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Item: Cop faces trial two years after wild shooting chase/KREM2
More Info: After two years and numerous delays, a Spokane police officer accused of shooting an unarmed man in the head is finally in a courtroom facing trial. Opening statements are set for today at the Spokane County Courthouse. Jay Olsen is charged with shooting Shonto Pete after a chase through a Peaceful Valley neighborhood in 2007.
Juror Issue: Based on how long jury selection takes it could run into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament that starts March 19. Olsen’s attorney did ask the judge if the court can take a recess during Gonzaga’s games and the judge said he’d consider it.
Question: Should the judge allow recesses during March Madness, so jurors can watch ballgames involving the Gonzaga Bulldogs? (Vote in KREM2 poll)
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Liz on March 02 at 3:10 p.m.
I’m speechless
PatrickH on March 02 at 4:10 p.m.
You have got to be kidding me. It’s just a game. Im sorry but a trial to determine a man’s guilt is a tad more important then the fricken Zags.
Charlie on March 02 at 4:59 p.m.
NO! A man is on trial and may end up in the cross bar hotel for a few years. If a basketball game is so important, record it. Case closed.