Sentenced: Omaha Must Pay $250,000 Medical Bills Of Gang Member Who Shot A Police Officer, Because Police Shot Back

[Sugar Cookie]

A gang member who was filmed pointing his gun at cops in Omaha, Nebraska, during a routine traffic stop then firing it at them before being shot himself will have his $250,000 medical bill covered by the city.

John Ezell Jr. is still in custody awaiting his next court date on charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault of an officer and weapons offenses.

In September, he injured officer Ken Fortune and shot at others after they stopped him in a car.

He was in the passenger's seat and was seen pointing his gun at the officers in a photograph that went viral.

The traffic stop happened at 4pm. Ezell and his driver initially complied but then tried to flee when they realized they were being stopped by three gang officers.

The officers gave chase in their unmarked car until the suspects came to a stop sign.

Then Fortune approached the suspects' vehicle on foot. Ezell Jr. shot him twice in close range then got out of the vehicle and started running.

He fired his weapon at the other two police officers but was brought down by their bullets and was taken to the hospital where he spent a month before being released into the general jail population.

Because he does not have health insurance, the city is 100 percent liable for his care because he was in its custody and because his injuries were caused by officers of the city.

'Since the medical need arose from an incident in which there was a shooting (involving Omaha police), that unfortunately makes us liable,' Assistant City Attorney Jeff Bloom told Omaha.com.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...edical-bills-gang-member-shot-three-cops.html

 

[Dead Stephanie]

Are you fucking kidding me??? Is this a punk article?

 

[Sejanus]

Always shoot to kill.
Less paperwork and in the end it is cheaper if they are guilty.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

@Sejanus

Are you kidding me the Piece of Shits family will be rewarded with lots of money because the police are racist

We will be subjected to he was a gentle and misunderstood man who loved his kids and his mama.

 

[Satanica]

Well, someone has to pay the bill and clearly the perps usually don't have either insurance or money. How do the emergency medical facilities normally get their bills paid in such cases? I hadn't even thought about it before.

 

[Sejanus]

Well, someone has to pay the bill and clearly the perps usually don't have either insurance or money. How do the emergency medical facilities normally get their bills paid in such cases? I hadn't even thought about it before.

They could always take a kidney, testicle, eyeball and sell them to offset costs.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

@Satanica

The hospital can help him apply for Medicaid either way we the tax payers are footing the bill.

 

[spiff]

I hate Daily Mail. No shit we pay for medical care in prison, this shouldn't be news to anyone. There's nothing unique about this situation whatsoever.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

John Ezell Jr. pleaded no contest to shooting Omaha Police Officer Ken Fortune during a 2018 traffic stop.

He was sentenced in the District Court of Douglas County on multiple felony counts including attempted assault on an officer, possession of a deadly weapon (firearm) during the commission of a felony, and possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person.

Ezell will be required to serve his sentences for each charge consecutively, which add up to at least 96 years.

John Ezell Jr. sentenced for 2018 shooting of Omaha Police Officer Ken Fortune

In January, John Ezell Jr. pleaded no contest to shooting Omaha Police Officer Ken Fortune during a 2018 traffic stop. On Thursday, he was sentenced to a minimum of 96 years in prison.

www.3newsnow.com

 

[Josh P]

They could always take a kidney, testicle, eyeball and sell them to offset costs.

I'd mortgage my soul before anything on that list, especially breaking up the matched set.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

The settlement should be given to the state since they are responsible for feeding, clothing and providing this sack of shit with a cell.