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Click Here - For information about the FOP - Neb.)-Thompson Acquitted on Assault Charge in Britton Case By: Nick Jakusz Posted at: 06/11/2009 02:49 PM CHADRON - Former Crawford Police Chief Richard Thompson has been found not guilty for his part in the shooting death of Crawford teen Jesse Britton.
The ruling came down Thursday from District Judge John Murphy. The judge made it clear that the case was not about the procedure used by Thompson leading to his confrontation of Britton, which was a large part of the prosecution’s case against him. “Whether other choices could have been made, whether other tactical approaches could have been used, whether more officers could have been employed,” are not issues in this criminal case said Judge Murphy. He did mention that those arguments may be important in a civil case. Judge Murphy put a lot of weight on the only eye-witness accounts of the incident. Thompson, and Conservation Officer Dan Kling, who was with Thompson at the time of the incident both stated that Britton pointed a gun at Thompson. “In light of that, the Court must reach the conclusion that the victim did, in fact, point the pistol at [Thompson], at which time the events ensued resulting in the death of Jesse Britton,” Judge Murphy states. “The Court can only conclude that [Thompson] was acting in self-defense.” Judge Murphy concluded in his ruling that not only the families of the victim and defendant, but the entire community of Crawford were traumatized by the events, and the time has come to put this tragedy into the past and for all to move on the best they can.
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