According to the investigation, it took only 19 minutes from the time
the officer first made contact with Zehm, to the time Zehm stopped
breathing. A firefighter who treated Zehm said he turned him onto his
side and noticed he was purple. A heart monitor connected to Zehm told
him he was dead. (KHQ.com, July 2006)
Friday, August 31 2012 11:43 PM EDT2012-09-01 03:43:24 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - Karl Thompson's defense attorney says he did not get a fair trial when he was convicted for using excessive force in the death of Otto Zehm in 2006.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Karl Thompson's defense attorney says he did not get a fair trial when he was convicted for using excessive force in the death of Otto Zehm in 2006.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The City Of Spokane is one step closer to an Otto Zehm memorial. Monday afternoon the City Park Board met to discuss its policy regarding the Zehm memorial and naming parks and facilities.>>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 12:24 AM EDT2012-05-22 04:24:14 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane City Council unanimously approved a settlement Monday night.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane City Council unanimously approved a settlement Monday night that awards the estate of Otto Zehm $1.67 million dollars for Zehm's death as a result of his interaction with Spokane Police back in 2006.>>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 11:08 PM EDT2012-05-16 03:08:57 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - Six years after her son, Otto Zehm, died following a violent confrontation with Spokane Police officers, Ann Zehm will receive a formal apology from the City of Spokane.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Six years after her son, Otto Zehm, died following a violent confrontation with Spokane Police officers, Ann Zehm will receive a formal apology from the City of Spokane.>>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 8:28 PM EDT2012-05-16 00:28:46 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - A settlement has been reached in the Otto Zehm civil case against the City of Spokane. Zehm's family has been awarded $1.67 million along with a formal apology from the City of Spokane.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - A settlement has been reached in the Otto Zehm civil case against the City of Spokane. Zehm's family has been awarded $1.67 million along with a formal apology from the City of Spokane. INSIDE>>>|Read The Press Release From The City|>>
Thursday, April 12 2012 7:30 PM EDT2012-04-12 23:30:07 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - For the first time, a high-ranking Spokane police official has publicly acknowledged that the department made troubling mistakes while investigating the 2006 confrontation that killed Otto Zehm. >>
SPOKANE, Wash. - For the first time, a high-ranking Spokane police official has publicly acknowledged that the department made troubling mistakes while investigating the 2006 confrontation that killed Otto Zehm. >>
Tuesday, April 10 2012 2:34 AM EDT2012-04-10 06:34:37 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - New developments continue to come out early this week in the case of former Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson and all of the officers involved in the confrontation with Otto Zehm.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - New developments continue to come out early this week in the case of former Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson and all of the officers involved in the confrontation with Otto Zehm back in March of 2006.>>
Friday, April 6 2012 9:29 AM EDT2012-04-06 13:29:16 GMT
KHQ.COM - New documents in the Karl Thompson trial show the government's expert video witness, Grant Fredericks, came forward but he did not testify in the trial.>>
KHQ.COM - New documents in the Karl Thompson trial show the government's expert video witness, Grant Fredericks, came forward but he did not testify in the trial.>>
Friday, March 30 2012 6:01 PM EDT2012-03-30 22:01:52 GMT
SPOKANE, WASH. - There is an update to a story we have been covering for more than six years, the case of former Spokane Police officer Karl Thompson.>>
SPOKANE, WASH. - There is an update to a story we have been covering for more than six years, the case of former Spokane Police officer Karl Thompson.>>
Thursday, February 9 2012 10:23 PM EST2012-02-10 03:23:10 GMT
From Spokesman.com - Spokane city leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to enter into mediation with attorneys representing the mother and estate of Otto Zehm to settle a federal lawsuit filed in 2009.>>
From Spokesman.com - Spokane city leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to enter into mediation with attorneys representing the mother and estate of Otto Zehm to settle a federal lawsuit filed in 2009.>>
Monday, December 19 2011 3:19 PM EST2011-12-19 20:19:36 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal judge has denied a defense motion for acquittal in the Karl Thompson case. >>
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal judge has denied a defense motion for acquittal in the Karl Thompson case. Thompson's Defense Attorney Carl Oreskovich filed the motion to acquit the former officer of his excessive force conviction November 17th.>>
Monday, November 7 2011 9:20 PM EST2011-11-08 02:20:54 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - Federal Judge Fred Van Sickle rules to let Karl Thompson out of jail until his sentencing. The sentencing date has been set for January 27th. >>
Tuesday, October 25 2011 9:58 PM EDT2011-10-26 01:58:49 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - As court was set to adjourn on Tuesday, Defense Attorney Carl Oreskovich said he is hopeful it can rests its case by Thursday.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - As court was set to adjourn on Tuesday, Defense Attorney Carl Oreskovich said he is hopeful it can rests its case by Thursday, meaning jury deliberations may begin as early as Friday or Monday of next week depending on closing arguments.>>
Friday, October 21 2011 8:36 PM EDT2011-10-22 00:36:59 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash - Day seven of the criminal trial for Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson began with yet another witness taking the stand and saying that five years ago, Thompson struck Otto Zehm in the head with a baton.>>
SPOKANE, Wash - Day seven of the criminal trial for Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson began with yet another witness taking the stand and saying that five years ago, Thompson struck Otto Zehm in the head with a baton.>>
Thursday, October 20 2011 2:29 PM EDT2011-10-20 18:29:30 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash -- Day Six of the criminal trial for Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson began with testimony from an EMT who responded to the convenience store on N. Division the night of Otto Zehm's death.>>
SPOKANE, Wash - Day Six of the criminal trial for Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson began with testimony from an emergency medical technician who responded to the convenience store on N. Division the night of Otto Zehm's death.>>
Tuesday, October 18 2011 2:01 PM EDT2011-10-18 18:01:57 GMT
SPOKANE, WA. --- The prosecution called human factors expert Dr. Richard Gill to the stand to analyze the confrontation that led to the death of 36 year old Otto Zehm.>>
SPOKANE, WA. --- On the fourth day of the criminal trial for Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson, the prosecution called human factors expert Dr. Richard Gill to the stand to analyze the confrontation that led to the death of 36 year old Otto Zehm.>>
Friday, October 14 2011 7:44 PM EDT2011-10-14 23:44:14 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. – On Friday a jury heard Spokane police officer Karl Thompson tell a Spokane investigator that Otto Zehm was "ready to strike" and in a "boxing stance" while inside the Zip Trip on March 18, 2006.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. – In the second day of Spokane Police officer Karl Thompson's use-of-force trial, a jury heard Thompson tell a Spokane investigator that Otto Zehm was "ready to strike" and in a "boxing stance" while inside the Zip Trip on March 18, 2006.>>
Tuesday, October 4 2011 6:16 PM EDT2011-10-04 22:16:39 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The federal obstruction of justice trial of Spokane police officer Karl F. Thompson will be moved to Yakima because of intense publicity in the 5-year-old case.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The federal obstruction of justice trial of Spokane police officer Karl F. Thompson will be moved to Yakima because of intense publicity in the 5-year-old case.>>
Friday, September 9 2011 3:31 PM EDT2011-09-09 19:31:15 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Mayor Mary Verner is set to hold a news conference at 9 a.m. today regarding the Otto Zehm case.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Mayor Mary Verner is set to hold a news conference at 9 a.m. today regarding the Otto Zehm case. INSIDE: READ IT: Mayor Verner's Press Release|>>
Tuesday, August 9 2011 7:39 PM EDT2011-08-09 23:39:05 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. – The man who once ran the Spokane Police Department says officers violated multiple policies the night they confronted Otto Zehm at a convenience store in 2006.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. – The man who once ran the Spokane Police Department says officers violated multiple policies the night they confronted Otto Zehm at a convenience store in 2006.>>
Thursday, March 31 2011 2:35 AM EDT2011-03-31 06:35:50 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - KHQ has obtained new details in the ongoing trial of Otto Zehm, the man who died after being beaten and tased in a north Spokane convenience store.>>
KHQ.COM -There's new details in the ongoing trial of Otto Zehm, the man who died after being beaten and tased in a north Spokane convenience store. Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Court concluded that evidence of Zehms "innocent conduct" should be excluded from the criminal case against Spokane police officer Karl Thompson.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson is accused of using Unreasonable Use of Force in the death of Otto Zehm on March 18th, 2006. The trial begins on Tuesday.
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson is accused of using Unreasonable Use of Force in the death of Otto Zehm on March 18th, 2006. Last week attorneys representing Thompson and the U.S. government appeared in federal court to listen to Judge Frederick Van Sickle rule on pretrial motions in this case.>>
Tuesday, May 25 2010 7:34 PM EDT2010-05-25 23:34:28 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal judge has ruled that he did not find a conflict of interest in how private attorney Carl Oreskovich has defended Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. and the case can now proceed.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal judge has ruled that he did not find a conflict of interest in how private attorney Carl Oreskovich has defended Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. and the case can now proceed.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The City of Spokane announced Thursday afternoon that the officer indicted on federal charges in the Otto Zehm case will be reassigned.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The City of Spokane announced Thursday afternoon that the officer indicted on federal charges in the Otto Zehm case will be reassigned within the Spokane Police Department to a civilian police planning and analysis position while the civil rights case against him proceeds. Officer Karl Thompson was the first of seven officers to confront Zehm, a 36-year-old janitor who had schizophrenia. Zehm died two days after the encounter with officers inside a Zip Trip.>>
A federal grand jury has indicted the first officer who responded to the confrontation that resulted in Otto Zehm's death and sparked a cry for citizen police oversight.
Tonight from 5 to 6:30 p.m. KHQ>>
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INSIDE>> Court Documents: Indictment of Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson
June 22, 2009 04:05 PM PDT 2009-06-23 00:07:28 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - Just days after city officials essentially blamed Otto Zehm for his own death, a federal grand jury has indicted the first officer who responded to the confrontation that resulted in Zehm's death.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Just days after city officials essentially blamed Otto Zehm for his own death, a federal grand jury has indicted the first officer who responded to the confrontation that resulted in Zehm's death. U.S. Attorney James McDevitt announced that the grand jury has indicted veteran Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson, who was the first of seven officers to confront Zehm, a 36-year-old janitor who had schizophrenia. Zehm died two days after he was beaten with a baton.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The City of Spokane Friday filed its formal response in the Otto Zehm federal civil lawsuit. >>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The City of Spokane filed its formal response in the Otto Zehm federal civil lawsuit. "We agree that the death of Mr. Zehm was a tragedy, but we maintain that the City, and the officers who responded, did so in a reasonable and lawful manner," says Howard Delaney, City Attorney. The lawsuit, which names the City and nine police officers, was filed earlier this year and was recently amended by the plaintiffs. No trial date has been set. >>
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal civil rights damages suit was filed this afternoon against the city of Spokane and nine of its police officers by the estate of the late Otto Zehm.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal civil rights damages suit was filed this afternoon against the city of Spokane and nine of its police officers by the estate of the late Otto Zehm.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department on Friday released all the documents in its investigation of the Otto Zehm beating case - several hundred pages in all.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department on Friday released all the documents in its investigation of the Otto Zehm beating case - several hundred pages in all. >>INSIDE: Surveillance video | Police radio | 911 call>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department released the surveillance tape that shows Otto Zehm's struggle with police. >>INSIDE: Surveillance video>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department released the surveillance tape that shows Otto Zehm's struggle with police. >>INSIDE: Surveillance video>>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:49 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:49:05 GMT
BREAKING NEWS - The Medical Examiner's Office has revised the death toll in the Moore, Oklahoma tornado from 91 people to at least 24 people.>>
BREAKING NEWS: Originally the death toll was reported to be 91 people and counting, however, the Medical examiner's office revised the death toll from the Oklahoma tornado to at least 24 people. >>>>>SEE THE DEVASTATING IMAGES FROM MOORE, OKLAHOMA>>>>> >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:54 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:54:08 GMT
KHQ.COM - The 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade is in the books. >>
KHQ.COM - The 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade is in the books. With tens of thousands of people in downtown Spokane watching the parade, the floats, the marching bands, we know you took plenty of pictures! Well, we want to see them!>>
KHQ.COM - The American Red Cross has advised the best way you can help the people of Moore, Oklahoma is by donating. You can do so by clicking HERE, or by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10>>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:53 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:53:52 GMT
In order from left to right: Officer Lesser, Officer Valdez, Officer Jensen
SPOKANE, Wash. - Multiple sources have confirmed that three officers were involved in the May 16th shooting in Nine Mile Falls. The Officers involved include Adam Valdez,Dan Lesser and Jake Jensen.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Multiple sources have confirmed that three officers were involved in the May 16th shooting in Nine Mile Falls. The Officers involved include Officer Adam Valdez, Officer Dan Lesser and Officer Jake Jensen. Sources close to Spokane County Sheriff's Office and SPD say two of these officers were involved in past shootings.>>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:33:17 GMT
KHQ.COM - We're learning more details about the deadly shooting that happened early Thursday morning.>>
UPDATE: Witnesses told officers Cairns pulled up in his truck outside 1428 W. Grace. Witnesses told police he drove a block to the west then fired two shots. A witness ran over there then Cairns made this comment: "You want some too?" Cairns said, according to witnesses. Cyrus Jones was lying in the street after being shot. He later died. READ MORE DETAILS INSIDE>>> >>
Saturday, January 12 2013 1:32 AM EST2013-01-12 06:32:20 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - After months of secrecy, new documents first released to KHQ reveal an intricate and complex investigation into several Spokane spas which law enforcement believes were fronts prostitution rings.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - After months of secrecy, new documents first released to KHQ reveal an intricate and complex investigation into several Spokane spas which law enforcement believes were fronts prostitution rings.>>
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:30 AM EDT2013-05-19 14:30:26 GMT
KHQ.COM - The results of the 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade are coming in. We'll post them as we get them.>>
KHQ.COM - The results of the 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade are coming in. We'll post them as we get them. In the meantime, if you have any photos from Saturday night's parade and want to submit them for a slideshow, please send them to pix@khq.com>>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:31 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:31:25 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police Officer Jeff Graves is on administrative leave after claims of harassment and stalking surfaced from a woman he initially met on Facebook.>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police Officer Jeff Graves is on administrative leave after claims of harassment and stalking surfaced from a woman he initially met on Facebook.>>
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