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Tag: Officer Acquitted
Patrol
Maryland Officer Acquitted of Murder in Shooting of Handcuffed Suspect
The jury acquitted Michael Owen Jr. of all four charges, including second-degree murder, first-degree assault, voluntary manslaughter and misconduct in office. It took the jury less than two hours of deliberations to deliver the not guilty verdict.
December 7, 2023
Patrol
Colorado Officer Found Not Guilty in Trial Over In-Custody Death
Nathan Woodyard said he placed McClain in a recovery position, called medics and then trusted officers and paramedics to care for the man while he composed himself that August night in 2019.
November 7, 2023
Special Units
MI Trooper Acquitted of Assault in K-9 Bite Case
Prosecutors contended Surbrook let his dog, Knox, engage on Robert Gilliam for nearly four minutes, even though Gilliam was clearly surrendering and was unable to flee.
August 11, 2023
Patrol
Former Louisville Detective Acquitted of Charges Related to Breonna Taylor Raid
The defense began with attorney Stew Mathews saying to the jury Breonna Taylor should not have died, but this case isn't about her death.
March 3, 2022
Point of Law
Former Dallas Officer Acquitted in 2017 Shooting Death of Woman
A former officer with the Dallas Police Department has been acquitted in the shooting death of 21-year-old Genevive Dawesin 2017.
February 14, 2020
Point of Law
Former WV Trooper Acquitted of Federal Charges in Use of Force Case
A federal judge has acquitted a former West Virginia State Police trooper in a case alleging excessive force.
December 24, 2019
Patrol
Border Patrol Agent Acquitted in 2012 Shooting of Mexican Teen
A Border Patrol agent charged with manslaughter in the 2012 shooting of a Mexican teenager has been acquitted by a jury in Arizona.
November 23, 2018
Patrol
Former Texas Deputy Acquitted in Brutality Case
A former Harris County, TX, deputy constable accused of police brutality was found not guilty Wednesday by a Harris County jury.
September 27, 2018
Patrol
Border Agent Acquitted of Murder in Fatal Shooting of Teen
An Arizona jury acquitted a U.S. Border Patrol agent of a second-degree murder charge in the death of a teen from Mexico but deadlocked on lesser counts of manslaughter.
April 24, 2018
Patrol
LAPD Officer Won't Be Charged in Fatal Shooting of Armed Teen
Los Angeles County prosecutors outlined their reasoning in an 11-page memo made public Monday, saying Officer Eden Medina reasonably believed the teenager posed a deadly threat and used "reasonable force" to defend himself and others.
March 6, 2018
Patrol
NYPD Officer Found Not Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Mentally Ill Woman
A New York Police Department sergeant has been found not guilty in the fatal shooting of a bat-wielding mentally ill woman.
February 15, 2018
Patrol
Former AZ Officer Found Not Guilty of Second-Degree Murder
A jury has found former Mesa, AZ, police officer Philip Brailsford not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man at a Mesa hotel in 2016.
December 7, 2017
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