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Unarmed Man Executed by Police Because He ‘Pointed Finger Like a Gun’ — Taxpayers to Be Held Liable

13 March 2022



On the night of March 12, 2020, Donnie Sanders, 47, was merely driving down the road, minding his own business when an officer with the Kansas City police department began following him. Moments later, Sanders would be shot and killed. He was unarmed and had harmed no one. Last March, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced that no charges would be filed in the death of Sanders because prosecutors claim Sanders pointed his fingers or hand in the shape of a gun which justified the unidentified officer dumping four rounds into the unarmed man. After seeking and not receiving any ...



 

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Sounds like Blayne Newton is a real winner (not!):


Kansas City officer who shot Donnie Sanders also involved in arrest of pregnant woman

4 March 2021



The Kansas City police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man last year is the same officer whose arrest of a Black pregnant woman in September is under review, sources say. Blayne Newton, 24, shot Donnie Sanders last March, according to an unredacted incident report provided by the Kansas City Police Department. His name was also listed in an unredacted letter written by the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office that offered a detailed narrative of the case, photographs and legal analysis. Earlier this week, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced there was not sufficient evidence to charge Newton in ...



 
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