/tags/police-violence Police Violence en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:59:21 GMT /news/2024-04-24/jury-urged-to-convict-former-colorado-deputy-of-murder-in-christian-glass-shooting Prosecutors urged jurors to convict a former Colorado sheriff's deputy of murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in distress. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:59:21 GMT /news/2024-04-24/jury-urged-to-convict-former-colorado-deputy-of-murder-in-christian-glass-shooting Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-04-03/black-man-pistol-whipped-by-colorado-officer-testifies-that-he-feared-for-his-life A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021. The man, Kyle Vinson, was the first person to take the witness stand as testimony began Tuesday against former Aurora police officer John Haubert. Vinson testified that he felt like he might die after mistakenly believing Haubert had accused him of having a gun. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:09:40 GMT /news/2024-04-03/black-man-pistol-whipped-by-colorado-officer-testifies-that-he-feared-for-his-life Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-04-02/ex-officer-who-beat-black-man-with-gun-goes-on-trial-in-colorado A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021. Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the case of former Aurora police officer John Haubert. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:09:27 GMT /news/2024-04-02/ex-officer-who-beat-black-man-with-gun-goes-on-trial-in-colorado Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-03-04/handcuffed-colorado-man-stunned-by-taser-settles-lawsuit-for-1-5-million-lawyers-say Lawyers for a man who was Tasered while handcuffed is settling a federal lawsuit with a Colorado sheriff's department for $1.5 million. Attorneys announced the deal Monday in the case of Kenneth Espinoza, who was arrested after he stopped to wait for his son when he was pulled over in Trinidad, Colorado, in 2022. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:06:20 GMT /news/2024-03-04/handcuffed-colorado-man-stunned-by-taser-settles-lawsuit-for-1-5-million-lawyers-say Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2023-11-17/6-colorado-officers-charged-with-failing-to-intervene-during-fatal-standoff Prosecutors announced the new charges Friday, a day after a former sergeant previously charged in connection with the death of Christian Glass pleaded guilty to failing to intervene. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:21:50 GMT /news/2023-11-17/6-colorado-officers-charged-with-failing-to-intervene-during-fatal-standoff Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2023-11-07/what-to-know-about-elijah-mcclains-death-and-the-cases-against-police-and-paramedics A jury has acquitted another Denver-area police officer who put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before the Black man was injected with the powerful sedative ketamine by paramedics and died. It was the second of three trials against first responders indicted by state prosecutors in the 23-year-old Black man's death. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:17:25 GMT /news/2023-11-07/what-to-know-about-elijah-mcclains-death-and-the-cases-against-police-and-paramedics Matthew Brown and Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2023-11-06/2nd-police-officer-acquitted-in-death-of-elijah-mcclain-who-was-put-in-a-neck-hold-given-ketamine A second Denver-area police officer has been acquitted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The 23-year-old Black man was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 23:14:27 GMT /news/2023-11-06/2nd-police-officer-acquitted-in-death-of-elijah-mcclain-who-was-put-in-a-neck-hold-given-ketamine Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press /news/2023-11-03/jurors-deliberating-in-manslaughter-trial-of-officer-who-used-neck-hold-on-elijah-mcclain Jurors began deliberations Friday in the case of a Colorado police officer who stopped Elijah McClain as he walked home from the store and put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:14:39 GMT /news/2023-11-03/jurors-deliberating-in-manslaughter-trial-of-officer-who-used-neck-hold-on-elijah-mcclain Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press /news/2023-11-02/officer-charged-in-elijah-mcclains-death-says-he-feared-for-his-life-after-disputed-gun-grab A police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain has testified that he put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold because he feared for his life. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:36:54 GMT /news/2023-11-02/officer-charged-in-elijah-mcclains-death-says-he-feared-for-his-life-after-disputed-gun-grab Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-24/this-is-my-why-candice-bailey-on-elijah-mcclain-and-her-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice Another Aurora officer charged in the death of Elijah McClain is on trial now. Nathan Woodyard’s trial comes after a split verdict in the trial of two other officers. In The NoCo sat down with racial justice activist Candice Bailey for her reaction and more. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-24/this-is-my-why-candice-bailey-on-elijah-mcclain-and-her-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice In The NoCo