Danziger Bridge Trial: Continuing Coverage
Five New Orleans Police Officers face 56 counts related to the shootings on the Danziger Bridge shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Two people were killed in the shootings, four were injured and two were unharmed.
2:34 PM CDT, April 4, 2012
Danziger Bridge shooting officers sentenced
A federal judge has sentenced five former NOPD officers to prison for their role in the Danzinger Bridge shooting and cover up.
4:55 PM CDT, August 8, 2011
News with a View: Danziger Justice
The Danziger Bridge Trial is over. Five current or former NOPD officers were found guilty of violating the civil rights of everyday New Orleans citizens. Two of the victims were killed, four others were seriously injured, and another arrested after watching police kill his younger brother.
August 8, 2011
Danziger Juror speaks out
Just three days after an historic verdict in the Danziger police shooting trial, a juror speaks out for the first time. Dwayne Farlough was juror number three, the lone black jury member who sat on the six week old trial.
11:35 AM CDT, August 5, 2011
Danziger Cops Guilty In Shooting and Cover-up
The jury in the Danziger Bridge police shooting trial handed up guilty verdicts on Friday morning, two days after starting deliberations for five former and current New Orleans Police officers.
9:09 AM CDT, August 3, 2011
Jurors Deliberate on Punishment For Cops Accused In Danziger Bridge Shooting
The fate of five current and former New Orleans Police officers is in the hands of 12 jurors who have listened to testimony for more than five weeks in the Danziger Bridge shooting trial.
9:11 AM CDT, July 29, 2011
Danziger Police Shooting Trial Winds Down, Closing Arguments Tuesday
The Danziger Bridge police shooting trial wound to a close on Friday as federal prosecutors called a last witness to rebut assertions made by the defense.
11:29 AM CDT, August 2, 2011
Closing Arguments Start In Danziger Police Shooting Trial
Closing arguments in the Danziger Bridge police shooting trial began Tuesday with federal prosecutors calling the incident a "carnage" that was expertly concealed by five current and former New Orleans Police officers.
5:15 PM CDT, July 26, 2011
Danziger jury takes trip to crime scene
The Danziger Jury took a field trip so to speak to the crime scene where two people were killed and four seriously wounded. This jury is considering the fates of five current and former New Orleans police officers accused of violating the civil rights of six civilians six days after Katrina.
11:44 AM CDT, July 26, 2011
Danziger Jurors Take Field Trip To Inspect Bridge
Jurors on Tuesday in the Danziger Bridge police shooting trial visited the scene of the Sept. 4, 2005 shooting that killed two people and seriously injured four more.
6:10 PM CDT, July 19, 2011
Defense Challenges FBI Agent's Testimony Of Fake Witnesses
In extensive cross examination of the lead FBI investigator on the Danziger Bridge police shooting case on Tuesday, defense attorneys tried to counter testimony and secret recordings that the jury heard a day before.
7:28 PM CDT, July 18, 2011
FBI Agent, Taped Conversation Presented As Prosecution Winds Down Police Shooting Case
Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent William Bezak, who was in charge of investigating the shootings of six victims on the Danziger Bridge, took the stand for the prosecution on Monday in the federal trial of six current and former NOPD officers.
5:31 PM CDT, July 13, 2011
Ballistics Expert Links Danziger Cops' Guns To Shootings
Trial continued on Wednesday for five former and current New Orleans Police officers for a shooting on the Danziger Bridge just days after Hurricane Katrina and an alleged cover-up in its aftermath.
5:52 PM CDT, July 11, 2011
Former Cop Says Guns Planted On Danziger Bridge
The trial of five former or current New Orleans Police Department officers accused of violating the civil rights of people crossing a bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina continued Monday at federal court, with questioning of former Officer Jeffrey Lehrmann.
6:07 PM CDT, July 8, 2011
Witness testifies on the shooting of his brother on the Danziger Bridge, then being arrested
Questioning resumed Friday morning with prosecutors calling Lance Madison to the stand. Madison was on the Danziger Bridge with his mentally disabled brother, Ronald Madison.
6:47 PM CDT, July 7, 2011
Former NOPD Officer Continues Testimony in Danziger Bridge Trial
The trial of five former or current NOPD officers accused of shooting at unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge on Septmember 4th 2005 resumed today with more testimony from former NOPD officer Michael Hunter.
6:43 PM CDT, July 6, 2011
Danziger Cop: 'I Didn't Have The Courage To Tell The Truth'
For nearly seven hours on Wednesday, federal jurors in the Danziger Bridge police shooting trial heard testimony from former NOPD Officer Michael Hunter.
5:27 PM CDT, July 5, 2011
Tearful Witness Says He Wished He'd Been Shot On Danziger Bridge
Testimony resumed on Tuesday in the Danziger Bridge police shooting trial, following a four-day weekend.
6:08 PM CDT, June 29, 2011
Officer Who Initiated Danziger Call Testifies
A New Orleans Police Officer, who some say is the reason five NOPD current and former officers are on trial in federal court for a deadly shooting, took the stand on Wednesday.
7:11 PM CDT, June 28, 2011
Former NOPD Lieutenant Testifies Officer Planted Guns On Danziger Bridge
In federal court Tuesday, former New Orleans Police Lt. Michael Lohman testified he and former detective Arthur Kaufman, who is standing trial for falsifying records of a deadly police shooting on the Danziger Bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina, fabricated three reports about what happened there.
8:13 PM CDT, June 27, 2011
Emotional Testimony in Day 1 of Danziger Bridge Trial
I thought they were going to kill us," said Susan Bartholomew, one of four victims who were serioulsy hurt on the Danziger Bridge days following Katrina. Bartholomew was the government's first witness in the police shooting case.
5:43 PM CDT, June 22, 2011
Jury Selection Begins In Danziger Bridge Police Shootings Case
New Orleans braced to relive the dark side of Katrina on Wednesday, as jury selection began in federal court for the Danziger Bridge trial.
2:52 PM CST, December 1, 2010
Former NOPD Officer Sentenced to 8 Years for Danziger Bridge Shootings
Former NOPD Officer Michael Hunter was sentenced to 8 years Wednesday, after pleading guilty last April, to covering up the deadly Danziger Bridge shootings following Katrina.
2:59 PM CDT, September 22, 2010
Former NOPD Detective Sentenced to 3-Years in Prison for Danziger Bridge Coverup
Jeffrey Lehrmann, a former New Orleans police detective who admitted he helped cover up deadly shootings of unarmed residents on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
August 24, 2010
Attorneys for Danziger Cops to Meet with Justice Dept. Over Death Penalty
Attorneys for four men charged with killing people on the Danziger Bridge after Katrina will meet with the Justice Department today.
August 3, 2010
Former NOPD Officer Involved In Danziger Bridge Shooting Jailed
A federal magistrate ruled Tuesday that aformer New Orleans police officer accused of shooting two unarmedmen days after Hurricane Katrina cannot be released before trialbecause he is dangerous and a flight risk.
July 27, 2010
Danziger Hearing For 2 Former New Orleans Police Officers
Two former members of the NOPD and one current Sergeant will appear in federal court today to be arraigned on charges stemming from the deadly Danziger Bridge Shootings after Katrina.
July 16, 2010
Three Accused-Danziger Cops Will Stay Locked Up
Three NOPD officers indicted Tuesday learned today in a federal detainment hearing they will remain locked up for their alleged roles in the fatal shooting of innocent, unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge six days after Hurricane Katrina.
2:51 PM CDT, July 16, 2010
UPDATE: Accused Danziger Bridge Officers Denied Bail
A federal magistrate has denied bond for three police officers charged in the killing of two unarmed residents on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina.
July 14, 2010
Three Former NOPD Officer Plead Not Guilty In Danziger 7 Murder Case
Six N-O-P-D officers indicted yesterday, today three of them pleaded not guilty in the shooting deaths of two unarmed men on the Danziger Bridge days following Hurrican Katrina.
July 13, 2010
6 More Officers Indicted in Danziger Bridge Shootings
Six More New Orleans Police Officers Have Been Indicted In Connection With The Danziger Brige Shootings And Subsequent Cover-up.
July 13, 2010
Danziger Bridge Family Reaction
The Danziger Bridge victims and their families say they never thought this day would come. Today, one family releases a statement.
2:29 PM CDT, July 13, 2010
Six NOPD Officers Facing New Federal Charges in Danziger Bridge Shootings
Four New Orleans police officers have beencharged with federal civil rights violations in the deadlyshootings of unarmed people on a bridge in the chaos afterHurricane Katrina, officials said.
May 21, 2010
5th Officer Charged In Danziger Bridge Investigation
Ignatius Hills, a former officer with the New Orleans Police Department, has been charged in connection with the federal investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department announced today.
April 28, 2010
Civilian, Fourth Officer Plead Guilty in Danziger Bridge Case
Marion David Ryder, charged with lying to the FBI about deadly police shootings on a New Orleans bridge in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, plead guilty on Wednesday morning in Federal Court.
5:00 PM CDT, April 16, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: 4th NOPD Officer Charged In Danziger Bridge Case
Another New Orleans Police Officer, Robert Barrios, was charged with conspiring with fellow NOPD officers to obstruct justice by covering up a police-involved shooting in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department announced Friday.
April 16, 2010
Civilian Charged In Danziger Case Arraigned
A man charged with lying to the FBI about thedeadly shootings on a New Orleans Bridge following HurricaneKatrina will plead guilty later this month, his lawyer says.
April 1, 2010
Louisiana Man Charged In Danziger Bridge Case
A convicted felon has been charged with lying to the FBI about a police shooting that killed two people and wounded four others on a New Orleans bridge in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
September 27, 2009
FBI closes Danziger Bridge to search for evidence
FBI agents have been scouring the DanzigerBridge as a federal investigation continues into police shootingsof several civilians there four years ago.
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