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Full bodycam footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovtcELOTfVA

Jesse Hill "I'm going to prison..." (desmoinesregister.com)

On January 6, 2015, Officer Jesse Hill was dispatched to the Steele home in response to a domestic-disturbance call. Police said when Hill arrived, Autumn was screaming at and attacking her husband Gabriel (who was holding their young child).[1] Hill said the family dog bit him as he was trying to protect the husband and child. He said he tried shooting the dog twice, but he slipped. One of his bullets hit Autumn Steele in her torso; she later died of her injuries. A neighbor told a local newspaper the officer was trying to break up the Steele's argument and was startled by the couple's dog. The Steeles' German Shepherd was confiscated by the police under a search warrant and was placed in the city's dog pound for observation. The dog was later deemed "not vicious" and returned. Officer Hill was treated for at least one dog bite.

On February 27, 2015, Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers provided a 7-page letter to the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations stating that she would not prosecute Hill under manslaughter charges.
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Attorneys representing the City of Burlington and the Burlington Police Department filed an appeal to dismiss the open records violation case against them in January 2017. Administrative Law Judge Karen Doland dismissed the appeal exclaiming that the case has merit and should be ruled. The hearing was going to be held on April 19 but was postponed. Instead, another pretrial conference will be held that day It was determined from the pretrial conference that the hearing will be set on August 29. However several claims were dismissed in the lawsuit due to U.S District Judge James E. Gritzner granting approval for City of Burlington's attorneys but denied dropping the suit entirely.

Full bodycam footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovtcELOTfVA Jesse Hill ["I'm going to prison..."](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2018/09/12/autumn-steele-burlington-police-officer-jesse-hill-shooting-video-released/1278329002/) >On January 6, 2015, Officer Jesse Hill was dispatched to the Steele home in response to a domestic-disturbance call. Police said when Hill arrived, Autumn was screaming at and attacking her husband Gabriel (who was holding their young child).[1] Hill said the family dog bit him as he was trying to protect the husband and child. He said he tried shooting the dog twice, but he slipped. One of his bullets hit Autumn Steele in her torso; she later died of her injuries. A neighbor told a local newspaper the officer was trying to break up the Steele's argument and was startled by the couple's dog. The Steeles' German Shepherd was confiscated by the police under a search warrant and was placed in the city's dog pound for observation. The dog was later deemed "not vicious" and returned. Officer Hill was treated for at least one dog bite. >On February 27, 2015, Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers provided a 7-page letter to the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations stating that she would not prosecute Hill under manslaughter charges. ... >Attorneys representing the City of Burlington and the Burlington Police Department *filed an appeal to dismiss the open records violation case against them* in January 2017. Administrative Law Judge Karen Doland dismissed the appeal exclaiming that the case has merit and should be ruled. The hearing was going to be held on April 19 but was postponed. Instead, another pretrial conference will be held that day It was determined from the pretrial conference that the hearing will be set on August 29. However several claims were dismissed in the lawsuit due to U.S District Judge James E. Gritzner granting approval for City of Burlington's attorneys but denied dropping the suit entirely.

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