Jared Brown
ReporterJared Brown is a Tacoma-based reporter for KNKX covering the intersections of policing, courts and power with a focus on accountability and solutions. He is currently a Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow. You can email him at jbrown@knkx.org.
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.
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Three Tacoma police officers have been acquitted in the killing of Manuel Ellis, an unarmed black man whose death got renewed attention after the killing of George Floyd.
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A jury found three Tacoma police officers not guilty Thursday in the March 2020 killing of Manuel "Manny" Ellis. The trial was the first test of a state law making it easier to charge officers for using deadly force.
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The trial of the three Tacoma police officers charged with the murder and manslaughter of Manny Ellis is now in the hands of the jury. A new episode of 'The Walk Home' podcast looks at the trial and takes a deeper look at the defense’s strategy
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While the jury deliberates, we dive into the defense strategy, the dueling narratives over Manny’s cause of death, and the decisions the jury has to make.
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While the jury deliberates, listen to the different stories the eyewitnesses and the officers tell about what happened the night Manny Ellis died.
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Tacoma officers trial: Prosecution rests, attempt to dismiss charges fails and the community ralliesProsecutors rested their case on Wednesday against the Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis. A motion to dismiss the charges was denied and a rally outside the courthouse called for more access to the hearings.
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The top-ranking civilian under Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore has resigned. Former Chief of Staff Curtis Hairston said he left due to racial bias the same day he was cleared in an ethics investigation.
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The trial of the three officers charged in the 2020 death of Manuel "Manny" Ellis is entering its third week of testimony. KNKX reporters Mayowa Aina and Jared Brown talk about the forensic evidence and key witness testimony that's been presented so far.
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Attorneys for Washington state honed in on inconsistencies in the officers' version of events. Defense attorneys focused on the threat Manuel "Manny" Ellis allegedly presented to officers and their claims that he died of a drug overdose.
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Attorneys are generally barred from introducing individual’s prior “bad acts.” But the question of how Manny Ellis’ struggle with Tacoma police began is big enough that the judge is allowing defense attorneys some leeway when it comes to the victim in this case.