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Washington state lawmakers consider ban on hog-tying by police following Manuel Ellis' death
Read full article: Washington state lawmakers consider ban on hog-tying by police following Manuel Ellis' deathWashington state lawmakers have considered a proposal to prohibit police from hog-tying suspects.
The 3 officers cleared in Manuel Ellis' death will each receive $500,000 to leave Tacoma police
Read full article: The 3 officers cleared in Manuel Ellis' death will each receive $500,000 to leave Tacoma policeThree Washington state police officers who were cleared of all criminal charges last month in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis will each receive $500,000 to leave the Tacoma Police Department.
Acquittals in Manuel Ellis' death put Washington state's police accountability law in the spotlight
Read full article: Acquittals in Manuel Ellis' death put Washington state's police accountability law in the spotlightA police accountability law in Washington state is in the spotlight after three police officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis.
Jury clears 3 Washington officers in death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who said he couldn't breathe
Read full article: Jury clears 3 Washington officers in death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who said he couldn't breatheA jury has cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on a Tacoma sidewalk as he pleaded for breath.
Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers' lawyers argue at trial
Read full article: Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers' lawyers argue at trialLawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man say Manuel Ellis died from drugs, not excessive force.
Closing arguments start in trial of 3 Washington state police officers charged in Black man's death
Read full article: Closing arguments start in trial of 3 Washington state police officers charged in Black man's deathA Black man who was shocked, beaten and hogtied face down on a sidewalk pleaded for breath during his arrest in Washington state and the three police officers charged in his death did not respond to his pleas, a prosecutor told the jury in closing arguments Monday.
Defense digs into Manuel Ellis’ drug use at trial of Washington officers accused in man's death
Read full article: Defense digs into Manuel Ellis’ drug use at trial of Washington officers accused in man's deathA lawyer for one of three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis urged jurors Monday to focus on Ellis’ past drug use and arrests.
Judge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections
Read full article: Judge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objectionsFive weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors had to convince the judge to let their breathing expert tell the jury what happens to a person who is held face down with pressure on their back.
Jury hears Manuel Ellis' last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man's death
Read full article: Jury hears Manuel Ellis' last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man's deathJurors have heard a harrowing description of Manny Ellis' last moments during opening statements in the trial of three Washington police officers charged in the 33-year-old Black man's death in 2020.
Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
Read full article: Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George FloydThe trial for three Tacoma, Washington, officers charged in a Black man’s death begins this week.
Officers face charges in restraint death of Black man
Read full article: Officers face charges in restraint death of Black manThe Washington state attorney general charged two Tacoma police officers with murder and another with manslaughter in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after telling them him he couldn’t breathe as he was being restrained.