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Police found justified in killing of knife-wielding man middletownpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from middletownpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published December 18. 2020 8:09PM
By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press
HARTFORD A Connecticut police officer who shot a knife-wielding man to death in January was justified in using deadly force, but police agencies should take steps to improve how they deal with mentally ill people, a prosecutor said in a report released Friday.
Ansonia police Officer Brendon Nelson opened fire on 30-year-old Michael Gregory in the apartment of Gregory s girlfriend on Jan. 2. At the time, Gregory was charging with a knife at three officers after they had repeatedly ordered him to drop the knife and Nelson had tried to subdue him with a stun gun, which had no effect. The events were recorded by officers body cameras .
Police found justified in killing of knife-wielding man
By DAVE COLLINSDecember 18, 2020 GMT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A Connecticut police officer who shot a knife-wielding man to death in January was justified in using deadly force, but police agencies should take steps to improve how they deal with mentally ill people, a prosecutor said in a report released Friday.
Ansonia police Officer Brendon Nelson opened fire on 30-year-old Michael Gregory in the apartment of Gregory’s girlfriend on Jan. 2. At the time, Gregory was charging with a knife at three officers after they had repeatedly ordered him to drop the knife and Nelson had tried to subdue him with a stun gun, which had no effect. The events were recorded by officers’ body cameras .
Man shot at by Hamden police officer to receive $75,000 settlement
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Protesters at the Hamden police outside the department in the wake of an April 2019 officer-involved shooting, when Officer Devin Eaton fired at a vehicle with two occupants, Stephanie Washington and Paul Witherspoon. Washington was injured.Clare Dignan / Hearst Connecticut Media
HAMDEN The town has released its $75,000 settlement agreement with an unarmed man who was shot at by a police officer last year.
The town released the document only after the New Haven Register filed a Freedom of Information request.
Paul Witherspoon III will receive $75,000 as a result of the Apr. 16, 2019, incident during which Hamden Officer Devin Eaton, who had been investigating a report of an alleged armed robbery, fired 13 shots toward Witherspoon’s vehicle, which was stopped on Argyle Street in New Haven.