Pierce County jury finds 3 Tacoma police officers not guilty in Manuel Ellis case
A Pierce County jury reached verdicts today in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis in March 2020. Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins, and Timothy Rankine faced charges of first-degree manslaughter. Burbank and Collins were also charged with second-degree murder. Each pleaded not guilty.
Seattle Times investigative reporter Patrick Malone has been covering the trial and was in the courtroom today. He told KUOW's Rob Wood about the verdicts.
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John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
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