Officers Eric Weibel and Phillip Kidd were among seven University of Cincinnati police officers and other officials named in a lawsuit alleging the wrongful death of Kelly Brinson, a 45-year-old mentally ill university hospital patient.
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A murder charge was announced Wednesday for the officer, Ray Tensing, in the July 19 shooting of 43-year-old Samuel DuBose.
Hours after a Hamilton County judge set bond at $1 million on Thursday for the University of Cincinnati police officer indicted in the death of an unarmed motorist, Ray Tensing posted bond and was released from the jail, Cincinnati reports.
A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist after stopping him over a missing front license plate pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters said he agreed with the decision, and that the officers were cooperative and consistent in their statements. He said campus communities have different needs and expectations, and campus police forces can tailor their work to the “clientele” they serve. The video only strengthens arguments that police officers be equipped with body cameras, something more and more departments are doing.
“I chose last night to show a movie”, McGuffey said. 7 seconds later, he turns it off. When the scene reappears, they’re at a gas station where Officer Kidd– takes a phone call from the station. The union said the university violated Tensing’s employment contract by not giving him a pre-disciplinary conference and a copy of the formal charges, executive director Catherine Brockman said. Police said Tensing, who also was charged with voluntary manslaughter, surrendered at about 2 p.m. EDT. “I might not bail him out if he was my own son”. “We’re hopeful that the people of this great city are reminded that we do things right and that even when an officer may have done something inappropriate that it will be dealt with in an appropriate fashion”. The video is from the body camera of another responding officer, David Lindenschmidt. The officer pulled his gun and fired once, killing DuBose.
The video shows Tensing approach the auto and ask DuBose for his license and registration. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said he was shocked when he first saw the footage of the incident. The officer has said he was forced to fire his weapon after nearly being run over. After being hired by the University of Cincinnati, he continued serving as a part-time officer for the Greenhills police force for eight months.
Kidd and Lindenschmidt testified before the grand jury after being under scrutiny for seeming to corroborate Tensing’s account of the shooting, which was later contradicted by video footage captured by the officers’ body cameras.
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Prosecutors brought charges against officers in Baltimore and North Charleston. “He thought he was going to die”, Matthews told reporters. Supporters say eliminating a license plate would save money and reduce minor traffic stops, which research shows can be used in racial profiling.
