Christopher Taylor is accused in the April 24 shooting death of Michael Ramos
Footage released last year shows Ramos had announced he was unarmed and had his hands above his head before he was shot dead in Austin
Taylor turned himself in after a warrant for his arrest was issued Wednesday
He was released on bond Thursday after it had been set at $100,000
Officer Mitchell Pieper had deployed a beanbag impact at Ramos, prompting him to try and drive away; Taylor then shot into Ramos vehicle three times
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AUSTIN, Texas The black autonomous zone Orisha Land that has been developing in Austin over the past several weeks was apparently served a notice by the city to vacate public property. The group is incensed over the notification and promised they “are not f ing going anywhere.”
The developers of the Austin’s “sovereign citizen” collective called Orisha Land reject state authority to “protect Black liberation and prosperity,” Law Officer reported on Tuesday. We reached out to city authorities for a comment, but never received a reply.
On Wednesday, a woman believed to be one of the group’s leaders, Njera Eshe Emeya Keith (according to her Instagram profile), said city authorities “tried to deliver a notice to vacate.”
The
Travis County District Attorney’s Office, led by
José Garza, has announced a major shift in policies and practice to better support survivors of “interpersonal violence,” including domestic abuse and sexual assault.
Announced today (Friday, Feb. 25), the new policies will go into effect immediately, though some aspects, such as a
new community advisory board, won t be finalized for another month or two. The office’s three-page announcement highlights four areas of focus: Prioritize victims; ensure access to justice for all victims; collaborate with community advocates and experts; and improve transparency. Together, the changes are “designed to ensure that victims of interpersonal violence and complex trauma know that reporting their abuse or harm will not mean they are retraumatized, ignored, or accused of not being credible,” according to the announcement.
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Austin Police Department Chief Brian Manley announced his resignation from the department during a Feb. 12 press conference at APD HQ. (Photo by John Anderson)
Austin police Chief Brian Manley announced Friday that he will retire on March 28, following a year in which criminal justice activists and community members have called for him to resign. That call began over how Manley handled revelations that a former assistant chief regularly used racist language, then accelerated following the violent response to Black Lives Matter protesters his officers engaged in over the summer.
Born and raised in Austin, Manley began his career as an APD patrol officer in 1991. He steadily moved up the chain, serving as lieutenant, commander, assistant chief, and, finally, chief of staff to Art Acevedo before being named interim chief when Acevedo departed to lead the Houston Police Department in 2016. He rose to national prominence for his handling of the three-week bombing spr