From the Oregonian, June 5, 2013 Portland’s City Council on Wednesday approved a $2.3 million settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by William Kyle Monroe, a man diagnosed with bipolar disorder and permanently disabled after Police Officer Dane Reister fired lethal rounds at him from his beanbag shotgun two years ago. The amount marks […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, April 30, 2013 The city of Portland will pay $2.3 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed after Police Officer Dane Reister wounded William Kyle Monroe in 2011 when he mistakenly fired lethal rounds at him from a beanbag shotgun. The proposed settlement was reached after city attorneys and Monroe’s […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, April 11, 2013 Portland Police Officer Dane Reister should lose his job for suddenly firing a beanbag shotgun that he mistakenly loaded with lethal rounds at a man obviously suffering from a mental illness, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday says. READ – Complaint – William Kyle Monroe v City of […]
From The Oregonian, December 13, 2011 Portland Officer Dane Reister entered not guilty pleas during his arraignment this morning on third-degree and fourth-degree assault and negligent wounding charges in the June 30 shooting of William Kyle Monroe. A trial date was set for Feb. 1. The police bureau has removed Reister’s police powers – requiring […]
From the Oregonian, December 3, 2011 The attorney for William Kyle Monroe, who was shot this summer by a Portland officer who mistakenly loaded his beanbag shotgun with lethal ammunition, intends to sue the city and the officer for gross negligence, assault, false arrest and violation of Monroe’s civil rights. Monroe will be seeking $533,000 […]
From The Oregonian, November 19, 2011 A Multnomah County grand jury tonight voted to indict Portland Officer Dane Reister on third-degree assault and fourth-degree assault after he mistakenly loaded a beanbag shotgun with lethal shotgun rounds and seriously wounded a man in Southwest Portland on June 30. READ – Everything about the shooting of William […]
From The Oregonian, July 19, 2010 A Multnomah County grand jury will review Portland Officer Dane Reister’s June 30 shooting of William Kyle Monroe, but no date has been set yet. Monroe’s lawyers have asked Multnomah County district attorney’s office to temporarily delay a grand jury in the case, in order to allow them to […]
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