Officer Acquitted in Manuel Ellis Death Hired by Neighboring Sheriff’s Office

Seattle, Washington – A former Tacoma police officer, Christopher Burbank, one of the three officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man, has been hired by the neighboring Thurston County Sheriff’s Office in Olympia, Washington. Burbank, along with officers Timothy Rankine and Matthew Collins, was acquitted by a … Read more