The Clark County district attorney’s office announced Monday that Metropolitan Police Department officer Kenneth Lopera had been charged with involuntary manslaughter and oppression under color of office.
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An online fundraiser for a Las Vegas police officer facing criminal charges in connection with in-custody death last month has raised more than $30,000 since going live Tuesday.
A Las Vegas police officer told officer Kenneth Lopera to release his chokehold on Tashii Brown, but the officer continued his hold for another 46 seconds, a Metropolitan Police Department report on the officer’s arrest shows.
The officer involved in the death of Tashi Brown will face criminal charges, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo announced Monday.
At least 100 mourners from across the country gathered together Saturday evening to remember Tashii Brown, the man who died last month while in police custody.