Chester police officer linked fatal shooting of Black man sues dead manâs estate
Officer suing family after deadly shooting By Andrew Dys | December 31, 2020 at 9:53 AM EST - Updated December 31 at 6:35 PM
CHESTER, S.C. (ROCK HILL HERALD) - A police officer involved in the 2019 fatal shooting of a handcuffed Black man outside a Chester Walmart has filed a counter civil lawsuit against the estate of the dead victim.
Ariane McCree died when he was shot by Chester Police Department officers in November 2019, according to police and court records. Court and police records identify the officers involved as Nicholas Harris and Justin Baker.
PARKESBURG â A Parkesburg man has been arrested on burglary charges.
Police have charged Timothy Michael Adams with burglary and related offenses. On Nov. 19, 2020, just after 4 a.m., police said Adams burglarized a business and stole money. Coin and paper money were stolen. Police recovered evidence at the scene and several individuals stepped forward identifying the suspect for police investigators. Additional charges are pending in this ongoing multi-jurisdictional investigation.
Police reports from across the region:
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Drug charges
Police have charged Dustin Isiah Foy, 41 of New Cumberland, after he and a co-defendant delivered fentanyl and cocaine to undercover officers. Foy was remanded to the Chester County Prison. Police have charged Stephanie Thornton, 32 of Lebanon, after she and a co-defendant delivered fentanyl and cocaine to undercover officers. Thornton was remanded to the Chester County Prison.
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A man arrested by the Manchester Police Department in April 2019 has been sentenced to five years in prison a year after pleading guilty to multiple drug charges.
Torrie Smith, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions III, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the U.S. Attorneyâs office for the District of Vermont.
Smith, who at the time of his arrest was splitting time between Manchester and Hartford, Conn., pleaded guilty in early November 2019 to charges of possession with intent to distribute, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine, federal prosecutors said.
West Chester police impersonator âtried to rape me,â woman says on 911 call
West Chester police impersonator âtried to rape me,â woman says on 911 call By Jennifer Edwards Baker | December 17, 2020 at 12:14 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 5:54 PM
WEST CHESTER TWP., Ohio (FOX19) - A newly released 911 call from the woman who reported a police impersonator pulled her over and assaulted her in West Chester reveals she also told authorities he tried to rape her.
The 911 call sheds new light on the case and creates a heightened sense of urgency about a public safety situation police initially announced to the public as a warning about âan incident of a person impersonating a police officer.â They also said there was no 911 call associated with the incident.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Torrie Smith, 31, was sentenced to five years imprisonment by US District Court Judge William K Sessions III. Smith previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine. Judge Sessions also sentenced Smith to a four-year term of federal supervised release, which will begin after Smith completes his five-year prison term. At the time of his arrest, in April 2019, Smith resided in both Manchester, Vermont and Hartford Connecticut.
According to court records, on three separate instances, law enforcement seized significant quantities of drugs from cars in which Smith was either driving or was a passenger: