former Winnfield police officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of manslaughter and official malfeasance in the racially explosive case of a 21-year-old African-American man who died after being shocked with a Taser nine times while handcuffed and in police custody.
Scott Nugent, 21, will remain free on $45,000 bond. He faces up to 45 years [...]
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Cop in Baron Pikes Case Enters Not Guilty Plea for Manslaughter
Posted in Rulings on August 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Officer Cleared in Shooting of Drug Suspect
Posted in Rulings on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Harris County grand jury decided Wednesday not to indict a Houston police officer in the fatal shooting of a man during a struggle at a southeast Houston apartment complex, law enforcement officials said.
Officer Shane Nash shot and killed Tarrance Alvin Brown, 30, after a chase and confrontation about 6 a.m. June 4 at the Pebblewalk [...]
Former La. police officer arraigned in Taser death (New Orleans, LA)
Posted in Deaths, Rulings on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A former police officer accused of repeatedly jolting a handcuffed man with a Taser before he died pleaded not guilty Thursday to a manslaughter charge.
Scott Nugent, 21, also pleaded not guilty to a charge of malfeasance in office during his arraignment in court. The former Winnfield police officer was freed on $45,000 bond last week [...]
2 Years Later, Case Still Pending On Cops Who Beat Mentally Ill Man (Santa Fe, TX)
Posted in Brutality, Rulings on August 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
No charges to be laid in police related death of Italian immigrant in Quebec City
Posted in Deaths, Rulings on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No criminal charges will be laid after an Italian immigrant died in police custody two days after he was shocked four times with a stun gun. more
1,700 Seperate Taser Cases, 68 Investigated, Only 5 Officers Disciplined (Houston, TX)
Posted in Rulings on August 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Houston Police Department has found no wrongdoing in some 1,700 incidents in which its officers intentionally fired a Taser, despite investigating about 70 complaints — including one officer who shocked his own stepson and another who discharged his stun gun on a 59-year-old woman during a dispute over laundry.
Over the last four years, only [...]
Man Looses Eye and Use of His Left Hand, Gets Settlement From Police Dept.
Posted in Rulings on August 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Freddie McCollum Jr. poses at his attorney’s office in Laurel, MD. A federal civil jury in U.S. District Court in Baltimore recently ordered Prince George’s County (MD) and three of its police officers to pay McCollum $4 million after a finding that the officers violated his civil rights in 1997 when they beat him so [...]
East Orange Cops Indicted in “Memorial Day Weekend” Incident (East Orange, NJ)
Posted in Rulings on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Incident happened May 31 when plainclothes officers in an unmarked car apparently chased down a group of teens who may have thrown rocks at their vehicle. They caught two 15-year-olds at the scene and followed two other teens, one 16 the other 17, into a two-story home that was divided into apartments.
Essex County assistant [...]
Philly Police Commissioner Backs Out Of Disciplinary Actions Towards Officers (Philadelphia, PA)
Posted in Rulings on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At a May news conference, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey sent a clear message that he would not tolerate police brutality.
First, he pledged to fire four officers for their role in a high-profile videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects. Then, he announced plans to transfer four other officers, suspending three without pay.
Turns out, not everything [...]
