Casey Davies
Service Record
Cottonwood Heights Utah Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Salary | $66,371 (2017)[1] |
| Last Known Status | Separated |
Herriman Utah Police Department
| Rank | Sergeant[2] |
| Dates of Service | August 2018 - November 2021[2] |
| Salary | $122,689 (2020)[3] |
| Last Known Status | Retired[2] |
Commendations
2019 Life Saving Award
In 2019, Davies received the Life Saving Award from the Herriman City Council.[4]
Incident Reports
2018 Death of Zane James
On May 29, 2018, Davies saw James, who matched the description of a person who had recently committed two armed robberies and was riding a dirt bike.[5][6]
Davies attempted to pull James over, but he fled. Davies used his patrol vehicle to hit James, who crashed.[7]
James ran away and kept moving his hands through his clothing and pockets, ignoring officers' commands to stop and show his hands. Davies fired, striking James.[8]
James died at a local hospital a few days after the incident.[5]
Davies was not wearing his body-worn camera. Video from after the shooting was recorded by another officer's body-worn camera.[5][9]
Response Timeline
Davies was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.[5]
In May 2019, James' family filed a lawsuit against the department, alleging the use of excessive force.[6]
In October 2019, the District Attorney ruled that Davies' use of force was justified.[8]
In February 2022, the District Attorney reopened the case.[7]
On May 27, 2022, the District Attorney announced that they had found evidence of a crash, but no evidence that Davies was justified in hitting James with his vehicle. There was not enough evidence to press charges against Davies.[7]
On July 1, 2022, the city announced a settlement with the family for $4 million.[6]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ Casey Davies, City Of Cottonwood Heights, govSalaries
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Casey Davies, LinkedIn
- ↑ Casey Davies A, Police Sergeant, City of Herriman, govSalaries
- ↑ Officer Casey Davies receiving the Life Saving Award, twitter, 2019-11-13
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Alex Carbero, Body cam footage released of shooting involving Cottonwood Heights officer, KSL-TV, 2018-06-13
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kayla Winn, $4M settlement reached in lawsuit with family of Cottonwood Heights teen killed by police, KUTV, 2022-07-01
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Matt Rascon, Sim Gill finds use of force ‘not justified’ before shooting of Zane James, KSL-TV', 2022-05-27
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Paighten Harkins, Salt Lake County prosecutors decline to charge police officer who fatally shot teenage armed robbery suspect, Salt Lake Tribune, 2018-10-09
- ↑ 18x003056 11-50 Minute Media Relase, CHPD Police
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