UT Officer Killed in Hit and Run, Three Suspects in Custody: A Utah police officer died early Sunday after being struck by a fleeing vehicle that had been stolen by three suspects, who have been taken into custody. Matt Canham of the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Officer Cody Brotherson, 25, a three-year veteran of the West Valley City police department, was struck and killed by the vehicle as he was attempting to lay down a set of tire spikes during a police chase that began when officers observed three individuals steal the car. The chase lasted less than three minutes, ending when the stolen car was eventually run off the road and disabled. The suspects, all of whom are under the age of 18, fled the scene but were later arrested. It is not clear at this time whether the suspects intentionally hit Brotherson. Brotherson is the first West Valley City officer killed in the line of duty since the city was established in 1980, and the second in Utah this year.
GA Officer Fatally Shot, Suspect Arrested: A Georgia deputy was fatally shot and his partner critically wounded over the weekend after responding to a dispute between neighbors. Fox News reports that Peach County Sgt. Patrick Sondron, 41, and his partner, Del Smallwood, responded to a call Sunday evening placed by the neighbors of Ralph Elrod. Elrod had allegedly confronted his neighbors and threatened them with a gun because they were riding four-wheelers in the area. When the deputies arrived, they made it just 10 to 15 yards from their patrol vehicles when Elrod opened fire. The officer returned fire, shooting Elrod in the abdomen and injuring him. He is currently in custody and will face charges of murder and three counts of aggravated assault.
Obama Shortens Sentences for 72 More Inmates: President Obama last week granted clemency to an additional 72 federal inmates. Josh Lederman of CNS News reports that Obama's final months in office have been marked by several rounds of commutations, including 98 two weeks ago. Nearly all of the prisoners being granted clemency were convicted of drug-related offenses, some of them convicted of firearms charges in connection with drug crimes. Obama has, in total, commuted the sentences of 944 people, 324 of whom were serving life sentences, which is more than the previous 11 presidents combined. Many of the federal inmates will be freed in 2017 and 2018, after Obama has already left office.
GA Officer Fatally Shot, Suspect Arrested: A Georgia deputy was fatally shot and his partner critically wounded over the weekend after responding to a dispute between neighbors. Fox News reports that Peach County Sgt. Patrick Sondron, 41, and his partner, Del Smallwood, responded to a call Sunday evening placed by the neighbors of Ralph Elrod. Elrod had allegedly confronted his neighbors and threatened them with a gun because they were riding four-wheelers in the area. When the deputies arrived, they made it just 10 to 15 yards from their patrol vehicles when Elrod opened fire. The officer returned fire, shooting Elrod in the abdomen and injuring him. He is currently in custody and will face charges of murder and three counts of aggravated assault.
Obama Shortens Sentences for 72 More Inmates: President Obama last week granted clemency to an additional 72 federal inmates. Josh Lederman of CNS News reports that Obama's final months in office have been marked by several rounds of commutations, including 98 two weeks ago. Nearly all of the prisoners being granted clemency were convicted of drug-related offenses, some of them convicted of firearms charges in connection with drug crimes. Obama has, in total, commuted the sentences of 944 people, 324 of whom were serving life sentences, which is more than the previous 11 presidents combined. Many of the federal inmates will be freed in 2017 and 2018, after Obama has already left office.
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