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Police officer in Washington state heading to murder trial Sign In MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail A Windsor, Conn., man was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison during a court appearance on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.Getty Images / Contributed KENT, Wash. (AP) A murder trial in the first case brought against an officer since Washington state voters made it easier to prosecute police for using deadly force has been set for Feb. 28. Auburn Officer Jeffrey Nelson was charged last year with second-degree murder and first-degree assault in the shooting death of Jesse Sarey, 26, on May 31, 2019. It was the first time an officer was charged with using excessive force under Initiative 940, which removed the requirement that prosecutors show an officer acted with malice. ....
Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Seattle Police SWAT team officers stand behind an armored vehicle in Seattle s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year s turbulent protests for racial justice.Ted S. Warren/AP SEATTLE (AP) Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year’s turbulent protests for racial justice. ....