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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her window
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her windowThe Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a former Texas police officer convicted in the death of a woman who was shot through a window of her home.
Ex-Texas police officer gets nearly 12 years in prison after being convicted in fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson
Read full article: Ex-Texas police officer gets nearly 12 years in prison after being convicted in fatal shooting of Atatiana JeffersonEx-Texas police officer gets nearly 12 years in prison after being convicted in fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson.
Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson
Read full article: Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana JeffersonA former Texas police officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 has been sentenced to 11 years and 10 months in prison.
Jury deliberates ex-Texas officer’s sentence in killing
Read full article: Jury deliberates ex-Texas officer’s sentence in killingA jury deciding the sentence for a former Texas police officer who was convicted of manslaughter last week for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window in her home in 2019 deliberated for over seven hours Monday.
Former Fort Worth police officer found guilty of manslaughter of Atatiana Jefferson
Read full article: Former Fort Worth police officer found guilty of manslaughter of Atatiana JeffersonA jury on Thursday found Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter for shooting Jefferson while she babysat her nephew in her mother’s home in 2019.
Former Fort Worth officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a window of her home
Read full article: Former Fort Worth officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a window of her homeA jury began deliberations Wednesday in the murder case against a former Texas police officer charged with fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019.
Former Texas officer accused of fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson takes the stand in murder trial
Read full article: Former Texas officer accused of fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson takes the stand in murder trialA former Texas police officer on trial for murder admitted during testimony that he made mistakes.
Texas cop didn’t say ‘gun’ before fatally shooting Black woman
Read full article: Texas cop didn’t say ‘gun’ before fatally shooting Black womanA Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didn’t say the woman was holding a gun before he pulled the trigger and never mentioned the weapon before searching the house, according to the officer who was with him that night.
WATCH LIVE: Testimony by partner of former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder in 2019 shooting
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Testimony by partner of former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder in 2019 shootingThe 11-year-old nephew of a Black woman fatally shot by a white Texas police officer says his aunt had a gun but didn't raise it to point at the officer.
Trial delayed for Texas officer who shot Black woman in home
Read full article: Trial delayed for Texas officer who shot Black woman in homeA Texas judge has delayed the murder trial of a former police officer who is charged with fatally shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home in 2019.
Ex-Texas officer’s trial set for next year in woman’s death
Read full article: Ex-Texas officer’s trial set for next year in woman’s deathFORT WORTH, Texas – A judge in Texas has tentatively set an August trial date for a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman who was fatally shot through a window. Judge David Hagerman on Tuesday said the scheduling may be fluid but that the case of former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean “needs to be tried next year,” the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Dean resigned after he was charged with murder in the Oct. 12, 2019, shooting death of Jefferson. Jefferson had been babysitting her 8-year-old nephew at her mother's home when a neighbor called a non-emergency police line to report that a door was ajar. At Tuesday’s pretrial proceedings, Hagerman said he would likely consider a motion to change the venue of the trial from Tarrant County, which is home to Fort Worth.
Protests highlight deaths at hands of police around the US
Read full article: Protests highlight deaths at hands of police around the USErma Johnson, the mother of Dion Johnson, speaks at a news conference in Phoenix on Friday, June 5, 2020. Alongside his story, demonstrators are speaking out about deaths in their own hometowns. At one point, a trooper used his foot to kick or nudge Johnson, according to traffic-camera video recorded by AZFamily.com. Authorities say Johnson tried to grab the officer's weapon, starting a struggle that ended with the fatal shooting. CaliforniaAn outcry is growing over the fatal shooting of Erik Salgado at the hands of California Highway Patrol officers on Saturday.
Texas cop who shot woman was critiqued for 'tunnel vision'
Read full article: Texas cop who shot woman was critiqued for 'tunnel vision'FORT WORTH, TX – A white Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot a black woman in her home last month had been critiqued in a 2018 performance review for missing calls for help over the radio and sometimes having "tunnel vision." The records offer new insight into the 35-year-old who is facing a murder charge for shooting 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson through her back window after responding to a call about an open front door. Dean said the woman reported him to police after he stroked her breast in the library at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dean graduated from the Dallas-area university in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in physics and joined the Fort Worth police force in April 2018. ___Information from: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, http://www.star-telegram.com
Ex-officer gets 12 years in naked man's fatal shooting
Read full article: Ex-officer gets 12 years in naked man's fatal shootingDECATUR, GA – A former Georgia police officer convicted of aggravated assault and other crimes in the fatal shooting of an unarmed, naked man was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. DeKalb County Superior Court Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson sentenced Olsen to a total of 20 years, with 12 years to serve in prison, followed by eight years of probation. She told Olsen she also watched him and, while many may have thought he was stoic throughout, she saw him shedding tears and replaying the shooting in his head. Dispatch told Olsen there was a naked man who was "possibly demented." Prosecutors told jurors Olsen unreasonably and unnecessarily used deadly force to deal with the unarmed, naked man who was suffering a mental health crisis.