Jared Brown
ReporterJared Brown was a Poynter Media and Journalism Fellow based at KNKX covering the intersections of policing, courts and power with a focus on accountability and solutions.
Jared previously covered courts and law enforcement for The News Tribune in Tacoma and The Spokesman-Review in Spokane. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Washington and studied journalism at Gonzaga University. He got his start in audio journalism interning at Spokane Public Radio and producing a weekly podcast for his student newspaper.
-
When a police officer does something wrong, one option is decertification – taking away their badge and gun, for good. But there are some hurdles. -
Auburn Officer Jeff Nelson’s case is the second murder trial of Washington police since a voter initiative removed the burden of proving an officer acted with malice. -
The jury is scheduled to start deliberations in the murder trial of Auburn police Officer Jeff Nelson for fatally shooting Jesse Sarey in May 2019.
-
Auburn police Officer Jeff Nelson faces second-degree murder and first-degree assault charges for fatally shooting Jesse Sarey in May 2019. His trial began in April. -
Gun violence at Garfield High School has injured one student and killed another this year. Between tragedies, an expert got some freshmen health classes talking about solutions. -
A man who was run over by a Tacoma police car at a street racing event in 2021, spurring protests against police use of force, has been found guilty of felonies. -
Eyewitness testimony in the trial of Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson for fatally shooting Jesse Sarey demonstrated the complexity of prosecuting law enforcement.
-
Timothy Rankine, a former Tacoma police officer acquitted in the death of Manny Ellis, alleges city leaders and state prosecutors ruined his reputation with false allegations of criminal and racist misconduct. -
Tacoma officers searching a park singled out Zimmeri Contreraz sitting alone at a picnic table and detained him, saying he matched the description of a Black suspect. -
The Olympia Police Department plans to install 16 automatic license plate cameras surrounding the Westside Capital Mall area and near I-5 entrances on the city’s east end.
