The U.S. attorney’s office announced that federal prosecutors will not be filing criminal charges against the three former Tacoma police officers involved in the March 2020 death of Manuel Ellis.
A statement issued Thursday by acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller stated that a team of experienced federal prosecutors conducted an independent and comprehensive review” of the transcripts and evidence produced in a state criminal trial for the officers and concluded that federal criminal civil rights charges could not be filed.
“After a careful and thorough review, the Department of Justice has closed its inquiry,” the statement said…