Police officer in Washington state heading to murder trial
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MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press
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A Windsor, Conn., man was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison during a court appearance on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.Getty Images / Contributed
KENT, Wash. (AP) A murder trial in the first case brought against an officer since Washington state voters made it easier to prosecute police for using deadly force has been set for Feb. 28.
Auburn Officer Jeffrey Nelson was charged last year with second-degree murder and first-degree assault in the shooting death of Jesse Sarey, 26, on May 31, 2019.
It was the first time an officer was charged with using excessive force under Initiative 940, which removed the requirement that prosecutors show an officer acted with malice.
Washington state to pay $3.25M in death of prisoner
June 3, 2021
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SEATTLE (AP) The Washington state Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the family of a man who died at Monroe Correctional Complex after not receiving adequate medical care.
A lawsuit filed by Julia Kleutsch said her husband, John Kleutsch, 57, died of an abdominal wound that staff failed to properly treat, while offering him only Tylenol, The Seattle Times reported Wednesday.
The settlement filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court is the latest fallout from the tenure of former prison medical director Dr. Julia Barnett. Barnett, who was hired in 2017 without some qualifications, was fired in 2019 after an internal investigation found the medical care she provided and supervised contributed to the suffering and deaths of several men at the prison, including Kleutsch.
Courtney Williams is a homeless man accused of murdering a precious, 14-year-old Jack Russell Terrier named Alice. Judge Marcus Naylor released the suspect. Now, Williams is nowhere to be found.
A Washington state mom pleaded not guilty Thursday to allegations that she faked her adopted daughter’s “rare” illness and subjected the healthy child to a series of unnecessary medical procedures even forcing her to use a wheelchair and leg braces for no reason, according to prosecutors.