A suspended policeman has been acquitted of first-degree assault and reckless endangerment by a Spokane County Superior Court jury for shooting a man in the head two years ago.
SPOKANE, Wash. —
A suspended policeman has been acquitted of first-degree assault and reckless endangerment by a Spokane County Superior Court jury for shooting a man in the head two years ago.
A city spokeswoman told The Spokesman-Review after Friday afternoon's verdict that 45-year-old officer Jay Olsen will be paid all his back pay according to civil service rules. He is a 16-year veteran of the Spokane Police Department.
Following his acquittal, Olsen was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation. He had been on unpaid layoff status since his April 2007 arrest.
Olsen was charged with first-degree assault and two counts of reckless endangerment after a chase Feb. 26, 2007, that ended in the shooting of 29-year-old Shonto Pete in a Spokane neighborhood. He was off duty at the time of the shooting.
The bullet that hit Pete in the head lodged in his scalp.
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Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com
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