Alexis Krell: Tacoma puts 5th officer that report says restrained Manuel Ellis on administrative leave
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/2/2021 Alexis Krell, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 1 The Tacoma Police Department has put a fifth officer reportedly involved in restraining Manuel Ellis before his death on administrative leave. Based on the independent nature of the investigation, the City of Tacoma was only recently notified of the officer s reported actions on the scene, the Police Department said in a news release Friday. As of December 31, 2020, the Tacoma Police Department placed Officer Armando Farinas on paid administrative leave pending the final investigative report and charging decision by the Attorney General s Office.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Thursday, December 31, 2020
SEATTLE (AP) - At least two new law enforcement officers have been identified as having participated in restraining Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after his airways were restricted in March.
The new records were released by the Washington State Patrol on Wednesday. They identified an off-duty sheriff’s sergeant who helped shove Ellis’ leg to hogtie him while he was handcuffed and prone on the ground and a fifth Tacoma police officer who placed a spit guard over Ellis’ head after he had complained that he could not breathe, the Seattle Times reported.