Incidents of the use of overwhelming force by law enforcement including physical violence and firearms
Author – Michael Hopcroft, Board member of the Mental Health Association of Portland On February 25th, a status conference was held in federal court about the settlement of a civil rights case on police use of force. In 2012, the US Department of Justice sued the City of Portland over multiple cases of excessive or […]
Koben Henriksen was the fifth person in a mental health crisis killed by officers of the Portland Police Bureau in 2019. Prior to Henriksen, Portland officers killed Andre Gladen, Jeb Brock, David Downs, and Lane Martin. In the surrounding area, David Engebretson suicided in the custody of deputies of the Clackamas County Sheriff, Dante Halling […]
East Oregonian, January 15, 2019 After seven years as Wheeler County Sheriff, Chris Humphreys found he could no longer connect with his family. The “gloom” in his head just wouldn’t go away. “I was never completely there,” he said, cleaning out his office during his last days on the job. “That’s a hard thing to […]
Family to file suit over police shooting death – Medford Tribune, October 26, 2018 A lawyer representing the parents of a mentally ill man shot dead by Eagle Point police in a Carl’s Jr. bathroom said they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the Eagle Point Police Department after seeing bodycam footage of […]
Eds. Note – this post will be expanded as the story continues. June 7 – name of the person assaulted is changed in news stories from Kevin Straw to Tessa Lovelace. June 13, 2018 – Charges against Tessa Lovelace for resisting arrest and interfering with a police officer are either dropped or were never filed. […]
John Elifritz was shot and killed by Portland Police officer Richard Bailey, officer Justin Damerville, officer Kameron Fender, officer Alexandru Martiniuc, officer Bradley Nutting, officer Chad Phifer, officer Andrew Polas, and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Sieczkowski on April 7, 2018. Elifritz was in an addiction and mental health crisis. He is the first person […]
Portland Police Bureau Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths, 2010-2017. 2010 Aaron Campbell Craig Boehler Darryel Ferguson Jack Collins Keaton Otis Marcus Lagozzino (non-fatal) 2011 Kevin Charles Moffett (non-fatal) Ralph Turner (non-fatal) Thomas Manford Higginbotham William Monroe (non-fatal) 2012 Billy Wayne Simms Brad Lee Morgan Jonah Aaron Potter (non-fatal) Joshua Stephen Baker (non-fatal) Juwan Blackmon (non-fatal) […]
Oregon DOJ: No Charges For Bend Officer Who Fatally Shot Michael Jacques OPB.org – July 11, 2017 Investigators with Oregon’s Department of Justice released a report Tuesday about an officer-involved shooting in Bend. They found there was not enough evidence to criminally prosecute the officer. Bend police Officer Scott Schaier fatally shot Michael Tyler Jacques […]
On Oct. 21, 2012, Chase Hammer, 27, was confronted by Salem police responding to a mental health call. Hammer was armed with a revolver, with which he was threatening to kill himself. His family wanted to assure police he was not a danger to anyone but himself, but officers never talked to them. Officers ordered […]
KATU News, Sept. 16, 2016 It’s been nearly 10 years since James Chasse, a man with paranoid schizophrenia, died in police custody after Portland officers beat him. An advocate for the mentally ill says despite many reforms, justice is still not served. Portland’s police chief told KATU Friday the bureau has come a long way […]
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