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.

“Alexa, Don’t Witness These Murders!”

“Alexa, Don’t Witness These Murders!”

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]State v. Timothy Verrill, Order on Motion to Search, No. 219-2017-CR-072 (N.H. Super. Ct., Strafford County, Nov. 5,...

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“Alexa, Don’t Witness These Murders!”

Prison with a Capital “P”

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Carter v. Parris, 2018 (6th Cir. 2018) Deputies responded to a disturbance call and found a group of cars parked near an...

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