Court Hears East Haven's Appeal of Malik Jones Ruling

The town moves forward with its appeal of the case, which awarded the Jones family $900,000 in damages after the young black man was shot to death by an East Haven Police officer in April 1997.

The Town of East Haven's appeal of the Malik Jones case ruling continues to move forward with judges hearing oral arguments yesterday at the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City, according to a report in the New Haven Independent. A federal jury awarded $900,000 to the estate of Malik Jones in October 2010, 13 years after a former East Haven Police officer, Robert Flodquist, chased him into New Haven and then shot the 21-year-old dead at close range. Jones was unarmed at the time. Flodquist later said Jones gave him a "go to Hell" look, and the car may have been slowly rolling backwards, so he thought his life was at risk. After both the the state's attorney and the the U.S. Department of Justice chose not to pursue …

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What's Happened To Our Police Department?

Stop the criticism, investigation of the East Haven police. They risk their lives to protect us.

When I served on the East Haven Town Council our police department was well respected in Connecticut. The very unfortunate situation that happened with Malik Jones was on the forefront of everyone's mind because it involved the hot topic of police pursuits and how they could be avoided to lessen the exposure to further liability. On occasion, in executive session, the town attorney would update us to the status of the case but I knew in my heart if funding was required to settle the case I would never vote in favor of it. I believed the officers involved with that pursuit were justified in their actions, as found by the State's Attorney's Office. There was no intent to kill Malik Jones. It was a very unfortunate situation where a suspect …

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Malik’s Mom Thanks Jurors

The case “has never been about money for us." -- Emma Jones, who was awarded $900,000 Thursday for the shooting death,by an East Haven cop, of her son, Malik Jones.

A day after winning a $900,000 in court for the shooting death of her son by an East Haven cop, Emma Jones thanked jurors and said she hopes her fight might save another life. Jones spoke to the media Friday afternoon at the Orange Street office of her attorney, David Rosen, who helped her win a major victory in court. Thirteen years after an East Haven cop chased Malik Jones into New Haven and then shot him dead at close range, a federal jury awarded $900,000 to his kin on Thursday. The award was split as follows: $525,000 for Malik's death, and $375,000 for the loss of the ability to enjoy a relationship with his daughter, Priya, who's now 16. The decision was the latest victory for Emma Jones, a lifelong civil rights activist. Wearing a…

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