There were three concurrent trials of police officers involved in shootings over the past few weeks. The trial of a St. Anthony, MN police officer and a Milwaukee, WI cop both resulted in Not Guilty verdicts, while in Cincinnati, Ohio a second trial of a former University of Cincinnati Police Officer will result in another […]

It took until Wednesday morning to get a jury seated and sworn in. The jurors were then taken to the scene of the shooting by bus. On Thursday testimony began with a University of Cincinnati Police Lieutenant who manages the department’s body cameras. The jurors were then shown the body cam of Tensing in real […]

On July 19, 2015, then 25 year old Raymond Tensing went to his job at the University of Cincinnati Police Department. He was assigned to patrol an off-campus area enforcing the traffic laws of the State of Ohio. During his shift, Tensing made three known traffic stops. All were African-Americans who committed traffic violations and […]

It is not unusual for opposing counsel in a court case to refuse to agree on the time that court starts, but the Murder trial of former University of Cincinnati police officer Raymond Tensing has taken an unusual twist. An attorney representing multiple media outlets filed an emergency appeal of the judge’s restrictions on seating […]