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Police Report on Excessive Force Claim a ‘Flat-Out Lie,’ Witness Says.
Jenna Thompson

Dec. 14, 2022

After a bystander filmed a man who appears to have been thrown to the ground by a Kansas City police officer

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Gun Sale Outside Fast-Food Restaurant Led to Killing; Teens Charged
JPLaw

Dec. 11, 2022

Three teenagers face felony charges in the killing of a Kansas City man who was shot to death outside of a Lee’s

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Kansas City Man Charged with Aiding Escape of Cass County Inmates, Drug Traffickers
Jenna Thompson

Dec. 7, 2022

A Kansas City man has been charged with helping two convicted drug traffickers escape from Cass County

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Prosecutors Will Review Case of Man Thrown to Ground by Kansas City Police Officer
Jenna Thompson

Nov. 23, 2022

A police officer appears to throw a man to the ground at the scene of an Aug. 8 police shooting at East 55th

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Video Shows Officer Throw Man to Ground at Scene of Police Shooting in Kansas City
JPLaw

Nov. 23, 2022

Kansas City resident Mack Nelson said he remembers the days he used to trust police officers. As a kid, he

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Private Security Firm Owner Claims Self-Defense in Downtown Shooting that Injured Man
Matt Flener

May 4, 2022

The owner of a downtown private security firm is now charged with felony first-degree assault and felony

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MBC 9 Investigates: A Drug Overdose, a Jail Restraint Chair, Detox, Duct Tape, Then Death
Matt Flener 

Nov. 22, 2021

Two sheriff’s deputies stood over a man they had just brought into the Newton County jail’s detox cell 10 minutes

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Newton County, Neosho Officials to Pay $630,000 to Mother, Children of Joplin Man Who Died in County Jail
JPLaw

Oct. 18, 2021

The mother and children of a former Joplin resident who died June 29, 2018 in the Newton County Jail will receive a

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