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http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/nov/05/us-marshals-take-convicted-thompson-into-custody/
Nearly 50 Spokane police officers saluted convicted Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. in federal court as U.S. marshals led him away Friday, prompting Mayor Mary Verner and police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick to apologize for their actions.
A Yakima jury Wednesday convicted Thompson of using excessive force and lying to cover up his attack on 36-year-old Otto Zehm in 2006. On Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Hutton ruled that Thompson must immediately be detained despite arguments by defense attorney Carl Oreskovich that he will seek a new trial for alleged juror misconduct.
Some four dozen Spokane police officers and other supporters stood while someone yelled, “Present arms.” The crowd then saluted Thompson; he smiled at the gesture and walked out, flanked by U.S. marshals, who had not placed him in handcuffs.i'm pretty sure you or I would not be accorded that show of respect
“The courtroom behavior of some officers, though protected as free speech, does not reflect the values we stand for,” the city’s statement read in part. “It clearly was insensitive to the friends and family of Otto Zehm, and for that, we apologize.”and I know we wouldn't be allowed to do that in a courtroom
Nearly 50 Spokane police officers saluted convicted Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. in federal court as U.S. marshals led him away Friday, prompting Mayor Mary Verner and police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick to apologize for their actions.
A Yakima jury Wednesday convicted Thompson of using excessive force and lying to cover up his attack on 36-year-old Otto Zehm in 2006. On Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Hutton ruled that Thompson must immediately be detained despite arguments by defense attorney Carl Oreskovich that he will seek a new trial for alleged juror misconduct.
Some four dozen Spokane police officers and other supporters stood while someone yelled, “Present arms.” The crowd then saluted Thompson; he smiled at the gesture and walked out, flanked by U.S. marshals, who had not placed him in handcuffs.i'm pretty sure you or I would not be accorded that show of respect
“The courtroom behavior of some officers, though protected as free speech, does not reflect the values we stand for,” the city’s statement read in part. “It clearly was insensitive to the friends and family of Otto Zehm, and for that, we apologize.”and I know we wouldn't be allowed to do that in a courtroom