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HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Hanford Police Officer Brian Scandura, who was arrested aft a fishy died pursuing his alleged usage of blunt unit during an arrest, entered a not-guilty plea connected each charges connected Wednesday.
Scandura was facing a bid of charges, including involuntary manslaughter, pursuing his indictment by a expansive jury. His apprehension came aft the decease of 55-year-old Hanford nonmigratory Richard Saunders.
YourCentralValley.com's cameras were not allowed wrong Kings County Superior Court during the arraignment connected Wednesday morning, but we did get a archetypal look astatine Brian Scandura arsenic helium was walking into the courthouse successful Hanford.
Scandura (right) being followed into tribunal by his attorney, Austin Hyle (left).The Hanford Police serviceman was seen wearing sunglasses and a airy purple shirt. walking alongside his attorney, Austin Hyle, into the courthouse. Neither responded to a petition for comment.
Inside the courthouse, Scandura entered a plea of not blameworthy connected each charges and enhancements related to Saunders' death. Kings County prosecutors accidental Scandura forcibly threw Saunders to the crushed arsenic helium was wearing handcuffs, causing him to deed his caput and aboriginal die.
Scandura's lawyer argued that the expansive assemblage transcripts, which led to the charges being filed, should beryllium unsealed successful their entirety to the public. She argued that the Kings County District Attorney and Kings County Sheriff shared lone the details that portrayed Scandura arsenic a atrocious person.
In response, Kings County District Attorney Sarah Hacker said determination were parts of the expansive assemblage proceedings that were sealed by the tribunal and could not beryllium publically released - but Scandura's lawyer should inquire the tribunal for those details, not the District Attorney.
Scandura is owed backmost successful tribunal connected Sep. 30 for a proceedings mounting conference.
