2 officers in Washington have been exonerated and cleared to return to work after being investigated for policy violations in connection with the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died in police custody last year after warning, 'I can't breathe.”
, the Tacoma Police Department said its interim chief Mike Ake had notified officers Armando Farinas and Masiyh Ford that they had been “exonerated of any policy violations related to their involvement in the Manuel Ellis case” following an internal probe.
It said both officers would be able to return to work, but would need to undergo training before they can return to any patrol duties. “No one has any idea how it feels to cry every single day for nine months straight, to relive what happened to your best friend, to my little brother, to a son,” he said, according to KING 5. “Just to see exactly what they used to put over his head is just is heartbreaking. He deserved better than that.”In a statement on Tuesday, the police union said it was “pleased to welcome Officers Armando Farinas and Masiyh Ford back to active duty with the Tacoma Police Department.
The documents said Ellis had gone to a store near his home to get a late-night snack when he encountered Burbank and Collins at around 11:20p.m. as they stopped at a red light in their patrol car. Several witnesses were said to have recorded the altercation on their phones, with video from one woman showing Burbank wrapping his arms around Ellis at one point and “lifting him into the air, and driving him down into the pavement, striking at him with one of his fists as he does so," according to the documents.
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