New surveillance footage from a Virginia state hospital shows at least 10 sheriff’s deputies and hospital workers piling on top of Irvo Otieno, a handcuffed Black man who died of asphyxia soon after. A Virginia prosecutor has charged seven deputies and three hospital staff members with second-degree murder in the 28-year-old’s death, and more charges…
A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to charge a Gulfport Police officer who fatally shot a Black teenager in a parking lot in October, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety confirmed to HuffPost on Thursday. Body-camera and dashcam footage of the incident, which HuffPost obtained through a public records request, shows Officer Kenneth Nassar…
Two now-former Miami-area police officers are accused of kidnapping a 50-year-old homeless man, beating him and leaving him unconscious in the woods. The homeless man was then allegedly bribed by a third man not to testify against the officers, authorities said. Rafael Otano, 27, and Lorenzo Orfila, 22, were fired from the Hialeah Police Department…
The mayor of Akron, Ohio, enforced a curfew for the city’s downtown area on Monday as demonstrators took the streets to protest the police killing of 25-year-old Jayland Walker. In a press release, Mayor Dan Horrigan accused protesters of destroying property and committing acts of violence during Monday’s demonstrations. “As night fell and others began…
The Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the April shooting death of Patrick Lyoya has been fired, Grand Rapids officials said Wednesday. Christopher Schurr, a seven-year veteran of the Grand Rapids Police Department, was fired Friday following a recommendation by the police chief and labor relations office, city manager Mark Washington said in…
Sometimes, you need to be held accountable. To that end, the University of South Carolina has formed a new group. Turning Point USA says it obtained an internal email from the school’s College of Social Work urging attendees to join the “White Student Accountability Group.” The first meeting was to take place via Zoom on…
A Philadelphia police officer who was fired for fatally shooting a 12-year-old unarmed boy in the back has been charged with murder. A grand jury charged Edsaul Mendoza with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and possessing an instrument of crime in the March 1 killing of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner…
Three Louisiana state troopers were arrested and charged this month with simple battery after violently arresting a Black motorist two years ago, The Associated Press reported Thursday. In body camera footage obtained by the AP, the three troopers can be seen on top of Antonio Harris, the motorist, following a high-speed chase. Harris had surrendered…