Dallas, Texas: Court Finally Strips Cops Kevin Mansell, Danny Vasquez, Dustin Dillard of Immunity for Laughing as They Murder Handcuffed Innocent Man

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Court Finally Strips Cops of Qualified Immunity for Laughing as They Killed Handcuffed Innocent Man

31 December 2021

As TFTP previously reported, on the night of Aug. 10, 2016, Tony Timpa called 911 asking police to help him because he had a history of mental illness and he was off his medication. When police arrived, Timpa was already handcuffed by a private security guard and was sitting peacefully on the sidewalk, asking police to help him. Instead of receiving help, however, police would mock Timpa and joke as they squeezed the life from him. For years the family fought for justice only to learn that a US District court would grant the officers qualified immunity in their case. ...

Court Finally Strips Cops of Qualified Immunity for Laughing as They Killed Handcuffed Innocent Man

Spread the love Dallas, TX — As TFTP previously reported, on the night of Aug. 10, 2016, Tony Timpa called 911 asking police to help him because he had a history of mental illness and he was off his medication. When police arrived, Timpa was already handcuffed by a private security guard...

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Could pilot program have prevented mental crisis that ended in man's death, Dallas cops' indictment?
Two Dallas officers and their sergeant were indicted on misdemeanor criminal charges this week in connection with a mental health call that ended in a death.

8 December 2017

When Tony Timpa called 911, panicking and high on cocaine, four Dallas police officers and a sergeant responded. The response might seem heavy-handed to an outside observer, but the manpower is the standard response to mental health calls in Dallas. Officers are expected to subdue the person before medical professionals arrive, something that officers say is beyond their training. "We're not doctors. We're not even paramedics," Dallas Police Association president Michael Mata said. "This is a medical issue." While in custody that night in August 2016, Timpa's heart stopped after one officer planted a knee in his back for 14 ...

Could pilot program have prevented mental crisis that ended in man's death, Dallas cops' indictment?

When Tony Timpa called 911, panicking and high on cocaine, four Dallas police officers and a sergeant responded. The response might seem...

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Dallas Police In-Custody Death Remains Mystery 2 Years Later

27 September 2018

Two years ago, 32-year-old Tony Timpa was afraid and called 911 for help. Less than an hour later, he died in police custody. To this day, the circumstances of Timpa’s death largely remain a mystery. Last December, three Dallas police officers – Sgt. Kevin Mansell, Officer Danny Vasquez and Officer Dustin Dillard – were indicted on misdemeanor deadly conduct charges in connection to Timpa’s death. The officers are accused of restraining Timpa in a way that led to his death. The Dallas County District Attorney has not prosecuted the cases and, at the request of the DA, the U.S. Department ...

Dallas Police In-Custody Death Remains Mystery 2 Years Later

Two years ago, 32-year-old Tony Timpa was afraid and called 911 for help. Less than an hour later, he died in police custody.

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Deadly conduct charges dismissed against Dallas cops in 2016 death of Tony Timpa, who sought 911 help

Timpa called 911 in August 2016 from the parking lot of a Dallas porn store, saying he was afraid and needed help. The 32-year-old man was unarmed, handcuffed by two private security guards before police arrived, and dead within an hour.

18 March 2019

Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot has dismissed charges against three Dallas police officers indicted almost two years ago on misdemeanor deadly conduct charges in the death of a handcuffed man. Tony Timpa had called 911 on the night of Aug. 10, 2016, from the parking lot of a Dallas porn store, saying he was afraid and needed help. The 32-year-old man was unarmed, handcuffed by two private security guards before police arrived, and dead within an hour. Court records show Timpa died after being restrained by officers, facedown in the grass with a knee in his back for 13 ...

Deadly conduct charges dismissed against Dallas cops in 2016 death of Tony Timpa, who sought 911 help

Dallas County District Attorney John Cruezot has dismissed charges against three Dallas police officers indicted almost two years ago on...

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Sickening video shows Dallas cops laughing and mocking mentally ill man as he loses consciousness while being restrained shortly before he is declared dead

31 July 2019

• Tony Timpa called 911 in 2016 asking for help claiming he was schizophrenic, off his medication and had taken drugs
• Police arrived and restrained him in handcuffs and put him onto his torso
• An officer then placed his knee in his back and held him on the ground for 14 minutes until paramedics arrived
• In those 14 minutes, the cops laughed and joked as Timpa struggled to breathe
• When he stopped moving, they gave him a sedative and tried to jostle him around on the ground but kept his face planted in the grass
• By the time they lifted him into a gurney, he had stopped breathing
• Paramedics told the cops he was dead and they replied: 'Oh s**t. F**k'
• The three cops were indicted by a grand jury but prosecutors dropped the case
• Timpa's family is fighting in civil court to hold them responsible for his death

Sickening video footage has emerged of the moment a mentally ill man took his last breaths while being held down by Dallas cops after calling 911 for help. Tony Timpa, 32, died in 2016 while being held on the ground by police officers in the street. He had called 911 and told the operator that he was not only off his medication but had taken drugs and needed help. He was calling from the parking lot of a porn store and also told cops that he was schizophrenic. When police got to him, he had been put in plastic arm ...

Dallas police officers laugh and mock mentally ill man who called 911

Tony Timpa, 32, died in 2016 while being held on the ground by police officers in the street. He had called 911 and told the operator that he was not only off his medication but had taken drugs.

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Tony Timpa Died After Cops Kneeled on His Back and Joked About It. A Court Says His Family Can Sue.
The officers originally received qualified immunity, meaning Timpa's estate had no right to state their case before a jury.

6 January 2022

Until last month, Tony Timpa's family wasn't allowed to sue the police officers who allegedly caused his death by pinning him to the ground for about 15 minutes while he begged for help. Those cops had been given qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that insulates various government officials from scrutiny in civil court if the way they allegedly misbehaved has not yet been "clearly established" in some prior court ruling. But in December the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit struck down the district court's decision, thus allowing Timpa's family to make their claims before a jury. That ...

Tony Timpa Died After Cops Kneeled on His Back and Joked About It. A Court Says His Family Can Sue.

Until last month, Tony Timpa's family wasn't allowed to sue the police officers who allegedly caused his death by pinning...

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