack Burns | The Free Thought Project Strongsville, OH — Roy Evans Jr. was assassinated in his vehicle in Strongsville, Ohio, in front of his girlfriend and his children. The family was returning home from a … Read more