Handled this situation consistently with how a reasonable person would think and act in that same situation. In this case, miller felt trapped in that vehicle. That is something that does not generally happen to a Police Officer, certainly not something we expect. Mark bolingers family has requested privacy but their attorney told kcci that they never expected the dsm the Des Moines Police to find did anything wrong. He told me this morning the family has requested the entire investigation file from the police before considering their next legal step. Officer Vanessa Miller has been cleared to return to the department but is still on paid personal leave. Steve we were wondering would , the same standard of conduct that cleared officer miller, apply to an ordinary citizen who did the same thing, in the same kccis Marcus Mcintosh investigated that question. Marcus we spoke with two des moines attorneys to find out what they think would be the case if miller was not a Police Officer. Ther
Vanessa millers window. We are running. We are running. We are running. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shaina tuesday chief dana wingert defended his departments internal review process that concluded officer miller a seven year veteran was justified in shooting bolinger a , shooting bolinger, a West Des Moines man who turned out to be unarmed. Elizabeth kccis Mark Tauscheck spoke with chief wingert. This was not a routine traffic stop by any means there by any means. There were a lot of factors that contributed to that defining moment when that shot was fired. Mark Des Moines Police chief dana wingert says he cant remember a time a des moines officer had ever fired through a window before. But says that indicates his officer was startled and fearful for her safety when she saw the suspect at her window. To remain in the squad car is truly a tactful disadvantage, with all that equipment theres , no place to go. Mark in the video you can see bolinger exit his car within 3 second
To remain in the squad car is truly a tactical disadvantage because once youre in that seat with all that equipment theres no place to go. Mark in the video, you can see bolinger if his car. Within 3 seconds hes at officer after she shoots bolinger you can hear her tell the other officer at the scene. Chief wingert says not seeing a weapon doesnt mean there is no weapon. She wasnt able to make that assessment on whether or not he had a weapon. Now after the fact we all know that was the case, but in that moment she didnt know and she reacted based on what she knew in that moment. Mark wingert says after an internal review it was concluded there was no violation of department policy,and officer miller handled the situation as a reasonable person would handle the situation, a criteria from the iowa code. I asked why the criteria is for not a reasonle officer. Reasonable person standard applies to Police Officers and the average citizen. Police officers are not robots. We have fear, emoti
Youre watching kcci 8 news. Marty uh jennifer, i dont know how to tell you this, butyoure in a time machine. Jennifer and this is the year 2015 . Doc october 21st, 2015. Elizabeth great scott. Back to the future fans, todays the day. October 21, 2015, the day that marty mcfly and doc brown landed in the future, in the second film. Well be looking at what things the film got right, and what they got wrong ahead. Welcome back everyone, im elizabeth klinge. Shaina im shaina humphries. One thing the film may be wrong about, the cubs winning the world series. We arent quite there yet but it could be a great day for a come back. Theyre down 3 games in the nlcs. Well have that ahead too. Things may not be looking great at wrigley but here they are looking nice. Metinka nice and mild, clouds in central iowa and a few showers from nebraska approaching red oak and hour. Lightning strikes associated so brief showers are possible in southwest iowa. Temperatures are nice, readings in the low 60s wh
Prosecuting attorney Stephanie Cox said polson changed the lives of three people he didnt know in a matter of 15 minutes. She told the jury polson needs to be held accountable for his actions and be found guilty on all charges. Polson is using an intoxication defense and when he took the stand in his own defense told the jury he didnt remember anything from the shooting after claiming to take a bad hit of meth. His Attorney Phil reser said polson cant be held responsible for what he did because he wasnt in the right state of mind at the time of the crimes. Sotphil reserpolsons attorney 3652he was not thinking and thats because the mental disability caused by his intoxication that put him in a spot where he was incapable of forming specific intent 3704 the jury was handed the case after closing arguments but only deliberated for 15 minutes before the courthouse closed for the night. They will report back to the courthouse monday morning to continue a Drake University law professor think