From the Portland Tribune, April 6, 2001 Family’s attorney will conduct an inquiry into death of mental patient An attorney for the family of 29-year-old Jose Santos Victor Mejia Poot, who was fatally shot by a Portland police officer at a psychiatric hospital last weekend, will continue her own inquiry into circumstances that led to […]
From the Portland Mercury, May 31, 2001 With her shoulders hunched and eyes narrowed, Mayor Vera Katz pounded her gavel. “I can clear this room,” she declared, addressing a murmuring crowd of approximately 80 people who gathered at City Hall last Wednesday afternoon to talk about pending changes to the city’s police oversight committee. Over […]
From The Oregonian, May 18, 2001 The panel overseeing reform of the Multnomah County mental health system has asked its staff to rewrite a controversial draft proposal by June 6 with more detail and specific numbers. “It’s a very sturdy skeleton, but it needs a lot of flesh,” acknowledged staff member James Gaynor, author of […]
From the Portland Tribune, April 27, 2001 By Joseph L. Correa Sr. As a native of Peru, I am following the case of Jose Santos Victor Mejia Poot very closely in order to learn more about justice, human rights and health care services to the Hispanic community. Coming to the United States, the land of […]
From the Portland Tribune, April 27, 2001 Portland police officers on Thursday were cleared of wrongdoing by a Multnomah County grand jury in the arrest and subsequent fatal shooting of Jose Santos Victor Mejia Poot on April 1 at a Sellwood psychiatric hospital. The grand jury ruled that Portland police officer Jeffrey Bell did not […]
From the Portland Tribune, April 27, 2001 Dozens of local Hispanics threw 20 cents into a cardboard box at the end of a lengthy Wednesday night meeting to symbolize their commitment to pursuing justice for Jose Santos Victor Mejia Poot. The meeting was called to speak out against the death of the Mexican farm worker […]
From the Portland Tribune, April 27, 2001 In the case of Jose Santos Victor Mejia Poot, at least four Spanish-speaking witnesses to the arrest were called to testify before the grand jury on Wednesday. They were Celmi Carrillo, 24; Glendy Cortes, 23; Fredy Interian, 23, and Roger Yah, 21. Thomas Kossak, assistant manager of the […]
From the Portland Tribune, April 13, 2001 Acquaintances of Jose Mejia say they watched in fear as he was arrested From his seat in the back of the bus, Roger Yah says he witnessed five police officers kick, punch and pepper spray Jose Santos Victor Mejia Poot after he had been subdued on the ground. […]
From the Portland Tribune, April 13, 2001 Several groups are conducting individual investigations into the circumstances surrounding the April 1 shooting death of Jose Santos Victor Mejia Poot at BHC-Pacific Gateway Hospital in the Sellwood neighborhood. However, the scope of the probes and reasons for investigating differ. The Internal Affairs Division of the Portland Police […]
From the Portland Tribune, April 13, 2001 The Mexican Consulate has set up an account for the family of Jose Santos Victor Mejia Poot at US Bank. Proceeds will help the family cover expenses incurred to bury Mejia in his hometown of Mani in the Mexican state of Yucatan. Contributions to the Jose Santos Mejia […]
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