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The estate of Osaze Osagie claims in a federal lawsuit that borough police were not adequately trained to deal with someone with mental health issues.
In an amended lawsuit filed Monday, Osagie’s family claimed the former State College police officer who shot their son was “mentally unstable and violent” and “unfit for duty” when he was assigned to go to Osagie’s apartment the day of the shooting. The suit also claimed a now-retired police captain received information about former officer M. Jordan Pieniazek’s alleged “excessive drinking and domestic abuse” and did not take steps to ensure he was fit for duty in the days leading up to Osagie’s shooting. Cantorna, Centre County’s highest-ranking prosecutor, said he wa...
Min Xian / WPSU About 50 people attended a protest in downtown State College Tuesday night to renew calls to remove three borough police officers who were involved in the killing of Osaze Osagie. The protest was sparked by new details in the lawsuit by Osagie’s parents against the police. In an amended complaint filed in the federal court Monday, the family of Osaze Osagie alleged that former borough police officer Jordan Pieniazek abused alcohol and had behavioral issues. The family said in a statement that at least one police officer was aware of those issues and the department s...
The parents of Osaze Osagie alleged in a new court filing on Monday that the former State College police officer who fatally shot their son in 2019 was “mentally unstable and violent,” and was “unfit for duty” when he was assigned to go to Osagie’s apartment the day of the shooting. An amended complaint filed in the family’s federal lawsuit against the borough and four officers also claims that a now-retired police captain had received information about former officer M. Jordan Pieniazek’s alleged “excessive drinking and domestic abuse” and did not take steps to ensure Pi...
Osaze Osagie was killed in March of 2019, after State College police responded to a call for help from Osagie's parents over their son's mental health issues. T