ALHS Legal Studies

WASHINGTON -- Footage captured on body camera has led authorities to file federal charges against a former Las Vegas police officer accused of violently assaulting a woman during an arrest and attempting to cover up his conduct. Richard Scavone, 49, was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of violating the civil rights of the person he arrested by using excessive force.

"Engineers at America's biggest automaker, which got a $50 billion government bailout in the financial crisis, knew of a flawed ignition switch but rejected a fix that would have cost 90 cents apiece, according to evidence provided to lawmakers. The switch could be jarred into the "accessory" position, shutting off the engine, disabling power steering and brakes and preventing air bags from deploying. The faulty switches are linked to the deaths of at least 124 people, many of them in entry-level cars marketed to young drivers -- a graduation gift from proud parents, a starter car for college -- least prepared to react to a sudden loss of power on the road."

At a news conference, Assistant U.S. Attorney Lynn McCarthy played dashboard camera video of the shooting for reporters. The video appeared to show Johnson running away from police officers and into a public park. Out of view of the camera, the 25-year-old was shot twice, she said.

"Students at a Colorado high school exchanged hundreds of naked photos of themselves, prompting a felony investigation by police and the forfeiture of a football game because many players have been implicated in the sexting scandal, officials said."

"Any individuals that were convicted of a driving under the Influence charge in the County or District Courts of Dodge County during this time period can seek legal counsel to review their cases."

"A school district in South Carolina is investigating the actions of a school resource officer after video circulated widely on social media Monday showing him violently removing a student from her desk."

"San Diego police officials said they are asking the company that makes the department's cameras to see if technology exists that would automatically turn on an officer's body-worn camera when they draw their gun from its holster."

"Nicholas Bregg, 25, pleaded no contest to charges of second-degree attempted sexual assault and first-degree false imprisonment. Bregg was originally facing charges of first-degree sexual assault."

The separation payments include $112,935.98 in back pay and unused vacation days, $50,630.80 in attorney's fees and other legally required Social Security and retirement contributions, according to the agreement. "This agreement, which contains no admission of fault or liability, includes a release of all potential legal claims," it states.

Police are searching for a man who robbed the Walmart Neighborhood Market near 90th and Lake at knifepoint Monday night.

French police officers are protesting what they call increasingly unsafe working conditions, after an officer was critically wounded by a convict who had not returned from a prison furlough. A few thousand officers gathered Wednesday on the Place Vendome in Paris, waving union flags and sending up orange smoke from flares.

By Elliot Spagat Associated Press SAN DIEGO - U.S. Border Patrol agents and border inspectors used physical force far less frequently in the last year compared with previous years, even as the number of assaults on authorities rose, according to figures released Tuesday.

Baltimore police are investigating a caught-on-camera incident that appears to show a police officer spitting on a handcuffed suspect. WBAL's Jayne Miller reports.

A Fort Lauderdale 911 operator took the call. "They are beating my son!" a woman screamed. "They are going to kill my son!" "Ma'am, slow down. Who is beating your son?" the operator responded. "The poliiiice!" The words were an agonized wail. "I tried to talk to them, and the...

"His attorney learned the waiver had been signed without legal counsel present. Assistant Public Defender John Hascall said, "I don't think the prosecutor in this case did anything wrong, just I was able to find a loophole based on the diversion policies and I exploited it.""

"An 18-year-old Massachusetts woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself can face an involuntary manslaughter charge, a juvenile court judge ruled."

"The tally of people shot and killed by on-duty police officers passed 700 on Wednesday night - a fatal milestone that is almost double the highest number of police shootings ever reported by the FBI for an entire year - according to a Washington Post database tracking all shootings death at the hands of police this year."

Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Graham determined last week that Ball-Bey's spinal cord was severed after police shot him in the back, though that information was not released to the media at the time. Then, this week, Graham decided to reexamine part of the black teenager's body after seeing the police evidence in the case.