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Man in custody died of blunt force trauma to chest

September 23, 2006
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from the Portland Tribune, about September 23, 2006 The Oregon State Medical Examiner has determined that the 42-year-old man who died in Portland police custody Sunday died as a result of a broad-based, blunt force trauma to his chest. James Phillip Chasse died after struggling with police who arrested him near Northwest 13th Avenue and […]

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Man died of blunt force trauma in police custody

September 23, 2006
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from the Associated Press + KGW.com, about September 23, 2006 Blunt force trauma is what killed a man in Portland Police custody, according to the state medical examiner. Officials say James Chasse died from a broad blow to the chest, and have ruled the death accidental. A toxicology report also came back negative, but examiners […]

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Letter to the Editor – Grieving in-custody death

September 23, 2006
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From The Oregonian, September 23, 2006 I am writing in response to the [stories] about my nephew, James P. Chasse, Jr. (“Police name officers who arrested man who died,” Sept. 20, and “Witnesses shocked by force police used in encounter,” Sept. 21). He died while “in custody” after he had been apprehended by the Portland […]

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Trauma killed man in custody, report says

September 23, 2006
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From The Oregonian, September 23, 2006 The state medical examiner ruled Friday that James Philip Chasse Jr., 42, died in police custody from “broad-based” blunt force trauma to his chest, which occurred early in his encounter with officers. Dr. Karen Gunson said the injuries occurred as Portland police were attempting to take Chasse into custody […]

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Oregon medical examiners’ office says man died during arrest

September 23, 2006
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From the Associated Press, September 23, 2006 The state medical examiner’s office says a 42-year-old man died in police custody, as Portland police were trying to arrest him. James Chasse‘s official cause of death was “broad-based” blunt force trauma to his chest, the medical examiner’s office said. The death was ruled accidental, because examiners found […]

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James Chasse’s death ruled accidental

September 21, 2006
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from KATU.com, about September 21, 2006 The death of a man who died while in police custody has been ruled accidental by the Oregon State Medical Examiner. James Chasse, 42, died Sept. 17 while police were transporting him to a local hospital. According to the ruling from the Medical Examiner, he died as a result […]

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Witnesses shocked by force police used in encounter

September 21, 2006
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From The Oregonian At least two witnesses have filed complaints with the city regarding officers’ use of force against a 42-year-old man who later died in Portland police custody Sunday night. The witnesses said they watched three officers of solid stature run and tackle the slim man to the pavement on the northeast corner of […]

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Does anyone know James Chasse? Long thread from Portland IndyMedia

September 20, 2006
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September 22, 2006, from Portland IndyMedia Does anyone know James Chasse? author: Columbiana James Chasse was murdered by the Portland police. He was tazed, kicked in the head, beaten, jumped on, and hog tied. And then he “mysteriously” died in police custody. I saw a picture of him on the “beat goes on” thread on […]

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Police Face Inquiry Following Suspect’s Death

September 20, 2006
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from KOIN.com, about September 20, 2006 Three witnesses have filed complaints in the death of a man under Portland Police custody. Officers say they spotted James Chasse Sunday, near Northwest 18th and Everett, while they were talking to another suspect. They say he was acting like someone who was intoxicated or was mentally ill. The […]

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Editorial – Did Lukus Glenn Have to Die?

September 19, 2006
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from The Oregonian, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 None of us on the outside knows enough to understand why Washington County Sheriff’s deputies killed 18-year-old Lukus Glenn outside his house early Saturday morning. By his family’s account, Glenn was drunk, despondent and destructive, smashing car windows outside their Garden Home area house. He brandished a knife, […]

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