Get minute-by-minute updates from the coutroom here. A retired Spokane police detective who found no evidence that Officer Karl Thompson used excessive force when confronting Otto Zehm testified as a witness for the defense Thursday, but her most memorable testimony came on cross examination. Defense…
Get minute-by-minute updates from the courtroom here. Jurors in the excessive force trial of Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. apparently are bothered by the lack of information about Otto Zehm being allowed in the trial. U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle disclosed today…
Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson is testifying now as the last witness in his excessive force trial in U.S. District Court in Yakima. This is the first time Thompson has spoken publicly about the fatal confontation with Otto Zehm on March 18, 2006. Retired Spokane…
Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick took to YouTube yesterday to address concerns about the elimination of the property crimes unit. While police are no longer investigating property crimes, Kirkpatrick said patrol teams and repeat offender programs have helped decrease property crimes in Spokane. Past coverage…
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