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Here's a fact sheet on police chokeholds and how they factor into the Michael Mattioli trial
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMichael Mattioli was an off-duty police officer when he put Joel Acevedo in a chokehold in April...
Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoA neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man's 2019 death...
Video appears to show officer with knee on protestor's neck, police say it didn't happen
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA group of protesters who staged a rally in support of Palestinians last weekend released video...
Minneapolis Police Department uses 'unreasonable force' after George Floyd's death, Garland says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWASHINGTON – Minneapolis and its police department engage in a pattern of violating people's rights...
Murder trial begins for ex-New Mexico officer in 2020 death
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA former New Mexico police officer charged with murder in a man’s death during a 2020 struggle with...
Man alleges Tacoma police officers choked him unconscious after he reported hit and run
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA federal lawsuit alleges Tacoma police officers used a chokehold on a hit-and-run victim in 2020...
Second Colorado officer acquitted for 2019 killing of Elijah McClain
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Colorado jury has acquitted Nathan Woodyard, a police officer involved in the 2019 killing of...
Family of Navy vet who died after police knelt on neck settles lawsuit
Navy Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoSAN FRANCISCO — Family members of a Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a...
Minneapolis police face federal oversight for excessive force, discrimination
Reuters via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPolice in Minneapolis routinely use excessive force and discriminate against Black and Native...
Detroit Police Department to receive new tether restraints across precincts
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Detroit Police Department will receive a batch of 20 tether-like restraints that can be deployed to de-escalate situations without using lethal force. The Detroit City Council approved the ...