Dan McCue | Courthouse News Service 2016/09/01 The family of a Florida man who died after being repeatedly Tased by Georgia sheriff’s deputies are seeking a federal investigation into his death. Chase Sherman was returning home with his parents and fiancee from a family wedding in November when he appeared to begin hallucinating. According to … Read more
Lorraine Bailey | Courthouse News Service A jury must decide whether a D.C. cop had reasonable cause to shoot and kill a man suspected of throwing a bottle at a store window, a federal judge ruled. Tremayne Flythe was shot by a Washington, D.C. police officer while walking to his mother’s house for breakfast the … Read more
Jack Bouboushian | Courthouse News Service A jury must decide whether or not police officers had cause to shoot and kill a father who broke into his own home after forgetting his keys, the 11th Circuit ruled. As related in court documents, Dirk Smith came home early from vacation after he and his wife had … Read more
Elizabeth Warmerdam | Courthouse News Service SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The Ninth Circuit ordered a new trial Wednesday after a jury that heard inflammatory evidence sided with the Anaheim, California, officer who shot Manuel Diaz to death in 2012. Diaz, 25, was killed after a short foot chase by police on July 21, 2012, sparking … Read more
Claire Bernish | The Free Thought Project Police in the United States managed to escape prosecution when facing allegations they violated civil rights an incredible 96 percent of the time. This is almost the exact opposite of the conviction rate for everyone else, as normal citizens are are prosecuted at a rate of 93 percent. … Read more
SABRINA CANFIELD | Courthouse News Service NEW ORELANS (CN) — The results on an autopsy performed on a Baton Rouge, Louisiana man following his shooting death at the hands of police will remain sealed, a federal judge ruled Thursday. However, the judge unseal the motion that led to the decision, explaining he was doing so … Read more
Nick Cahill | Courthouse News Service SACRAMENTO (CN) — The family of a black man killed by Sacramento police claim in court that officers needlessly “tattooed him from heel to chest” with 16 bullets despite knowing he was suffering a mental breakdown. Joseph Mann was shot to death on July 11 by officers responding to … Read more
Mike Heuer | Courthouse News Service LAS VEGAS (CN) — Las Vegas Metro police had no reason to shoot a man to death as he hid in a closet in his mother’s house and raised his hands as he was ordered, his family claims in court. A police video records officers shooting Abel Correa to … Read more
Don Babwin | Courthouse News Service Video released Friday shows Chicago police firing repeatedly at a stolen car as it careens down the street away from them, then handcuffing the mortally wounded black teenager who was at the wheel after a chaotic foot chase through a residential neighborhood. None of the footage from last month … Read more
Victoria Prieskop | Courthouse News Service 2016/08/08 Two Albuquerque police officers killed a man and dumped his body in an arroyo in 1976 and the Albuquerque Police Department covered it up for 40 years, the late José Farfan’s son claims in court. Dino Farfan sued Albuquerque on Aug. 5 in Bernalillo County Court. He claims … Read more
Jack Bouboushian | Courthouse News Service CHICAGO (CN) — Kane County State’s Attorney Joseph McMahon was appointed Thursday to handle the murder case against the white Chicago police officer who shot a black teen 16 times, sparking city-wide protests. Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder by the Cook County State’s Attorney in … Read more
Don DeBenedictis | Courthouse News Service Two Los Angeles police officers who killed a mentally disturbed black man, Ezell Ford, sued the city for racial discrimination, claiming they have been “benched” since the 2014 shooting. Officers Tony Villegas and Sharlton Wampler “continue to be denied assignments, transfers, overtime, coveted assignments, advancement in rank and other … Read more