Author: Patrick Patten“A runner’s strength, a hero’s courage, the spirit of a saint, and the heart of an angel” — Kris Eggle’s epitaph Kris Eggle was one of the finest rangers I had the privilege of working with in my career. He lived life as his epitaph reads: “A runner’s strength, a hero’s courage, the […]
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Deputy: I shot man with air rifle in fear for life, others
By Curt Anderson Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff's deputy seeking dismissal of a manslaughter charge testified Thursday that he feared for his life as well as those of other officers and bystanders in a crowded summertime pool area before he fatally shot a man carrying what turned out to be an […]
Conflicting testimony fills Baltimore officer's trial
By Brian Witte Associated Press BALTIMORE — Baltimore Judge Barry Williams will be sorting through plenty of contradictory and confusing testimony when he decides the case of a police officer charged with murder in the death of a black prisoner whose neck was broken in a transport van. The trial of Officer Caesar Goodson heads […]