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7 CHP officers and a nurse are charged in a 2020 traffic stop death

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The eight were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Edward Bronstein, who had been pulled over by California Highway Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Prosecutors² in LA County have charged seven California Highway patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter after a man died in custody³ following a traffic stop. NPR correspondent Sergio Olmos has been following this. And a warning - his report contains police audio that listeners may find disturbing.

SERGIO OLMOS, BYLINE⁴: In the early morning hours of March 31, 2020, Edward Bronstein was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officers took Bronstein to the agency's parking lot and obtained a warrant for a blood test, but Bronstein initially⁵ refused. A 16-minute video shot by a California Highway Patrol sergeant⁶ shows six officers pinning down Bronstein while a registered nurse tries to draw his blood. Bronstein is heard here pleading with the officers, saying he can't breathe. What you're about to hear may be disturbing.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

EDWARD BRONSTEIN: Let me breathe. Let me breathe. Let me breathe. Please.

UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICER #1: Stop moving.

BRONSTEIN: I can't breathe.

UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICER #2: The more you move, the worse it's going to be, bro.

OLMOS: In this video, Bronstein then becomes unresponsive. Officers and a nurse are hunched⁷ over his body for several minutes asking him to wake up.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED NURSE: Edward. Edward.

UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICER #3: Wake him up.

UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICER #4: Hey, wake up.

OLMOS: Brianna Palomino says her father's death was unjustified.

BRIANNA PALOMINO: He is afraid of needles. So, of course, he was a little hesitant at first. He was screaming that he couldn't breathe and that he would do it willingly. They didn't care.

OLMOS: Palomino believes her father's death would have been swept under the rug if it wasn't for legal pressure.

PALOMINO: Nobody would say anything. Nobody wanted to answer any questions. They don't show their face. They don't speak to anybody.

OLMOS: The seven officers have yet to be arraigned⁸ and have not entered a plea. In a statement, the California Highway Patrol expressed condolences to the family and said the seven officers have been placed on administrative⁹ leave as this case moves through the court system. Sergio Olmos, NPR News, Los Angeles.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

6 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

7 hunched   

（常指因寒冷、生病或愁苦）耸肩弓身的，伏首前倾的

参考例句：

• He sat with his shoulders hunched up. 他耸起双肩坐着。
• Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette. 斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。

8 arraigned   

v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责

参考例句：

• He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
• She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。