Sun City West Independent2d
White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn't have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit
A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City ...
KCPD must compensate family of unarmed man killed by ex-police Det. DeValkenaere | Opinion
Former Kansas City Police Det. Eric DeValkenaere’s qualified immunity claim rejected, opening the door for $10 million in ...
Judge rules KC officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn’t have been in his backyard
Eric DeValkenaere is now serving a six-year sentence after he was convicted in 2021 of involuntary manslaughter and armed ...
Last-ditch efforts seek to halt looming execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a ruling upholding Marcellus Williams' ...
Court appeals, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the ...
The Independent3d
White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn't have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit
And Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a former Polk County sheriff, acknowledged the pressure in an interview in August on KCMO Talk Radio. “There’s not a week that goes by that somebody’s not ...
Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams faces execution September 24 for a crime he did not commit
Williams' case demonstrates how the death penalty in America is meted out in the most arbitrary manner—to those denied ...
NAACP president urges Parson to halt execution planned for next week
Executing a Black man in Missouri who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice,” the president of the NAACP said in a letter Wednesday calling on the ...
The Independent5d
Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence
Mike Parson that emphasizes how relatives of the ... Parson, a Republican and a former county sheriff, has been in office for 11 executions, and he has never granted clemency.