3 Tacoma police officers plead not guilty to murder, manslaughter charges in death of Black man
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The three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man, last March pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges during their Friday arraignment, just hours after they were arrested in connection with the case, according to a local affiliate report.
A third officer, 32-year-old Timothy Rankine, also pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Friday, according to the report. Marcia Carter-Patterson, right, the mother of Manuel "Manny" Ellis, stands with her son and Ellis' brother Matthew, left, as she speaks Thursday, May 27, 2021, at a news conference in Tacoma, Wash., south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)( ) Signs and a cross are displayed Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the "Manny's Garden" memorial that has been established at the intersection in Tacoma, Wash., south of Seattle, where Manuel "Manny" Ellis died on March 3, 2020, after he was restrained by police officers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)( ) A woman walks past a mural honoring Manuel "Manny" Ellis, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma, Wash., south of Seattle. Ellis died on March 3, 2020 after he was restrained by police officers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)( ) All three officers wore coronavirus face masks and orange jail-issued jumpsuits during their hearings.
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