An expert on human behavior and reaction time testified today that Otto Zehm had no opportunity to see Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson until he was about 10 to 12 feet away. By then, Thompson had already pulled his baton, said Dr. Richard Gill. "His…
Jurors in the federal trial of Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson were instructed this morning to disregard any reference to Otto Zehm as a "robbery suspect." The move by U.S. District Court Judge Fred Van Sickle came after prosecutors argued the door had opened for…
YAKIMA - Had the fatal confrontation with Otto Zehm been a mock scenario used in training, Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. would have flunked, a use-of-force expert testified on Monday. Robert Bragg, who directs use-of-force training for all police recruits at Washington’s police…
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