Today in the trial of William Porter. The first of Six Police Officers to be charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. The defense rested its case on friday. Reporter Andrew Spencer has the latest. Prosecutors argue officer William Porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about freddie grays life. doug colbert university of maryland law professor the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and thats what makes their case very strong. Over the last two weeks, theyve also argued porter went against Department Policy by not securing gray properly in the back of a Baltimore Police transport van. Porters defense has said the opposite arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. Theyve tried to pin responsibility on the vans driver, caesar goodson. warren brown attorney and courtroom observer i just dont see where the state has convinced anyone that beyond a reasonable doubt that simplynot belting him in when it w
Counts of driving under the influence. Resulti ng in serious bodily injury. Abc 9s lukas voss met with victims family today. Lukas . In thank you deborah. It was the Early Morning hours of january 19th, 2014. Tami allison got a call. The call that nobody wants to get. There has been an accident. Your two daughters are involved. From there its blank. For some. Charges and the nearing of a sentencing brings closure. For tami. Its the opposit. Sot it was very emotionally draining on all of us and it was hard. It was reliving the accident really. Vo the accident that changed tamis life forever. Her daughter Tiffany Schmitt was killed. At the hands of a drunk driver. The unthinkable happened and it struck without warning. Its always somebody else. You never think its going to happen to someone in your family, especially your children. And to tami. Preventing what happened to her is as call a friend or a family. Its not worth the risk. Its not worth the risk. Tiffany. Or just affectionaly ca
Homer, nebraska. He was also convicted of two counts of driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury. Roberts was charged for his role in the death of 28 yearold Tiffany Schmitt in 2014. According to court documents, roberts was driving a pickup around 2 15 a. M. When it went off the road and rolled. Schmitt, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thro from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers were injured. Its been another mild day, but it looks like a cool down may be on the way. Chief meteorlogist ron demers joins us with our first look at the forecast at 5. A cold front that moved through early in the morning brought a line of showers through and a lot of wind along with it. That wind dies down tonight and well get to enjoy one more day in the 50s on friday. Colder weather will be moving in for the weekend as a system brings us a chance of some precipitation. matt a Public Meeting is taking place tonight to show preliminary plans for a road pro
School in addition to the junior high and middle schools. Norfolk Catholic Schools and christ lutheran. If we felt it was unsafe we would have kept the kids within our building. We would do whatever it takes to make sure they are safe. Thompson says. So, far no arrests have been made. An inmate has been listed as escaped from the work release facility in sioux city. The Department Says 26yearold jacob petty didnt return tuesday from an outpatient treatment program. Tty has been in the workreleaseserogram since october. He began serving a 10 Year Prison Sentence for robbery in Woodbury County back in 2008. A legislative committee in south dakota has approved a plan protecting underage drinkers from facing some criminal penalties during medical emergencies. The committee passed the bill today to the house floor. It says that someone cant be prosecuted for crimes such as underage consumption if they help during an emergency and report it. The immunity would apply to the panel approved a s
2years ago. One never made it home and another friend found responsible for her death. Ktivs sam curtiss attended his sentencing today at the Dakota County courthouse. Truck on a rural road near homer. The force threw schmitt into a ditch. Our lives were completely changed forever, said allison. A district judge says roberts history of seven speeding violations factored into the sentence. I do believe that this is the best we couldve hoped for and im very happy, said allison. Today we can finally ut this to rest and remeeer the good times of tiffany and not remembebethe accident every time we walk into this building, said allison. Pain the family endured for the past 738 days. In Dakota County, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. Roberts must serve at least five year in prison. The judge also revoked his license for 15 years. There is no word if hell appeal. Police in norfolk, nebraska still on the lookout for an armed suspect tonight investigators say the hampton inn was robbed at gunpoint t