Dossier
Nicholas Bils
Coverage of Nicholas Bils in the Nexus archive.
- Former Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to 12 Years for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Fleeing Arrestee
Former San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Richard Russell was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fatally shooting Nicholas Bils, an unarmed man, in the back as he fled. A federal jury convicted Russell in March for violating Bils' civil rights.