27 March 201721 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Louisiana jury finds officer guilty in fatal shooting of 6-year-old

source: NBC News
published: 24 March 2017

A Louisiana jury on Friday found a law enforcement officer guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old autistic boy following a vehicle pursuit in 2015.

Derrick Stafford and another deputy city marshal fired on a vehicle driven by the boy’s father after a 2-mile chase. The boy, Jeremy Mardis, was killed and his father, Christopher Few, was wounded.

The jury in Marksville found Stafford guilty of manslaughter for Jeremy’s death and found him guilty of attempted manslaughter in the wounding of Few. During the trial Few said he heard no warnings from law enforcement before the officers fired.

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16 March 201721 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Jailed LAPD cop’s appeal rejected for kicking handcuffed woman who died

source: MyNews LA
published: 13 March 2017

A three-judge appeals court panel Monday affirmed the felony assault conviction of a veteran Los Angeles policewoman who kicked and shoved a handcuffed female arrestee [Alesia Thomas] who died shortly afterward.

Mary O’Callaghan, 51, was sentenced on July 23, 2015, to a maximum of three years behind bars, with 16 months to be served in county jail and the last 20 months suspended.

O’Callaghan received credit for roughly three months time served and was released from jail on Jan. 24, 2016, about six months after her sentencing hearing, according to information posted on the Sheriff’s Department’s website.

19 February 201721 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Cops used out of date profile of Anthony Grainger, inquiry hears

source: Socialist Worker
updated: 17 February 2017

A police officer who built a profile of Anthony Grainger did not intend firearms officers to use it, a public inquiry has heard.

Anthony was shot dead by a firearms officer after police moved to arrest three men in a stolen Audi in Culceth, Cheshire, on 3 March 2012. It was part of “Operation Shire”, which Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had launched the previous year to investigate the group for suspected armed robberies.

DC Rachel Griffiths had produced a “pen profile”, an informal character description used by police, on Anthony that was used for Operation Shire.