US officer who put handcuffed woman in car hit by freight train found guilty
by Associated Press from on (#6DCKR)
Jordan Steinke convicted on misdemeanour charges but found not guilty of more serious charges over 2022 crash in Colorado
A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train was found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault but was acquitted of a third charge of criminal attempt to commit manslaughter during a trial Friday.
Jordan Steinke was the first of two officers to go to trial over the 16 September 2022 crash that left Yareni Rios-Gonzalez seriously injured.
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