Madison Police Chief Defends Officers After Police Monitor Claims Excessive Force in 2024 Death

Madison police chief defends officers after police monitor claims excessive force in 2024 death

MADISON (WKOW) -- It's a case that the Madison Police Department closed nearly seven months ago, but the city's Office of the Independent Police Monitor (OIPM) says it wants the

Madison police watchdog says officer restraint, not drug use, led to 2024 death

Richard Lee Johnson, 32, became unresponsive 30 minutes after he was arrested on Dec. 30, 2024. He died in a hospital a day later.

Independent police monitor releases report on 2024 in-custody death

Richard Johnson’s death was originally ruled an accident.

Independent monitor says use of force led to man's death in MPD custody

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison's interim independent police monitor said Monday that officers' use of force, not a drug overdose, led to the 2024 death of 32-year-old

Richard Lee Johnson's Death: Blame on Police Actions?

Committing crime is so stressful! Stop the presses! Madison’s independent police monitor blames police for the demise of criminal suspect Richard Lee Johnson. One day after his arrest on 12-30-24 the man died in a Madison hospital. O.K., he had cocaine working in his blood stream. Yeah, he ran from police after stealing a car […]

Independent Monitor report: Madison police caused man's death, conclusion of drug overdose was wrong

Madison’s Independent Police Monitor found that Madison police officers caused the death of Richard Lee Johnson through prone restraint, excessive force and failure to render aid, and subsequently omitted key details on their use of force in official reports of the incident, according to a report pu