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King County reaches settlement in excessive force case
Jan 9, 2013 at 5:58 PM
The county agreed to pay $75,000 to Jeff Gold, who alleged Deputy Matt Paul used excessive force during an incident on May 1, 2010. The same deputy was involved in a 2009 incident that left Christopher Harris paralyzed and in need of 24-hour care...

Dead transient identified as Ore. teen
Nov 21, 2012 at 8:05 PM
The Thurston County coroner's office says a transient 17-year-old whose charred remains were found last month at an Olympia, Wash., homeless camp has been identified as being from Aloha, Ore.

King Co. to pay additional $1.5 million in deputy shoving case
Nov 21, 2012 at 8:02 AM

 King County has reached a settlement with the family of Christopher Harris, who suffered brain damage when he was slammed against a wall by a King County deputy in 2009. 

The county has agreed to pay $1.478 million for allegedly...
Downtown Seattle

King Co. to pay additional $1.5 million in deputy shoving case
Nov 21, 2012 at 8:02 AM

 King County has reached a settlement with the family of Christopher Harris, who suffered brain damage when he was slammed against a wall by a King County deputy in 2009. 

The county has agreed to pay $1.478 million for allegedly...
Downtown Seattle

King Co. to pay additional $1.5 million in deputy shoving case
Nov 20, 2012 at 5:48 PM
The county has agreed to pay $1.478 million for allegedly withholding documents that depict Deputy Matthew Paul's pattern of behavioral issues prior to the incident involving Christopher Harris. The amount is in addition to the $10 million the...

Judge: King County willfully withheld info in Harris case
Sep 14, 2012 at 2:29 PM
The judge ruled the King County Sheriff's Office willfully withheld information in Christopher Harris' case. Finding the county guilty of intentional misconduct and acting reprehensibly, the judge ordered the county to pay the family $300,000.

Audit: King County Sheriff's Office needs serious improvements
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Sep 11, 2012 at 8:31 AM

It hasn't even been released yet, and already an audit of the King County Sheriff's Office is turning heads and raising eyebrows. The audit it is critical, harsh, and sets the stage for improvement.

When a deputy shoved Christopher...
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Audit: King County Sheriff's Office needs serious improvements
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Sep 10, 2012 at 5:57 PM
It hasn't even been released yet, and already an audit of the King County Sheriff's Office is turning heads and raising eyebrows. The audit it is critical, it is harsh, and it sets the stage for improvement.

King County sheriff's office receives scathing audit
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Jul 24, 2012 at 6:38 PM
A scathing audit of the King County sheriff's office has found that deputies accused of misconduct and illegal use of force are falling through the cracks.

King Co to hire civilian watchdog to oversee deputy complaints
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Jun 2, 2011 at 11:06 PM
The civilian oversight committee will report directly to the King County Council. It cannot investigate excessive force complaints, but it can raise the alarm with the public if a case lacks thoroughness or objectivity.

King County settles lawsuit over deputy's shove for $10 million
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Jan 25, 2011 at 9:28 AM
The family of a man who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when a sheriff's deputy slammed into him has settled their lawsuit against the county.

Witness: Man 'was giving up' before deputy tackled him
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Jan 21, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Christopher Harris was shoved against a wall by a deputy who thought he was someone else. He suffered permanent brain and spinal damage in the May 2009 attack, and can no longer talk, walk or feed himself. Harris' doctors say he'll need 24-hour care...
Downtown Seattle

Witness: Man 'was giving up' before deputy tackled him
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Jan 20, 2011 at 5:32 PM
Christopher Harris was shoved against a wall by a deputy who thought he was someone else. He suffered brain and spine damage, and will need 24-hour care for life. But witnesses said things didn't have to end this way.

Family of man critically injured by deputy's tackle goes to trial
Jan 17, 2011 at 9:58 PM
Twenty months after he suffered catastrophic brain damage, the wife and family of a 31-year-old man severely injured during a run-in with police in downtown Seattle will have their day in court.

Family files $25 million claim over deputy's tackle
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Aug 25, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Christopher Harris hasn't woken up since he was slammed into a tile wall by a King County sheriff's deputy who thought he was chasing an assault suspect. Prosecutors said the deputy's actions were justifiable, but Harris' family called the shove "inexcusably brutal."

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