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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Tacoma police officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank and Timothy Rankine face felony charges in Manuel Ellis' death. Their trial began Monday.
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More than three dozen Pierce County Jail inmates allege long-known plumbing issues are creating unhealthy living conditions and sickening people awaiting trial.
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On Monday, jury selection begins in the long-anticipated trial in the killing of Manny Ellis, more than three and a half years after his death while in police custody. KNKX's Jared Brown will be covering the trial and provides a preview of what's ahead.
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A recent lawsuit alleges South Sound 911 and Tacoma police failed to respond to a fight that devolved into deadly gunfire two years ago.
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The trial of the three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis is about to begin.
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The ruling on Friday by Pierce County Superior Judge Bryan Chushcoff cleared the way for Collins, Burbank and Timothy Rankine, 34, to stand trial after jury selection begins on Sept. 18.
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Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died March 3, 2020, in police restraints after a struggle with police officers in Tacoma, Wash. KNKX is covering the trial of the officers charged with killing him: Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank and Timothy Rankine.
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Tacoma police officer Matthew Morse was fired after eight months of paid leave. Internal investigators were probing allegations of excessive force and workplace violence, but a police advisory committee remained unaware of the internal complaints for months.
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Inmates at the Pierce County jail say persistent raw sewage backflow and putrid smells are causing illnesses and infections.
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Fired Puyallup police officer Niamkey Amichia was released from the Pierce County Jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor ahead of trial for felony rape.