Closing arguments begin in Spokane officer's trial
Sunday, October 30, 2011
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Closing arguments are under way in Yakima in the trial of a Spokane police officer accused of using excessive force in the 2006 death of a mentally ill man.
Officer Karl Thompson is charged with violating the civil rights of 36-year-old Otto Zehm during an encounter in a convenience store and lying about the encounter afterward to investigators.
Thompson has pleaded not guilty.
The trial was moved from Spokane to Yakima due to pretrial publicity.
More like this
Trial of Spokane officer concluding in Yakima
