Author: Chief Ken Wallentine

KEN WALLENTINE is police chief of the West Jordan (Utah) Police Department and former chief of law enforcement for the Utah attorney general. He has served over three decades in public safety, is a legal expert and editor of Xiphos, a monthly national criminal procedure newsletter. Wallentine is a member of the board of directors of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Death and serves as a use of force consultant in state and federal criminal and civil litigation across the nation.

Officers Not Liable in Shoplifter’s Death

Officers Not Liable in Shoplifter’s Death

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Day v. Wooten, 2020 (7th Cir. 2020) Terrell Day stole a watch from a retail store. Day was known to the store’s loss...

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Trooper’s Stopwatch Calculations Justified Stop; Detention for Dog Sniff Was Proper

Lump Plus Lies Create Probable Cause

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]United States v. McGhee (8th Cir. 2019) An officer responded to a traffic crash involving Delandus McGhee. McGhee told...

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Justifying a No-Knock Entry

Justifying a No-Knock Entry

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Geiger v. Sloan, 780 Fed. Appx. 150 (5th Cir. 2019) An officer prepared an affidavit for a no-knock search warrant at...

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