Gun Could Fire Even if Trigger Not Pulled, Expert Says in OPP Officer's Manslaughter Trial

Prescott Police Officer Indicted For Manslaughter

A Yavapai County Grand Jury has indicted Prescott Police Officer Brian Sutton on one count of manslaughter. The indictment stems from a June 2024 contact between Officer Sutton and the victim Daniel Leslie. Officer Sutton contacted Leslie outside of his home. Leslie was unarmed when he ran towards the home and Officer Sutton fired his...

Use-of-force expert testifies for defence at OPP officer’s manslaughter trial

CHATHAM — The defence called a use-of-force expert to testify Tuesday before resting its case in the trial of a Chatham-Kent OPP officer who shot a man while responding to a theft of gas call in July 2021.

Closing submissions up next in manslaughter trial for CK OPP officer

The manslaughter trial for a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (CK OPP) officer continued on Tuesday with testimony from a police use of force, firearms training, and tactical expert called by the defence.Constable Sean O'Rourke is on trial for the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Nicholas Grieves on Highway 401 near Ridgetown on July 7, 2021 following a gas theft.Expert Christopher Butler told the Superior Court in Chatham that a firearm can …

Gun could fire even if trigger not pulled, expert says in OPP officer's manslaughter trial

There are ways a hand gun could fire without an officer pulling the trigger: That was the expert testimony of a witness for the defence in the manslaughter trial of OPP Const. Sean O'Rourke on Tuesday.

Use-of-force expert testifies at OPP officer’s manslaughter trial

The defence called a use-of-force expert to testify Tuesday before resting its case in the trial of a Chatham-Kent OPP officer who shot a man while responding to a theft of gas call in July 2021.