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Video Released of Guards Killing Kansas Teen at Juvenile Facility; DA Says “Stand-Your-Ground” Law Prevents Him from Filing Charges
Loaded on July 11, 2022
by Keith Sanders
Filed under:
Excessive Force (Wrongful Death),
TV/Movies,
Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
Location:
Kansas.
by Keith Sanders
The webpage of Kansas’ Sedgwick County crashed on June 10, 2022, under the weight of a surge in traffic driven by the release of surveillance video showing guards at the county juvenile facility struggling with a 17-year-old who then died.
District Attorney (DA) Marc Bennett previously declined ...
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