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The Texas death rate of inmates who die while in custody, including deaths from suicide, is approximately double the national average. But Texas isn’t the only state with problems. Adjustments…
Read More Our firm is pursuing claims in federal court against the City of Burkburnett and Burkburnett police officer Daniel Elbaum for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of Marcus Johnson. Mr. Johnson,…
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On June 10, 2016, 30-year-old Shawn Diamond, an African American, threatened law enforcement officers with rocks and was allegedly shot by police at Dallas Love Field airport. Last month, Diamond…
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A complaint made against a Marlin, Texas, police captain resulted in the man’s arrest by Texas Rangers on Wednesday, June 29, 2017. He has been charged with second-degree felony…
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Thirty-eight-year-old Alva Braziel was allegedly fatally shot by two Houston, Texas, police officers last summer, and some of his family members spoke at a press conference on July 5, 2017.…
Read More On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, a perjury charge was dropped that was brought against the officer who arrested Sandra Blanda three days before her death. She was found dead, hanging…
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Two police officers from the Houston, Texas, Police Department (HPD) were allegedly involved in the highly publicized and controversial shooting of Alva Braziel in the summer of 2016. The shooting…
Read More On Tuesday night, June 27, 2017, a police officer with the Amarillo Police Department (APD) allegedly shot and killed 35-year-old Jason Magana Herrera while responding to a domestic violence and…
Read More A family in Juarez, Mexico, is seeking justice in the death of a 15-year-old Mexican teenager who was allegedly shot by a U.S. agent. The case went to the U.S.…
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On April 30, 2017, 32-year-old inmate Ryan Groot was found hanging by a bed sheet from his Sandusky County Jail cell in Ohio. He was discovered at approximately 11 p.m.,…
Read More In July 2016, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old African American cafeteria worker, was allegedly shot to death by a police officer in St. Anthony, Minnesota. Castile’s girlfriend started filming on Facebook…
Read More On Friday, June 23, 2017, Faith Johnson, Dallas County District Attorney, announced that a Dallas police officer was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of aggravated assault. The…
Read More A former Houston, Texas, police officer has been indicted by a grand jury for actions taken on February 16, 2017. News of the indictment was released on June 22, 2017.…
Read More A video was taken by the girlfriend of Philando Castile in St. Paul, Minnesota, moments after he was allegedly shot multiple times by a police officer in July 2016. That…
Read More Police officers allegedly shot and killed a pregnant African American woman in her home Sunday night, June 18, 2017, while responding to a burglary call in Seattle, Washington. According to…
Read More A study conducted by the University of Texas at Dallas, Texas, analyzing responses of 1,935 police officers was designed to determine the level of self-control of each officer. Among the…
Read More A female Burkburnett, Texas police officer was arrested this week in Wichita Falls for allegedly driving while intoxicated. A Wichita County Sheriff’s deputy allegedly saw her vehicle run a flashing…
Read More A fatal officer-involved shooting occurred in Pleasant Grove Monday night, June 19, 2017, and the Dallas Police Department is investigating the incident. According to law enforcement officials, at about 5…
Read More On Thursday, June 15, 2017, a law requiring county jails to provide inmates who may have mental health problems with treatment was signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The legislation…
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