Murphy’s New Jersey Budget Full of Waste and Excessive Spending, GOP Says
TRENTON, N.J. – Senate Republican members of the New Jersey Budget Committee are urging significant changes to Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed state budget, criticizing what they describe as excessive spending, looming tax…
Newark Warns of Excessive Heat Advisory Amid Rising Temperatures
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Department of Health and Community Wellness Director Ketlen Baptiste Alsbrook have declared an Excessive Heat Advisory for Newark. The advisory, effective from noon today,…
Former Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force Against Inmate and Writing False Report to Cover It Up
Griffin pleaded guilty to the offense on Oct. 11, 2023. His co-defendant, another former TDOC tactical officer, Sebron Hollands, pleaded guilty on Oct. 2, 2023, to writing a false report. A former…
Crawford County Deputies Plead Guilty in Excessive Force Case
Two Arkansas Sheriff’s Deputies Plead Guilty to Excessive Force in Arrest Former Crawford County Sheriff’s Deputies Zackary King and Levi White pleaded guilty to violating a man’s federal civil rights for using…
Western PA Tow Truck Operator Charged with Fraud Involving $300K in Excessive Fees
HARRISBURG, PA—Attorney General Michelle Henry and the Allegheny County Police have charged Vincent G. Fannick, owner of Vince’s Towing in Pittsburgh, with multiple offenses related to inflating towing costs. The charges, announced…
Paterson Cop Confesses to Excessive Force Charges Against Innocent Civilians
NEWARK, NJ – A police officer from the Paterson Police Department has confessed to the use of excessive force during two separate arrests, as declared by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Kevin…
Pennsylvania State Trooper Arrested for Excessive Force on Romantic Partner
HARRISBURG, PA – On Thursday, Ronald K. Davis, a member of the Pennsylvania State Police, was charged with multiple offenses, including felony strangulation and false imprisonment. The charges stem from an incident…
Wood County Constable Federally Indicted for Use of Excessive Force
SHERMAN, Texas – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging an East Texas law enforcement official with federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Kelly Jason Smith, 46, was…
Two men indicted for using excessive force as Pike County law enforcement officers
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two men were charged with civil rights crimes related to the use of excessive force during their employment with the Pike County Sheriff’s Office. Last week, a federal…
Indianapolis Police Sergeant Indicted for Using Excessive Force
INDIANAPOLIS – A federal grand jury in Indianapolis returned an indictment late yesterday charging an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department sergeant with violating the civil rights of an arrestee by using excessive force.…
Former Henry County Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Obstruction of Justice in Excessive Force Investigation of Former New Castle Police Lieutenant
INDIANAPOLIS – A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, returned a five-count superseding indictment late yesterday charging a former New Castle, Indiana, police officer with excessive force and obstruction of justice, and a…
Maryland Police Officer Indicted in District of Columbia on Federal Charges of Excessive Force and Witness Tampering
WASHINGTON – Officer Philip Dupree, 38, formerly of the Fairmount Heights Police Department in Maryland, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of…
Former Utica Police Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Matthew Felitto, age 27, of Utica, New York, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Syracuse after previously pleading guilty to violating the constitutionally protected right of an…
Former Indiana Police Officer Indicted for Using Excessive Force Against Three Individuals
INDIANAPOLIS – A federal grand jury in Indianapolis returned an indictment late yesterday charging a former New Castle Police Department officer with three counts of deprivation under color of law and one…
Federal Correctional Officer Indicted and Arrested for Use of Excessive Force Against an Inmate
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On Thursday, June 30, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Emilio Rodríguez-Arroyo with deprivation of rights under color of…
Former Monroe Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charge for Using Excessive Force
MONROE, La. – Jared Preston Desadier, 44, of Monroe, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to a charge of deprivation of rights under color of law, announced…
Former Louisville Kentucky Department of Corrections Officer Charged with Using Excessive Force
WASHINGTON – Darrell Taylor, 32, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, for using unlawful force against a pretrial detainee while Taylor was an officer at the Louisville…
Caldwell Police Lieutenant Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges for Using Excessive Force During an Arrest
BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned a superseding indictment on April 13, 2022, charging Joseph Alan Hoadley, 42, a Lieutenant with the Caldwell Police Department, with using excessive force…
Former Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Officer Indicted for Using Excessive Force
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment today charging an Indiana woman with violating an individual’s rights while acting as an officer of the Louisville Metro Police…
U.S. Attorney Announces Formation of New Public Corruption and Civil Rights Unit, With Renewed Focus on Prosecuting Criminal Civil Rights Violations and Police Excessive Force Cases.
U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison announced today that she has formed the office’s Public Corruption and Civil Rights Unit. Although the U.S. Attorney’s office has long investigated and prosecuted criminal civil rights cases…
Former North Carolina Police Sergeant Resentenced For Using Excessive Force Against An Arrestee
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Justice Department announced today that Robert George, 49, was resentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell to three years in prison and one year of supervised…