{"id":52029,"date":"2023-01-30T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T01:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52029"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:39:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:39:50","slug":"former-cop-sentenced-for-shooting-a-person-with-a-pepperball-standing-on-private-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52029","title":{"rendered":"Former Cop Sentenced for Shooting a Person with a Pepperball While She Stood on Private Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"node-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7857 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo.png 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>Katie R. Crews, 29, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, was sentenced to two years of probation, 200 hours of community service, and a $5,000 fine for shooting a pepperball at a person standing on private property, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">According to authorities, the victim didn&#8217;t pose a threat to Crews or anyone else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Crews violated an individual\u2019s rights by using excessive force while acting as a police officer for the Louisville Metro Police Department, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">In October 2022, Crews admitted during a plea hearing that on or about June 1, 2020, while acting as a police officer with the Louisville Metro Police Department, she shot an individual with a pepperball even though the individual was standing on private property and not posing a threat to the defendant or others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W84CF2569yU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Crews pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count for using unreasonable force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">As part of the plea agreement, Crews is no longer an officer with the Louisville Metro Police Department and has forfeited her Kentucky law enforcement certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u201cThis former Louisville police officer abused her authority as a law enforcement officer and violated the victim\u2019s civil rights,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u201cThis sentence makes clear that law enforcement officials are not above the law. The Justice Department will continue to prosecute law enforcement officials who violate our federal civil rights laws and defy the public trust by using excessive force.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u201cAs in this case, our office will work diligently with our federal and local law enforcement partners to ensure the citizens of the Western District are protected from the use of excessive force by officers sworn to protect them,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett for the Western District of Kentucky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The FBI and the Louisville Metro Police Department\u2019s Public Integrity Unit jointly investigated the case through the Louisville Public Corruption Civil Rights Task Force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda E. 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