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Tag: Officer Charged with Murder
Patrol
Fired Arkansas Deputy Charged with Murder
Washington County Sheriff Jay Cantrell reportedly asked the state police to investigate the shooting and the former deputy was arrested after a special prosecutor assigned to the case charged him with murder and assault.
March 13, 2024
Patrol
Jack Dunphy: The Inexcusable Death of Tyre Nichols
"In my judgment not a single kick, punch, baton strike, Taser activation, or use of pepper spray can be justified under the law," Dunphy writes.
January 31, 2023
Point of Law
5 Former Memphis Officers Charged with Murder Over Traffic Stop Death
Former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills, Jr. have all been charged with one count of second-degree murder, aggravated assault-acting in concert, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and one count of official oppression, court records show.
January 26, 2023
Patrol
Charges Dropped Against Atlanta Officers in 2020 Shooting of Rayshard Brooks
In June 2020 Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. charged Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder. Officer Devin Brosnan, who was also involved in the attempt to arrest Brooks but not in the shooting, was charged with aggravated assault and two counts of violating his oath.
August 23, 2022
Point of Law
Murder Charge Against Former NM Officer Accused of Using Chokehold Dismissed
The charge against Christopher Smelser, 29, was dropped by Judge Douglas Driggers via a directed verdict after half an hour of arguments.
July 15, 2022
Patrol
MI Officer Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Shooting Death of Patrick Lyoya
“Taking a look at everything that I reviewed in this case, I believe there's a sufficient basis to proceed on a single account of second-degree murder.”
June 9, 2022
Patrol
Former Philadelphia Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of 12-Year-Old Who Reportedly Shot at Officers
Krasner says Thomas "T.J. Siderio" was unarmed at the time of the March 1 fatal shooting and that former officer Edsaul Mendoza knew the suspect was no longer a threat.
May 2, 2022
Patrol
5 Georgia Officers Indicted for Murder Over 2019 Arrest Death
Henry County police officers Robert Butera and Quinton Phillips and Hampton officers Mason Lewis, Marcus Stroud and Gregory Bowlden are charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and violation of oath by public officer.
November 26, 2021
Point of Law
Judge Rules OK Officer's Fatal OIS Justified, Dismisses Murder Charge
On Thursday, Oklahoma County Special Judge Lisa K. Hammond dismissed the charges, saying “the state failed to establish” that a crime was committed.
September 3, 2021
Point of Law
3 Honolulu Officers Charged Over Killing of Teen Suspect
Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Van Marter said in court documents that the officer fired 10 rounds into the rear window of the Honda “without provocation.” Eight of the shots hit the teen.
June 16, 2021
Point of Law
Austin Officer Charged with Murder Over On-Duty Shooting
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.
March 11, 2021
Point of Law
Chauvin Now Facing Third-Degree Murder Charge
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.
March 11, 2021
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