Excessive force Archives - Ark Valley Voice

Chaffee County Combined Agency Tactical Team at heart of “Excessive Force” Lawsuit

by Stephen Hall | Mar 2, 2023 | 3

In a news story first reported late Monday, February 27, by The Denver Post, a “Chaffee County man” filed an excessive force lawsuit against all three Chaffee County Law Enforcement Agencies along with 13 officers employed by those agencies.
The lawsuit stems from a September 8, 2022, incident where the Chaffee County combined agency tactical team commonly known in most police departments as a Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team executed a “high risk” traffic stop on county resident Ellis Athanas’ vehicle.

What Constitutes Excessive Force?

by Ark Valley Voice Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | 0

It’s the holidays, and we could probably all do with a little peace on earth. But just when it seemed that controversial incidents might be at a pause in Colorado Springs, on Monday attorneys for a Black man who it is...

‘Pursue, Protect, Preserve Evidence’, the role of the media in truth-telling

by Jan Wondra | May 20, 2019 | 0

According to the United States Congressional Oversight Manual, ‘…it is the role of the media and Congress to pursue, protect and preserve evidence’ in cases of investigations of potential government...