At Rest

Deadly force
A Portage officer, Grant Crizer, stopped a car for a traffic violation. The driver, William Spates, backed his car into the police other. He then appeared to shift gears and the officer, in the other's path, shot and killed him. The officer was relieved of responsibility in the killing. Police alleged vehicular assault.
This record exists so that William D. Spates, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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