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Tennessee Student Killed by Police Did Not Fire Bullet That Hit Officer
A student who was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police on Monday at a Knoxville, Tenn., high school did not fire the bullet that struck an officer who was wounded, the authorities said on Wednesday. The disclosure by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation contradicted its earlier statements that the police officer had been shot by the student at Austin-East Magnet High School. The bureau said on Wednesday that the student’s gun had been fired in a struggle with
Caught fabricating evidence, convicted Baltimore police officer remains on force 2½ years later
More than 2½ years ago, defense attorneys released Baltimore Police body-camera footage showing Officer Richard Pinheiro Jr. placing drugs in a vacant lot and then acting as if he’d just discovered them. A year later, Pinheiro was convicted of fabricating evidence and misconduct in office, a decision upheld last week by a state appeals court. Prosecutors have dropped cases that relied on Pinheiro’s police work and say they’d never call him again as a witness. Still, Pinheiro
Oregon officers can no longer ask random questions during traffic stops.
(CNN) When Mario Arreola-Botello was pulled over, he didn't understand much of what the Oregon police officer was telling him. Botello, a Latino, non-native English speaker, was stopped for failing to signal a turn and a lane change, his attorney, Josh Crowther told CNN. What happened next sparked a years-long court battle that landed at the state's supreme court. In a November ruling, the court decided officers in the state were no longer allowed to ask questions that were i
Judge convicts Baltimore Police officer of lying in court, misconduct in office
A Baltimore Circuit judge convicted Officer Michael O’Sullivan of perjury Thursday for lying about a criminal case and misconduct in office. O’Sullivan, 44, testified under oath that he had seen Yusuf Smith ditch a handgun while running from officers on The Alameda in May 2018. Prosecutors, however, said they checked body camera footage and discovered O’Sullivan couldn’t have seen what he testified to in court. A grand jury indicted him on charges of misdemeanor perjury and m
Ex-NYPD cops dodge jail time for sex with suspect inside police van in plea deal despite Brooklyn DA
A pair of disgraced ex-city cops dodged jail time Thursday for having sex with a teenage suspect inside an NYPD van despite the Brooklyn district attorney’s ardent opposition to the sweetheart deal. Eddie Martins, 39 and Richard Hall, 34, pleaded guilty to bribe receiving and official misconduct after engaging in intercourse and oral sex with the 18-year-old woman as the predatory police officers were on duty in Brooklyn South Narcotics on Sept. 15, 2017, prosecutors said. Th
Cocaine charges against Georgia Southern QB Shai Werts dropped ahead of LSU game
Shai Werts, Georgia Southern's starting quarterback who attracted national headlines after he was arrested and charged with speeding and misdemeanor possession of cocaine during a traffic stop in South Carolina last week, no longer faces drug charges, according to the Savannah Morning News. Al Eargle, a Saluda County prosecutor, told the Morning News that the drug charge wouldn't be pressed on "his watch" and that a white substance found on the hood of Werts' car wasn't a con
Paterson cop Ruben McAusland pleads guilty, admits in federal court he sold drugs
Paterson police officer Ruben McAusland admitted in federal court that he stole heroin, cocaine, crack and marijuana from crime scenes while he was in uniform and on duty in 2017 and later sold the drugs. McAusland, 26, also said he was on duty last March when he pushed, punched and struck a suicide patient while the victim was in a wheelchair and laying on a bed at a Paterson hospital, and then tried to cover up the crime by filing a false police report. With his mother and
Jamal Trulove, Man Framed By SFPD For Murder, To Receive $13.1M From City
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF / AP) — A man who spent more than six years in prison after police framed him for murder is expected to receive a $13.1 million settlement from the city of San Francisco on Tuesday. The Board of Supervisors scheduled a vote to approve the payment to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by Jamal Trulove. Trulove was an aspiring actor and hip-hop artist when he was arrested in the 2007 murder of his friend and neighbor in a low-income housing project. A jur
12-Year Old Rapper Corey J Faces Felony Charge For Allegedly Selling CDs At Mall
COBB COUNTY, GA – Twelve-year-old rapper Corey J (also known as Lil C-Note) was arrested last October for allegedly selling CDs at a Georgia mall, sparking outrage across social media. According to CBS 46, Corey — who once appeared on The Ellen Show — showed up at a Cobb County courthouse on Tuesday (February 26) to face charges of disorderly conduct with violence, criminal trespassing and an obstruction felony. The boy’s attorney, Mawuli Davis, denied all charges. “When he w
Hundreds of Baltimore-area sex assault victims signed waivers releasing police from duty of investig
Over 2017 and 2018, police departments in the Baltimore area prompted sexual assault victims to waive their rights to an investigation — 223 times, according to a survey by The Baltimore Sun. The practice runs counter to guidance from experts and from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Baltimore County had the highest number: 172 victims reporting sexual assault signed the forms over the two years. After inquiries from The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore County polic
Former Philly homicide detective charged with rape and intimidation in the course of his investigati
A former Philadelphia Police Department detective pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations that he sexually assaulted male witnesses and suspects over more than a decade. Philip Nordo allegedly "groomed" his victims during ongoing investigations and engaged in conduct to make these men "more susceptible to his sexually assaultive and/ or coercive behavior," the heavily redacted grand jury report said. He was denied bail. His next hearing is set for late March. In their repor
‘I’m Going to Die Here,’ She Told the Guards. They Didn’t Listen.
GOSHEN, Ind. — “Offender Dockery stated to me around 0800 at the front counter that she was having stomach pains for 2 days and wanted to go to the hospital,” read the first entry in a corrections officer’s log. It was the first of what became multiple pleas for help by a newly arrived inmate, Lamekia Dockery. The response? “I advised her to stop over-talking me.” For the six days she was incarcerated at the Elkhart Community Corrections work-release facility last July, Ms. D
Former police officer pleads guilty to sex trafficking minors in Annapolis, Glen Burnie
A former Washington D.C. police officer pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking of a minor as he admitted to paying two teenagers for sex in the Annapolis area for several months.Chukwuemeka Ekwonna, 29, of Glenn Dale, faces up to 20 years in prison on the two charges and will be required to register as a sex offender, the U.S. Attorney’s Office wrote in a release. Ekwonna was charged in April 2017 with soliciting sex from a 15-year-old girl in Glen Burnie and then ro
Nashville police officer who shot black man in the back indicted on murder charge
(CNN) Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke has been indicted on a charge of first degree murder, prosecutors said, after a video showed him shooting a man in the back as he ran away. Delke, 25, is accused of killing 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick last July in North Nashville. He had been initially charged with criminal homicide, which includes murder, voluntary manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide under Tennessee law. The Nashville-Davidson County District Attorney's
Pregnant woman dies in Mississippi jail
A family is distraught after learning that a pregnant woman who was taken into custody and awaiting trial after a traffic stop, died after complaining of stomach pains, WJTVreports. Lanekia Michelle Brown and Marcus Anthony Redrick of Hutchins were arrested in November when officers found 103 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. Brown was awaiting trial for a Trafficking of a Controlled Substance charge in the detent
