Piercy was originally cleared of any wrong doing. That changed when a Second Special prosecutor was assigned to the case. The charges were announced today. Ive filed the charge of Involuntary Manslaughter against Anthony Piercy today 20 28 5920 29 08 Anthony Piercy deserves what hes getting and hell have his day in court but he knows what he did wrong. 20 30 5220 31 05 i think we are getting somewhere now so hopefully i think brendans smiling down on us and appreciates what we are doing and we are not going to quit until we get justice. Craig ellingson tells us hes relieved at finally getting at shot at justice for his son after two years of fighting. Trooper piercy was put on unpaid leave after the charges were announced. Prosecutors say the case was reopened because of new evidence. But they havent said what that evidence involves. The original special from witnesses. Responding officers. And that recording of trooper piercy we showed. With in days of reviewing the evidence. She deci
Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Good morning at 5 00 a. M. On the dot. I am natasha zouves. I am regular. It is tuesday, january 12. Now the weather and traffic. It is quiet. Good morning, everyone. Look at live doppler hd the next three hours, a few sprinkles along the cost but otherwise it is dry. Here is how it looks from the east bay hills camera, if you are out this evening but leaving this morning, take the umbrella. We are going to start dry. Temperatures in the mid40s to low 50s of the hang out at 60 at noon, low 60 at 4 00 with sprinkles possible across the not bay which is getting steady and light rain at 7 00. Sue . We are going to walnut creek southbound 680, beyond north main with traffic slowing and not a problem as you make the turn to highway 24, and that is where we have an issue, eastbound 24 the reverse commute direction fear central lafayette the c. H. P. Has switched up the location here and it is out of the lanes but a solo spinout, a tire
Its a good thing but its been coming for a long time. New information aims to overturn Missouri State trooper Anthony Piercys innocence in the may 2014 drowning of Brandon Ellingson. Ive filed the charge of Involuntary Manslaughter against Anthony Piercy today for the ellingsons, a death clouded in mystery is beginning to surface. Anthony piercy deserves what hes getting and hell have his day in court but he knows what he did wrong. In may brandon was arrested by the Missouri State patrol for allegedly boating while intoxicated. Witnesses say a handcuffed ellingson was wearing a life jacket that wasnt fitted properly by trooper piercy when he fell out of the boat and drowned. I have charged him with wrecklessly causing death. Four months after brandons death. Trooper piercy claimed he had never been taught how to use life jackets and a its tough to live everyday because i have to walk by his room everyday and see hes not there. During the investigation, allegations of a coverup between
Item two, approval of the minutes of the september 23, 2014, action. Any comments . Any member of the public that would like to comment. Seeing none, we will close. Avalos . Aye. Breed. Aye. Campos. Aye. Chiu. Aye. Cohen . Absent. Ferrill. Aye. Kim. Aye. Mar. Aye. Tang. Aye. Weiner. Absent. Yee. Aye. Item passes. Okay. Lets go to the next item. Item three, three chairs report, this is an information item. Colleagues, in what has become a ritual i begin high report with the sad news that four pedestrians were hit by cars in the past couple of days, one of whom, 87yearold, mr. Louis van belson died of his injuries after being hit, and as he tried to catch a bus. And this is truly an acceptable and, we must act to make the streets safe and her to ask our drivers to slow down i appreciate the work of the sfmta the Police Department and the department of Public Health and other agencies supporting the citys vision zero team, around town reminding everyone that every intersection is a potent
That we must continue to invest in the infrastructure in earthquake preparedness and resilientcy planning and this will take levels of eninvestment and coordination and public involvement and i am pleased by several key initiatives that they are already under way, and including the transit core, capacity study, freeway, Core Management strategy and the neighborhood, transportation, Improvement Program and on the issue of capacity, i want to add my support to many other colleagues, and including commissioner kim, cohen and weiner, who are calling for cal train to purchase, compatible electric vehicles with future Blended Service with california high speed rail. This is a very important Investment Decision that will determine the capacity and Operational Flexibility of the system for years to come. With that, colleagues, icon include my remarks. Public comment is open if any member of the public, seeing none, we will close Public Comment and go on to the next item. Item four. Directors r