RSS Feed
June 6th, 2017 
Awake Goy 
The Las Vegas police officer who stunned Tashii Brown seven times with a Taser and held him in an unauthorized chokehold for more than a minute before his death last month is now facing criminal charges, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo announced Monday.
At an afternoon news briefing, Lombardo said officer Kenneth Lopera, 31, is facing felony charges of involuntary manslaughter and oppression under the color of office.
Lopera’s arrest marks the first time in nearly three decades a Metropolitan Police Department officer has faced charges in connection with a police shooting or in-custody death. The sheriff said both charges carry sentences of one to four years in prison.
Lombardo’s announcement came shortly after the Clark County coroner’s office ruled Brown’s death a homicide Monday afternoon.
In a statement, county Coroner Jon Fudenberg said Brown died from “asphyxia due to police restraint procedures and other significant conditions, including methamphetamine intoxication and cardiomegaly (an enlarged heart).”
Brown, 40, of Las Vegas, died May 14 at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center after a struggle with Lopera, as seen in previously released body camera footage.
“The charges are the result of the coroner’s findings, along with evidence gathered from video surveillance, body-worn cameras and witness statements,” Lombardo said Monday. “It should be noted that officer Lopera did not provide a statement to the force investigation team, which is responsible for the criminal investigation of this incident.”
According to police, Brown, who at times also used his mother’s surname of Farmer, initially approached two uniformed officers about 1 a.m. May 14 inside The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Police said he was “acting erratic” and paranoid at the time and told officers “people were chasing him.”
Brown, who was unarmed, then walked out of the hotel and tried opening the tailgate and then the driver’s side door of a truck parked near the rear of the property. Lopera began using a Taser on him, then struck Brown multiple times with a closed fist and administered a chokehold while two other officers jumped into the fray, police said.
Source Article from http://filmingcops.com/video-las-vegas-police-officer-tasered-choked-man-death-charged/
Posted in 
Tags: 
