Thurston County hires former Tacoma officer acquitted in death of Manuel Ellis

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — One of the former Tacoma police officers who was acquitted in the death of Manuel Ellis has been hired by the Thurston County Sheriff's Office .announcing Christopher Burbank's hiring, TCSO said the hire marks the first lateral patrol deputy since 2021 to apply and pass all phases of its background checks. Thurston County said"for the first time in years," TCSO is expecting to be fully staffed with no vacancies on patrol.

The state alleged Burbank and Officer Matthew Collins initiated a confrontation with Ellis on the night he died, assaulted and wrongfully imprisoned him, leading to his death. Eyewitness video shows the officers punching Ellis while he lay on the ground and putting his hands up in the air in a surrender position while an officer fired a Taser at him. Ellis was handcuffed and hogtied while Officer Timothy Rankine applied pressure to his back, pressing him into the ground.

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