The preliminary injunction bars officers from using tear gas, pepper spray and wooden pellets against nonviolent protesters.
Sasha Tutstone and her son Jaelyn Berry, 9, stand with signs reading “Justice for Andre Hill #blacklivesmatter” and “Cops Stop Killing Black People Our Skin is Not a Crime” in front of Columbus Division of Police Headquarters, Dec. 23, 2020 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (CN) A federal judge has ordered Columbus police to approach interactions with peaceful protesters differently in the wake of their use of force during demonstrations last summer.
Chief Judge for the Southern District of Ohio Algenon Marbley, issued his 88-page ruling on Friday, and his injunction prevents Columbus police from using “non-lethal” force against nonviolent protesters if they are verbally confronting police officers.
Casey Goodson: Family of man shot, killed by deputy say law enforcement mistook sandwich for gun
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The Columbus Police Department says it is preparing for demonstrations this weekend after a law enforcement officer shot and killed a man as he entered his own home earlier this month.
Casey Goodson, 23, was shot and killed by a Franklin County sheriff s deputy on Dec. 4. Goodson s family says he did not have a criminal record and says it s unclear what crime he could have committed prior to the shooting.
Goodson s family and law enforcement authorities have given conflicting reports as to what happened since the day of the shooting. Goodson s grandmother, Sharon Payne, told a 911 dispatcher on the day of the shooting that Goodson had just returned from the dentist when she heard gunfire. She said Goodson then stumbled into the kitchen, bleeding and carrying a Subway sandwich that he had bought on the way home.