Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Thompson restitution challenged

  January 12, 2013 in City on Page B1 Former Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr.’s attorneys argued Friday that Thompson shouldn’t have to pay restitution stemming from his criminal conviction for using excessive force against Otto Zehm. … 29

• Judge sets Thompson sentencing for Nov. 15

  September 22, 2012 in City on Page A5 Former Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. will finally be sentenced, more than a year after he was convicted of using excessive force and lying about his confrontation with … 8

• Park Board to consider Zehm memorial for Mission Park

  July 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 The Spokane Park Board will consider a memorial for Otto Zehm on Monday, as was called for in a settlement between the city and Zehm’s estate. Mayor David Condon has … 7

• Settlement in Zehm civil suit reached

  May 15, 2012 in City, News A $1.67 million out-of-court settlement has been reached in the civil suit against Spokane police filed by relatives of Otto Zehm, the mentally ill janitor who died following a violent … 42

• Airway Heights man awarded $300,000 in suit over traffic stop

  April 26, 2012 in City on Page A6 A jury awarded an Airway Heights man $300,000 in Federal Court after he sued a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputy over a traffic stop that ended with the man being … 8

• Editorial: Settlement with Zehms would let healing start

  February 12, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 Mediation may be the beginning of the end to claims the family of Otto Zehm has made against the city of Spokane for his death at the hands of Spokane … 14

• Panel will review police policies, procedures

  February 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 To understand why the Spokane Police Department’s use-of-force training is under a microscope, consider this disconnect: Although the state’s top police trainer concluded that the fatal 2006 confrontation with unarmed … 52

• Justice Dept.: Seattle police used excessive force

  December 16, 2011 in Region Seattle police have engaged in excessive force that violated federal law and the Constitution, the U.S. Justice Department said today. 17

• Baton use quick, jury told

  October 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 Two Spokane women who were teenagers when they saw Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson confront Otto Zehm at a convenience store told jurors in Thompson’s excessive force trial Friday that … 11

• Zehm trial moves to Yakima

  October 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 A federal judge Tuesday moved the upcoming criminal trial of Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to Yakima after defense attorneys raised concerns that local media coverage of Thompson’s … 20

• Shawn Vestal: Ombudsman shows aptitude for his job, however defined

  February 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 The police chief has an excellent question about the city’s cops watchdog. What, exactly, is Tim Burns’ authority? 5

• Sheriff’s detective cleared of using excessive force

  January 27, 2011 in City on Page A6 A jury Wednesday exonerated a Spokane County sheriff’s detective who has been the subject of several excessive force complaints. The jury found unanimously for Spokane County in a case that … 6

• Jury exonerates sheriff’s detective

  January 26, 2011 in City A jury today exonerated a Spokane County Sheriff’s detective who has been the subject of several excessive force complaints. The jury found unanimously for Spokane County in a case that … 102

• Use-of-force case leaves questions

    January 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 Brian Greear remembers the sirens that prompted him to stop his car. But the 27-year-old Spokane man says he can’t remember what happened before he awoke face down in a … 63

• Civil trial over use of Taser begins

  January 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 A Spokane County sheriff’s detective who has been the subject of a number of use-of-force complaints appeared in court Tuesday, the first day in a civil trial brought by a … 2

• Civil trial begins over deputy’s use of Taser

  January 4, 2011 in City, News A Spokane County Sheriff’s detective who has been the subject of a number of use-of-force complaints appeared in court Tuesday as a civil trial began by a man who claimed … 13

• Courts validate police action

  November 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane-area law enforcement prevailed in three cases, including two involving allegations that officers used excessive force, Tuesday in federal court proceedings. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the 9th … 2

• Courts back Spokane law enforcement in 3 cases

  November 16, 2010 in City Spokane area law enforcement prevailed in three cases, including two involving allegations that officers used excessive force, Tuesday in federal court proceedings. 1

• AMR report could play key role in officer’s trial

    May 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 On the night of the fatal confrontation with Otto Zehm, Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. told a fellow officer that he’d hit Zehm in the head with his … 24

• Fired Spokane County deputy gets arbitration

  May 26, 2010 in City on Page A5 An arbitrator is reviewing the case of a Spokane County corrections deputy fired after sheriff’s officials determined he used excessive force on an inmate. Wayne Green was fired last summer … 13