manslaughter

Dallas Police Officer Charged in Neighbor’s Death Is Fired

RYAN TARINELLI / The Associated Press Sep 24, 2018 At a hearing, Amber Guyger is dismissed for "adverse conduct." She is charged with manslaughter in the Sept. 6 shooting of Botham Jean in his home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Baltimore’s Top Prosecutor Charges Six Officers in the Killing of Freddie Gray

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 1, 2015 Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore, announced Friday morning that she would pursue criminal charges against six police officers involved in the April death of Freddie Gray, an event that sparked demonstrations and rioting across the city. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Marine Pleads Guilty in Haditha Massacre Case

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2012 The Iraq War may be "over," but the unfinished business from years of American occupation still lingers. And a particularly grim chapter from that time, reaching all the way back to 2005, was revisited Monday in the trial of Sgt. Frank Wuterich, who entered a guilty plea on dereliction of duty in association with the killing of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Law & Order: Corporate Crime Unit

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 19, 2010 In the disasters at the Massey coal mine in West Virginia and on the BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, people were killed. So why aren't the executives of these companies behind bars? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Blackwater Guards Indicted for Shootings

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2008 Five Blackwater guards were indicted on charges of manslaughter on Monday in a case that will test the legal accountability of private contractors in Iraq. A sixth guard pleaded guilty. The Blackwater employees killed 17 unarmed Iraqi civilians without justification at a Baghdad traffic circle, the Justice Department alleges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )