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Three Washington state police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges in the restraint death of a Black man who repeatedly told them he couldn’t breathe.
May 28—More from the series ------ Decision in the police death of Manuel Ellis More than a year after Manuel Ellis died in police custody, the attorney general charged three officers in his death Thursday, May 27. Expand All ------ The Tacoma officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis bailed out of jail Friday following their first appearance in Superior Court. The Washington State ...
Bail was set at $100,000 for the three officers.
One of the Tacoma, Washington officers is accused of kneeling on Ellis' back and shoulder as the Black man told the officer he couldn't breathe.
SEATTLE — Five weeks after ex-Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, three Washington state police officers pleaded not guilty Friday in the death of Manuel Ellis, another Black man who pleaded for breath under an officer’s knee. Tacoma police officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine appeared in orange jumpsuits…