The family of Ricky Cobb II on Monday condemned the Hennepin County Attorney’s decision to dismiss the charges against the state trooper who shot and killed Cobb in a traffic stop last summer. Addressing reporters outside the Hennepin County Government Center, Cobb’s mother, Nyra Fields-Miller, said she felt betrayed by Hennepin County Mary Moriarty’s announcement […]
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Prosecutors to dismiss charges against Minnesota trooper who shot motorist Ricky Cobb
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, a Black motorist, as Cobb tried to pull away from a traffic stop, saying the decision comes in response to recent statements from the trooper’s attorney and new analysis of video from […]
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Ricky Cobb II family attorney accuses state of leaking $25 million demand letter
The civil rights attorney for the family of Ricky Cobb II sent a letter to the state seeking $25 million for Cobb’s death at the hands of a state trooper last summer, their attorney confirmed Wednesday. But the attorney, Bakari Sellers, said that amount was a negotiation starting point and blamed someone on the state’s […]
Minnesota trooper is charged with murder in shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper was charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II after he refused to get out of his car during a July traffic stop. Trooper Ryan Londregan is charged with second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault and second degree manslaughter in the death of Cobb, […]
Ricky Gervais responds to backlash after joke about terminally ill children
Ricky Gervais has defended a joke he made in his new Netflix special Armageddon about terminally ill children. The comedian, 62, came under fire online recently after a teaser clip for the stand-up programme showed him using the word “baldy” in a skit where he discusses how he makes videos for sick children. A Change.org […]