Seattle officer faces discipline after disarming man waving ice ax
A Seattle Police officer will face a disciplinary hearing Friday for not properly de-escalating a situation where he disarmed and arrested a robbery suspect who was carrying an ice ax. However, the police union and members of the community are commending the officer for resolving the incident peacefully. Seattle Police body-worn camera video shows officers in a foot pursuit last August with the suspect, James Ray Smith, a man in crisis who had just stolen an ice ax from REI.
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