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• City wins civil suit over man’s suicide

  February 9, 2012 in City on Page A6 A federal judge Wednesday ruled for the city of Spokane in a $4.7 million civil lawsuit brought by the family of a suicidal man who jumped off the Monroe Street … 16

• City reconsiders Zehm strategy

    August 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Police Department’s second-in-command believes an officer didn’t follow department policy in the fatal 2006 confrontation with Otto Zehm, contradicting his previous statements. That revelation prompted Spokane Mayor Mary … 40

• Man having diabetic episode Tased by police

  June 9, 2011 in Idaho A driver was Tased today for resisting before police realized he was actually having a diabetic episode. 21

• Sheriff gets $128,000 for gear

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners gave Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich $128,223 from reserves Tuesday – about one-third of the amount he requested for equipment and software. Knezovich requested $372,631 last week, but commissioners … 10

• Driver shocked with Taser after Valley police chase

  May 24, 2011 in City An intoxicated driver was shocked with a Taser this morning after a high-speed police chase that ended with his SUV slamming through an iron fence and striking a carport at … 17

• Ham on the lam dies with a bam

  May 14, 2011 in City on Page B1 A 500-pound pig was shot to death Friday by a Washington State Patrol trooper in Spokane Valley after escaping a van and absorbing several Taser shocks. Trooper Morgan Mehaffey saw … 1

• 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 News, City 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

• Police begin investigation into Billings Taser death

  October 13, 2010 in Region The Billings Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into whether officers acted properly when they used a stun gun four times on an apparently intoxicated man who went into … 6

• City attorneys will defend officers in federal civil suit

  August 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 Two Spokane police officers named in a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was stunned by police with a Taser just prior to jumping from the Monroe … 2

• Lawsuit filed over jump from bridge

  July 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 Attorneys have filed a $4.7 million federal civil suit against the Spokane Police Department and Spokane County Sheriff’s Department for their failed attempt to keep a mentally ill man from … 12

• Attorneys seek earlier trial in Zehm case

    July 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 The attorneys for the estate of Otto Zehm have asked a federal judge to set an earlier date for the criminal trial of Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. … 2

• Trial in Zehm death postponed to next year

  June 21, 2010 in News, City The federal trial of Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. has a new date: March 7. 17

• Zehm delirium evidence dropped

    June 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 After years of Spokane police officials claiming that Otto Zehm suffered from “excited delirium,” a defense attorney said Thursday that he will avoid offering any evidence or expert testimony about … 9

• ‘Excited delirium’ theory barred from Zehm trial

    June 3, 2010 in City After years of Spokane Police officials claiming that Otto Zehm suffered from “excited delirium,” a defense attorney said today that he will avoid offering any evidence or expert testimony about … 9

• 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

• Judge postpones Thompson’s criminal trial by a few days

  May 27, 2010 in City U.S. District Court Judge Fred Van Sickle today postponed a few days the criminal trial of Karl F. Thompson Jr. It is now scheduled to start with jury selection on … 2

• County to pay $50,000 to settle suit in death of Trent Yohe

  March 23, 2010 in City Spokane County commissioners approved a $50,000 settlement Tuesday in the May 2007 death of a Spokane Valley man who fought with sheriff’s deputies. 4

• Taser warns of risk to heart

  October 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 Stun gun maker Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation to avoid aiming the devices at a suspect’s chest. The Arizona-based company says such action poses an “extremely … 5

• Taser issues advisory on use of stun guns

  October 21, 2009 in Nation/World, City Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation not to shoot its stun guns at a suspect’s chest. The Arizona-based company says such action poses a risk — albeit … 18

• County OKs settlement in Taser case

  October 8, 2009 in City on Page A8 A Spokane County reserve fund will pay some $112,000 to a man who was shocked three times with a Taser by a deputy during a traffic stop in 2005. County … 2

• Feds unhappy with city attorney

    September 13, 2009 in City on Page B1 Federal prosecutors have grown increasingly critical of what they describe as questionable behavior by the Spokane Police Department’s chief legal adviser, who reportedly used his position to provide “traditionally confidential” … 7

• Thompson supporters raise cash

  August 25, 2009 in City on Page A1 Friends of Otto Zehm wore small blue buttons that read “Otto” in support of the mentally ill janitor, after he died in 2006 following a struggle with Spokane police. Now … 18

• $120,000 settlement ends Taser lawsuit

  April 29, 2009 in City on Page A8 Spokane County will spend $120,000 to settle a lawsuit by a man who was jolted by a sheriff deputy’s Taser during a traffic stop in 2005. County commissioners agreed Tuesday … 5

• Jumper’s past played role in police actions

  August 4, 2007 in City on Page B3 Tired and ready for resolution, Spokane police negotiators called an officer who already had experience talking Josh Levy down from suicide attempts. What he told them changed their strategy in …

• Past Taser use recorded

  July 15, 2006 in City on Page A7 The Spokane police officers who used their stun guns three times in a fatal confrontation with Otto Zehm on March 18 have used their Tasers 10 other times since 2003, …

• Police clarify use of nonlethal force

  June 13, 2006 in City on Page B2 Spokane police unveiled on Monday a half-hour public presentation explaining the Police Department’s policy on use of nonlethal force, including the controversial Taser stun gun. Deputy Police Chief Al Odenthal …

• Deaths raise Taser questions

  April 17, 2006 in City on Page A1 The cause of Otto Zehm’s death is still being investigated. But because the mentally disabled janitor died after a scuffle with Spokane police, the city has been thrust into an …