WA AG Nick Brown describes Manny Ellis death as ‘murder’

(The Center Square) – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown recently described the 2020 death of Manny Ellis during a confrontation with Tacoma police officers as a “murder,” although the officers involved were later acquitted and have since filed lawsuits against the state and the city of Tacoma.

The 33-year-old man died while being restrained by Tacoma police officers, prompting an investigation by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and later the Washington State Patrol. The AGO filed charges against two Tacoma police officers, Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins, for second-degree murder for the killing of Ellis. A third officer, Timothy Rankine, was charged with first-degree manslaughter.

However, all three were acquitted by a jury in December 2023, and were cleared of wrongdoing by the Tacoma Police Department in 2024. Rankine recently reached a $600,000 settlement agreement with the city of Tacoma regarding false criminal accusations, while Ellis’ family also recently reached a $6 million settlement with the city of Tacoma…

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