Ryan Larson, an innocent man falsely portrayed as the likely killer of a Cold Spring police officer, gets his day in court this week.
He’s suing news organizations who were far too quick to identify him as a suspect in the 2012 slaying of officer Tom Decker, who was shot to death after he’d made a wellness check on Larson. Read more →
Last time we checked, authorities who were in charge of investigating the killing of Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker had still not apologized to Ryan Larson, the man they identified as an initial suspect with no evidence to suggest he did. Read more →
Ryan Larson, the man falsely suspected of killing of Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker in 2012, might have a struggle in court proving his defamation suits against — so far — WCCO and KSTP, but with any luck, he’ll succeed in getting local news media to take a step back and a deep breath in similar stories in the future. Read more →
There never was any substantial evidence against Larson in the shooting of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker, but that didn’t stop police from naming him in a quick news conference after the shooting, nor stop news organizations from tossing aside the policy of not naming suspects until they’re actually charged with a crime.
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Bob Collins