Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Otto Zehm family reaches settlement with Spokane

  May 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 The family of Otto Zehm will get the apology they sought for more than six years as Spokane city officials agreed Tuesday to settle a civil lawsuit against nine police … 49

• Settlement in Zehm civil suit reached

  May 15, 2012 in News, City 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

• Prosecutor compiling list of discredited officers

  May 8, 2012 in News, City Spokane law enforcement officials for the first time are compiling a list of officers and deputies who have a record of lying or who have been discredited while doing their … 40

• Mediation set in Zehm case against Spokane Police

  May 1, 2012 in News, City A federal judge has set a two-day mediation session to settle the $14.5 million civil suit filed against nine Spokane Police officers by the mother and estate of Otto Zehm. 9

• Otto Zehm case: Police chief says ‘mistakes made’

  April 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 For the first time, a high-ranking Spokane police official has publicly acknowledged that the department made troubling mistakes while investigating the 2006 confrontation that killed Otto Zehm. Interim Chief Scott … 50

• Doug Clark: Layer after layer, Zehm investigation stinks

  April 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 I was a kid in my 20s when the Watergate scandal unraveled. (Note to young people: This was before Facebook and even bigger than Bieber Fever.) 16

• Transcripts reveal officers were given three days to file Zehm report

  April 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 Newly released documents show Spokane police officers involved in the deadly altercation with Otto Zehm were given three days to think about the incident before writing reports detailing the 2006 … 85

• Thompson request OK’d

  February 11, 2012 in City on Page A6 A federal judge Friday granted a request by the attorney for former Spokane police officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to allow lawyers to interview a government expert witness who claims … 7

• City, Zehm family will enter mediation regarding lawsuit

  February 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 In the first significant step toward a possible settlement, Spokane city leaders and attorneys representing the mother and estate of Otto Zehm announced late Thursday that they will enter mediation … 25

• Doug Clark: Thompson’s ‘responsibility’ stance tests justice

  January 26, 2012 in City on Page A5 And now for the latest in legalized leg pulling. Ex-Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson Jr. has “accepted responsibility” for pounding Otto Zehm to pulp in 2006 and lying to investigators … 52

• Officer seeks lower sentence

  January 25, 2012 in City on Page A5 A federal prosecutor is objecting to a request by convicted former Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to reduce his potential prison sentence on the grounds that he has … 61

• Thompson seeks sentence reduction

  January 24, 2012 in News, City A federal prosecutor is objecting to a request by convicted former Spokane Police officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to reduce his potential prison sentence because he claims to have taken … 69

• Judge postpones Thompson sentencing

  January 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 The upcoming sentencing hearing for former Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. was postponed Thursday to give defense attorneys more time to investigate recent developments that might bolster their … 84

• Ex-SPD officer’s sentencing hearing postponed

    January 5, 2012 in News, City The upcoming sentencing hearing for former Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. was postponed Thursday to give defense attorneys more time to investigate recent developments that might bolster their … 94

• Verner looks back at trials, triumphs

  December 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner will leave office at the end of the week as the city’s longest serving strong mayor of the four who have served in that capacity. But … 17

• Judge rejects Thompson request

  December 20, 2011 in City on Page A6 A federal judge ruled again Monday that government prosecutors provided enough evidence to allow a jury to convict former Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. of using excessive force … 83

• Zehm settlement elusive

  December 16, 2011 in City on Page A5 Despite calling for “all courses of action” four months ago to settle the civil suit brought by the mother and estate of Otto Zehm, it appears Mary Verner will step … 52

• Juror: Zehm reports moot

  November 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 The forewoman of the jury that convicted Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. said none of the jurors brought information to deliberations that they picked up from media reports, … 15

• Thompson juror: ‘This was a police coverup’

  November 15, 2011 in News, City The forewoman of the jury that convicted Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. said none of the jurors brought information to deliberations from media sources, as alleged by defense attorneys seeking … 76

• Thompson quits SPD before disciplinary hearing

  November 15, 2011 in News, City Convicted Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. announced he is resigning from the Spokane Police Department one day before a scheduled interview for an internal investigation. 40

• Verner seeks federal probe

  November 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 The entire Spokane Police Department could soon be under full federal investigation. Outgoing Mayor Mary Verner announced Monday she will ask the U.S. Justice Department to launch a “pattern and … 30

• Tucker still mum on further action in Zehm case

  November 11, 2011 in Region Ten days after a jury convicted Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. in federal court, Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker has given no indication that he will move forward in state … 17

• New view of Thompson brings mixed emotions

  November 9, 2011 in City on Page A7 Karl Thompson looked like a whole new man. When he walked into the federal courtroom Monday, he wore yellow jailhouse garb – the blousy top a shade darker than the … 34

• Judge delays decision on questioning Thompson jury

  November 9, 2011 in City on Page A8 A federal judge on Tuesday delayed ruling on whether jurors in the trial of Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. would be questioned about television reports that might have … 4

• Thompson released pending sentencing

  November 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 A judge ruled late Monday to release convicted Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. and could rule as early as this morning whether to bring in jurors for questioning … 49

• Clark: To those who disgraced the law they swore to uphold

  November 6, 2011 in City on Page B1 “Members of the Spokane Police Department will so conduct their public and private lives that they exemplify the high standards of integrity, trust, and morality demanded of a member of … 111

• U.S. marshals take convicted Thompson into custody

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 Nearly 50 Spokane police officers saluted convicted Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. in federal court as U.S. marshals led him away Friday, prompting Mayor Mary Verner and police Chief Anne … 156

• Karl Thompson taken into custody

  November 4, 2011 in News, City U.S. Marshals took convicted Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. into custody today after a federal judge ruled that his detention is appropriate pending sentencing for using excessive force … 196

• Defense to seek new trial

  November 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 A federal judge delayed a decision whether to take convicted Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. into custody after his defense attorney said Thursday that he will seek a … 35

• Thompson lawyer alleges jury misconduct

  November 3, 2011 in News, City A federal judge today put off the decision to detain Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. after his defense attorney said he will seek a new tria. 58

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