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• Deliberations in excessive force trial to continue

  November 1, 2011 in City, News The jury deciding the excessive force trial of Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. deliberated has completed about seven hours of deliberations without rendering a verdict. 49

• Thompson case goes to jurors

  November 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 YAKIMA – Jurors were asked Monday to decide whether Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. is a “rogue cop” and liar who hid behind a departmental coverup, or a … 59

• Prosecutors ask jury to convict Thompson for ‘brutal’ attack

  October 31, 2011 in City On the day Otto Zehm would have turned 42, a federal prosecutor asked a jury today to convict Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. of using excessive force and … 68

• Doug Clark: There’s a stink in the courtroom and the hotel room

  October 30, 2011 in City on Page B1 Karl Thompson’s version of what happened when he took down Otto Zehm sounds like one of those melees that are staple to TV cop shows. Barking orders. Officer-and-suspect squaring off. … 41

• Thompson admits ‘errors’ in statement to investigators

  October 29, 2011 in City on Page B1 YAKIMA – Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. finished his second day of testimony Friday, acknowledging again that he made some errors in his taped statement describing the 2006 … 19

• Thompson admits errors in Zehm report

  October 28, 2011 in City, News YAKIMA – Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. finished his second day of testimony Friday, acknowledging again that he made some errors in his taped statement describing the 2006 … 46

• Thompson describes fatal confrontation

  October 27, 2011 in City, News Spokane P\police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. told jurors today that the death of Otto Zehm will be something he carries with him the rest of his life. 116

• Police training expert defends use of force

  October 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 YAKIMA – One of the Spokane Police Department’s top trainers told a jury Wednesday that any situation could justify an officer’s use of force, even taking a burglary report in … 41

• Officers say Thomspon followed his training

  October 26, 2011 in City YAKIMA – One of the Spokane Police Department’s top trainers told a jury today that any situation could justify an officer’s use of force, even taking a burglary report in … 11

• Zehm update: Police training, response explained

  October 26, 2011 in City Jurors got a taste today of the unpredictability that officers face through the testimony of the defensive tactics trainer who instructed Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. how to … 25

• Backup officer takes stand

  October 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 YAKIMA – Spokane police Officer Steven Braun Jr. gave the jury an image of Otto Zehm as someone who probably had committed a robbery, was trying to flee and then … 48

• Another defense expert disputes Zehm head strikes

  October 25, 2011 in City, News A second defense expert has testified that head injuries suffered by Otto Zehm didn’t come from a police baton. The Tuesday morning testimony by Dr. Dan Davis, a forensic pathologist, … 61

• Defense launches its case

  October 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 YAKIMA – After nearly two weeks of critical prosecution testimony, defense attorneys for Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. opened their case Monday with a medical doctor who told … 19

• Zehm update: Judge declines to dismiss force charge

  October 24, 2011 in City Enough evidence of excessive force against Otto Zehm has been presented to let the case proceed, Judge Fred Van Sickle ruled today, rejecting defense arguments that one of the charges … 127

• Condon to open coffers for TV ad blitz

  October 23, 2011 in City on Page B10 Spokane voters likely will have plenty of chances in the next few weeks to see David Condon on TV. The candidate who is challenging Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has spent … 8

• Shawn Vestal: Bottle report a lot of fizz but little pop

  October 21, 2011 in City on Page A6 The Otto Zehm case produced its first moment of comedy this week, though it’s not funny-ha-ha. It’s funny-stupid. 7

• Thompson colleague: Feds manipulated him

  October 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 YAKIMA – After obtaining an immunity letter from the U.S. Department of Justice, Spokane police Officer Tim Moses testified he could not remember or disputed any incriminating things he previously … 34

• Thompson trial: Officer disputes own grand jury testimony

  October 20, 2011 in City YAKIMA – After obtaining an immunity letter from the U.S. Department of Justice, Spokane police Officer Tim Moses testified he could not remember or disputed any incriminating things he previously … 26

• Medical expert says Zehm was beaten over the head

  October 20, 2011 A medical doctor, who testified in the Los Angeles beating trial of Rodney King, testified for federal prosecutors today, saying he found evidence of three baton strikes to Otto Zehm’s … 7

• EMT, medical examiner testify about baton injuries to Zehm

  October 20, 2011 in City on Page A5 YAKIMA – For the first time since the trial of Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. began last week, federal prosecutors walked out of the William O. Douglas federal … 36

• Three testify Thompson clubbed Zehm in head

  October 19, 2011 in City For the first time since the trial of Spokane Police Office Karl F. Thompson Jr. began last week, federal prosecutors walked out of the William O. Douglas federal courthouse this … 31

• Officer denied Zehm lunged, judge told

  October 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 YAKIMA – On the eve of his anticipated testimony, Assistant Spokane police Chief Jim Nicks disclosed to prosecutors that he believes Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. tried to “manipulate” his … 1

• Nicks: Thompson approached him about ‘lunge’

  October 18, 2011 in City, News On the eve of his anticipated testimony, Assistant Spokane Police Chief Jim Nicks disclosed to prosecutors that he believes Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. tried to “manipulate” his testimony. 55

• Police trainer says Thompson had no reason for using force against Zehm

  October 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 YAKIMA – Had the fatal confrontation with Otto Zehm been a mock scenario used in training, Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. would have failed, a use-of-force expert testified … 1

• Baton attack on Zehm unnecessary, expert testifies

  October 17, 2011 in City, News Had the fatal confrontation with Otto Zehm been a mock scenario used in training, Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. would have flunked, a use-of-force expert testified on Monday. 10

• 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

• Officer said deadly force not required for Zehm

  October 14, 2011 in City After the encounter that led to Otto Zehm’s death, Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson told an investigator he didn’t feel deadly force was needed against the suspect. 18

• Judge denies plea to throw out case

  October 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 YAKIMA – A defense request to throw out the excessive force case against Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. was denied following a fiery exchange Thursday about the prosecution’s … 6

• Thompson trial opens with legal wrangling

  October 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 YAKIMA – After years of clashing on paper, attorneys in the excessive force trial of Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. took their frustrations out on each other Thursday … 6

• Lawyers clash in first day of Thompson trial

  October 13, 2011 in City YAKIMA – After years of clashing on paper, attorneys in the excessive force trial of Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. took their frustrations out on each other Thursday … 17

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