Andrew O’Gwin – Utah Adult Probation and Parole
Imagine the surprise of a veteran law enforcement officer simply waiting for a traffic light to change, when he finds himself under assault by a hooded man just outside a thin car window. Just seconds to decide on what’s happening, what’s the right response…
Devon Kraemer — Brown Deer Police Department, WI (Mistrial Feb. 28, 2018, Case Dismissed April 9, 2018)
Events just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in March 2016, show just how perilous policing in America has become in our post-Ferguson world. They give voice to the “Ferguson Effect” where police are avoiding encounters that could deter crime but also result in criminal charges against them.
Hugh Barry, Jr. — New York City Police Department, NY (Acquitted Feb. 15, 2018)
On October 18, 2016, New York police and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel responded to calls for assistance at a Bronx apartment complex where an emotionally disturbed person (EDP) had become disruptive and aggressive with others in the building. The woman, a 66 year-old African . . .
Joshua ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins — Ashe County Sheriff’s Department, NC (Acquitted Mar. 19, 2018)
On July 8, 2015, multiple Ashe County, NC sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call about an intoxicated and agitated resident who had been the subject of dozens of prior police contacts. When the deputies found the 62 year old man, Dallas Shatley, parked in his pickup truck at the end of a shared driveway, . . .
Dominque Perez — Albuquerque Police Department, NM (Charges Dismissed Feb. 24, 2017)
On March 16, 2014 two Albuquerque police officers responded to a complaint about a man camping illegally in the hills just behind a residential neighborhood. The officers encountered the man on a rocky hillside, and when they called him out of his tent and tried to pat him down for weapons, he pulled out . . .
Michael Edington, Jr. — Norfolk Police Department, VA (Acquitted Oct. 4, 2016)
orfolk, Virginia police officer Michael Edington, Jr. responded to a disturbance call on June 6, 2014. It was just another shift on a regular day for the young officer, but this call would be life-changing.
The Baltimore Six — Baltimore Police Department, MD (Three Acquittals; Final Charges Dropped July 27, 2016)
it all started The morning of April 12, 2015 when Lt. Brian Rice and others who were assigned to a drug trafficking and violence reduction mission noticed a group of men setting up what he believed to be a drug sale spot. The police were recently told to concentrate efforts on this particular location by the . . .
Rick Bell — Federal Bureau of Investigation (Closed By DOJ June 20, 2016)
Karen and Rick Bell lived normal, productive lives. Married with two smart and athletically-talented sons, one could say they were living the American Dream. But that dream would begin to turn to nightmare in 2013.