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Anna Herrera, left, and Brittny Herrera, cousins of Bryan Peña Valencia, hold a press conference underneath Peña Valencia’s portrait on a building at 900 South and 300 West in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Peña Valencia was shot by a Unified police officer on March 21, 2020, after police responded to a 911 call about gunshots in the area of 6200 S. Bangerter Highway.
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A $2.5 million civil lawsuit has been filed by the estate of a man shot and killed by a Unified police officer a shooting that prosecutors determined was not legally justified.
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SALT LAKE CITY A $2.5 million civil lawsuit has been filed by the estate of a man shot and killed by a Unified police officer a shooting that prosecutors determined was not legally justified.
On Wednesday, a brother and cousin of Bryan Peña-Valencia, who represent his estate, along with their attorney Robert Sykes announced the lawsuit against the officers involved in the shooting death as well as the Unified Police Department, claiming the officers due to a lack of training escalated the situation by unnecessarily chasing after him and then used excessive force by shooting him five times after he was already on the ground.
03/11/21
An Iowa City man was arrested early Thursday after an alleged assault on his fiancé resulted in her finger being broken.
Police say the incident occurred Saturday morning at the Roberts Road residence the couple shares. 47-year-old Robert Sykes and the woman were engaged in an argument that turned physical when Sykes got angry.
He’s accused of putting his hand on his fiance’s face and shoving her head multiple times. He allegedly also grabbed the woman’s left ring finger, reportedly twisting it with such force that it broke.
The woman’s finger was swollen and obviously broken when arriving officers investigated the altercation. By that time, Sykes had gathered his belongings and left.