Officer acquitted in death of Manuel Ellis hired by neighboring sheriff’s office
Ellis, a Black man, was shocked, beaten and restrained face down as he pleaded for breath in Tacoma, Washington, in 2020A former Tacoma, Washington, officer acquitted of murder in the 2020 homicide of Manuel Ellis – a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath – has been hired by a neighboring sheriff’s office.The Thurston county sheriff’s office, based in Olympia, Washington, announced on its Facebook page on Monday that it had hired the former Tacoma officer Christopher Burbank as a patrol deputy, despite an ongoing federal investigation into the 2020 death. Continue reading...
Ellis, a Black man, was shocked, beaten and restrained face down as he pleaded for breath in Tacoma, Washington, in 2020
A former Tacoma, Washington, officer acquitted of murder in the 2020 homicide of Manuel Ellis – a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath – has been hired by a neighboring sheriff’s office.
The Thurston county sheriff’s office, based in Olympia, Washington, announced on its Facebook page on Monday that it had hired the former Tacoma officer Christopher Burbank as a patrol deputy, despite an ongoing federal investigation into the 2020 death. Continue reading...