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1. www.seattletimes.com › seattle-news › law-justiceCommunity reacts after Tacoma police officers acquitted in ...

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   Dec 21, 2023 · The family of Jesse Sarey, a young man shot to death by Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson in 2019, says that despite today's ruling, they remain confident a jury will find Nelson guilty of...

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2. apnews.com › article › tacoma-police-manuel-ellisJury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of Manuel ...

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   Dec 22, 2023 · A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday 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. (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool) Read More.

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   Dec 22, 2023 · A jury acquitted three police officers of all charges today in the death of Manuel Ellis, an unarmed Black man who was killed in Tacoma, Wash., in 2020. Though he died months before George...

4. www.knkx.org › live-updates › closing-argumentsReaction after three Tacoma police officers acquitted in ...

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   Dec 18, 2023 · A jury found three Tacoma police officers not guilty Thursday in the March 2020 in-custody death of Manuel "Manny" Ellis in Tacoma, Wash. The trial was the first test of a state law making it easier to charge officers for using deadly force.

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5. apnews.com › article › police-murder-trial-manuelAcquittals in Manuel Ellis’ death put Washington state’s ...

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   Dec 23, 2023 · A Washington state law aimed at improving police accountability is in the spotlight after three Tacoma officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face-down on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath.

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   Dec 21, 2023 · A jury found three Washington police officers not guilty Thursday in the March 2020 in-custody death of Manuel "Manny" Ellis in Tacoma after a historic monthslong trial and three days of jury deliberations. Partners Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank were acquitted of second-degree manslaughter for fighting Ellis into hogtie restraints ...

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   Why did a Tacoma police officer die?

   • The Pierce County medical examiner ruled that the death of Ellis was a homicide caused by oxygen deprivation. Lawyers for the three Tacoma officers argued at trial that methamphetamine in Ellis' system and a heart irregularity were to blame, but the verdict cleared their clients of any wrongdoing.

   Acquittals in Manuel Ellis' death put Washington state's police

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   Did Washington State Police have to prove police acted with malice?

   • This was the first trial of officers charged in a suspect's death since voters approved a state measure in 2018 removing a requirement that prosecutors must prove police acted with malice. © 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Three Washington state police officers were cleared of all charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis.

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   Will Tacoma police acquittal affect future Charging Decisions?

   • Former Washington prosecutor Craig Sims stated that the acquittal of Tacoma police officers should not impact future charging decisions. He added that the 'field has been somewhat leveled in terms of the path to pursuing accountability for police officers who may have crossed the line.'

   Tacoma police officers are acquitted in the killing of unarmed Black

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   Will Tacoma police officers be fired?

   • Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards initially called for officers Matthew Collins, Christopher “Shane” Burbank and Timothy Rankine to be fired but later backed away from that statement. The Tacoma Police Department issued a statement on its website about the case that doesn’t address why the officers have been retained pending the outcome of the trial.

   Community reacts after Tacoma police officers acquitted in Manuel Ellis

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   Who is Jeff Nelson referred to in the text?

   • Another Washington state officer, Jeff Nelson in Auburn, south of Seattle, is awaiting trial on a murder charge brought after I-940. Charleena Lyles, a pregnant mother who was fatally shot by Seattle police in 2017, is the cousin of Tonya Isabell, who made this statement.

   Acquittals in Manuel Ellis' death put Washington state's police

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   How did Tacoma police greet the defendants at the courthouse?

   • As Collins, Burbank and Rankine left the courthouse for the midday break, at least seven active Tacoma police officers in uniform, some on bikes, some arriving in cruisers, greeted the defendants in the courthouse parking lot with handshakes, hugs and encouragement.

   Reaction after three Tacoma police officers acquitted in Manny Ellis

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8. www.cbsnews.com › news › manuel-ellis-tacoma-policeJury clears 3 Tacoma officers of all charges in 2020 death of ...

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   Dec 22, 2023 · The jury acquitted Christopher Burbank, 38, and Matthew Collins, 40 of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. The jury also acquitted Timothy Rankine, 34, of manslaughter charges. All ...