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Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s defense attorney, questioned the “suspicious timing” of the settlement and argued it was “highly prejudicial” against his client. He called on Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill to “at least” call back the jurors already seated in the case to question them to see if they had read the news of the settlement and if they could continue to be impartial in the case.
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During the riot at the University Mall in May of 2020, Hillsborough County Master Deputy William Scobie was hit in the head with a piece of concrete, which left him temporarily paralyzed. Madsen and another officer with TPD rushed to Scobie’s aid, carried him to the car and took him to the hospital.
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“I think it’s a potential disaster for (former officer Derek) Chauvin,” said Mary Moriarty, former chief Hennepin County public defender. She said if she were Chauvin’s attorney, she would request a mistrial.
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Mike Ramos was the subject of a call about a man with a gun using drugs when police confronted him in the parking lot of an Austin apartment complex last April.
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The decision was a victory for prosecutors who had sought to re-add the charge against Derek Chauvin, the officer filmed with his knee on George Floyd’s neck during an arrest last May. He is already charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the Floyd's death.
Read More →U.S. District Judge John F. Walter ruled against county attorneys who argued the deputies' names should remain under seal because releasing them would make their personal information, including addresses, accessible online and possibly make them targets for hackers.
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Officer Blake Puckett realized 18-year-old Laurel Putnam strapped in her seatbelt and unconscious.
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The video -- taken by a doorbell camera -- shows Deputy Sara Vaught on Feb. 15 knocking on the door of a residence before an individual opened the door, produced a handgun and shot. The bullet narrowly missed Vaught before she returned five rounds.
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According to Cabarrus County deputies, the suspect drove off during a traffic stop. They said he eventually stopped and ran into his home. A gun was reported found inside his car.
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On the same day the FOP issued the statistics, Decatur County (GA) Sheriff's Lieutenant Justin Bedwell succumbed to a gunshot wound he suffered during a vehicle pursuit.
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