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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2013

California Compensates Officer Involved in UC Davis OC Incident

John Pike, who had filed for the compensation from the University of California system, also cited the stress he endured from death threats he received after the incident. Pike, a former lieutenant with the UC Davis Police was fired in July 2012, after being on paid administrative leave for eight months.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2013

Calif. Pepper-Spray Officer Claims Psychiatric Damage

Former University of California, Davis, Police Lt. John Pike is claiming he suffered psychiatric and nervous system damage as a result of a video-taped incident showing him pepper spraying Occupy protesters.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2012

UC Davis Settles for $1M Over Pepper Spraying

The university will pay $1 million as part of the settlement. This includes a total of $730,000 to the named plaintiffs and others who were arrested or pepper-sprayed on Nov. 18. It will also include up to $250,000 in costs and attorney fees.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2012

Pepper-Sprayed UC Davis Students to Receive Settlement

The University of California Regents approved an undisclosed settlement for the 21 UC Davis students and alumni who received a point-blank pepper-spraying from campus police in November 2011.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2012

UC Davis Police Chief Overrules Panel, Fires Pepper-Spray Officer

UC Davis Police Chief Matthew Carmichael rejected a review that found Lt. John Pike should have faced demotion or a suspension at worst for his involvement in a pepper-spraying controversy that took place on campus in November. Instead, Pike was fired.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2012

UC Davis Pepper Spray Officer Says He Was Fired

Lt. John Pike, a central figure in last November's pepper-spraying incident at UC Davis, is no longer employed by the university as of Tuesday. UC Davis officials declined further comment; however, Lt. Pike told the Sacramento Bee he was terminated.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2012

UC Davis Pepper Spray Report Must Include Officers' Names

A judge has ruled that the names of the UC Davis police officers involved in last November's pepper spraying incident must be released to the public.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2012

UC Davis Police Chief Steps Down

The University of California, Davis police chief who was criticized in a report on the November pepper-spray incident has decided to retire.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2012

Judge Blocks Release of UC Davis Pepper-Spray Report

A judge temporarily halted the release of a report Tuesday on the pepper-spraying of protestors at the University of California, Davis. The report names officers and could contain potentially damaging information about them.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2011

Hacker Group Targets Pepper-Spraying Cop

The Internet hacking group Anonymous has launched its latest attack on the UC Davis police officer accused of pepper-spraying student by posting a video online that lists his personal contact information.

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