Jeronimo Yanez

Records: Minnesota Officer Had 2011 Interaction With Castile

A Minnesota police officer and the black motorist he shot to death during a traffic stop had interacted in a previous stop more than four years earlier, newly released records show. Philando Castile, 32, died July 6 after he was pulled over by St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez in suburban St. Paul. Yanez’s attorney has said the officer was…

Police Officers Involved in the Shooting Death of Philando Castile Identified

Police officers Jeronimo Yanez and Joseph Kauser have been identified as the two Minnesota officers involved with Wednesday’s shooting death of Philando Castile, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Both officers have been with the St. Anthony Police Department for four years and are both on administrative leave, according to a statement released…