Latest from The Spokesman-Review

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  City out of shooting case

  March 13, 2010 in City on Page A1 A federal judge ruled Friday that the city of Spokane will not pay any civil penalties levied against former Spokane Police Officer James “Jay” Olsen, who shot Shonto Pete in … 6

• Spokane removed from Shonto Pete lawsuit

  March 12, 2010 in City A federal judge ruled this morning that the city of Spokane will not be on the hook if a civil suit proceeds against former Spokane Police Officer James “Jay” Olsen, … 9

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  Officer cleared by jury

  September 11, 2009 in City on Page A5 A decorated, 15-year veteran of the Spokane Police Department was acquitted by a jury of charges that he kicked a handcuffed suspect in the face. But Officer Rob Boothe, one … 5

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  Jury acquits Spokane officer

  September 10, 2009 in City A six-person jury has acquitted Spokane police Officer Rob Boothe. He was charged with fourth-degree assault after two officers reported seeing him kick a handcuffed suspect in the face who … 14

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  Police trial wraps up today

  September 10, 2009 in City on Page A5 A trial is expected to conclude today that involves a criminal charge and disagreement within the ranks of the Spokane Police Department. A jury is being asked to convict Officer … 2

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  Olsen flashed badge to try to see judge

  April 14, 2009 in City The Spokane Police Department’s internal investigation into former Officer Jay Olsen shows that officials could have charged him with a crime a year before his trial, because he tried to … 19

• Resident says Pete had a ‘sheer look of terror’

  March 3, 2009 in City The young man pounding on his door at 3:30 a.m. with blood streaming from a head wound was “absolutely petrified,” a former Peaceful Valley resident told a Spokane jury Tuesday.

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  Files on police officer, man he shot revealed

  March 3, 2007 in City on Page B1 A 27-year-old man shot by an off-duty Spokane police officer earlier this week has a criminal past, while Officer James “Jay” Olsen’s personnel file indicates only upstanding behavior. Spokane County …