Cop arrested for Shooting unarmed man

[overthecap]

I guess CHIEF RODNEY thought a summary arrest was best.
Way to throw the officer under the bus.

Hope there is more to this, escalation of force and RCTB appear to be present.


NC police officer arrested after unarmed man shot, killed
Man may have sought help after crash, police say


UPDATED 8:47 AM EDT Sep 16, 2013

Ofc. Randall Kerrick, left, and Jonathan Ferrell, right

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Photos Ofc. Randall Kerrick, left, and Jonathan Ferrell, right
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say an officer who shot and killed an unarmed man Saturday has been charged with voluntary manslaughter.

Ofc. Randall Kerrick was charged in connection with the death of Jonathan A. Ferrell, 24, around 2:30 a.m. on the city's east side. His first court appearance was scheduled for Monday.

Ferrell, a former Florida A&M University football player, was shot several times and died at the scene. An investigation determined the shooting was excessive, police said in a statement.

Two other officers at the scene were placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.

The incident began when officers responded to a breaking and entering call. A homeowner had opened her door, thinking her husband was knocking. When she discovered someone else was knocking, she closed the door and called 911.

Officers at the scene found Ferrell not far from the home, and he matched a description given by the homeowner, police said.

As officers approached Ferrell to investigate the original call, Ferrell ran toward the officers and was hit with a Taser, police said. After Ferrell kept running toward police, Kerrick opened fire, police said.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe said in a news conference that he didn't think Ferrell was trying to rob the woman. Instead, investigators believe Ferrell was trying to get help after apparently crashing a vehicle. A wrecked car was found down an embankment in nearby woods.

Kerrick turned himself in and is "devastated," Monroe said. Kerrick has been with Charlotte-Mecklenburg police since April 2011.

Ferrell was a safety at Florida A&M in 2009 and 2010.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe said in a news conference that he didn't think Ferrell was trying to rob the woman. Instead, investigators believe Ferrell was trying to get help after apparently crashing a vehicle. A wrecked car was found down an embankment in nearby woods.

Does that matter, or does it matter what the officer thought?
Distressing



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[overthecap]

Can you say, 'politics' ?
White Officer, black suspect.

From another report............



In a statement released Saturday evening, authorities said an investigation had found that Ferrell and Kerrick’s initial encounter was “appropriate and lawful.”

And yet, later in the statement, authorities added that “the investigation showed that the subsequent shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive” and that “Kerrick did not have a lawful right to discharge his weapon during this encounter.”
Detectives have charged Kerrick, who joined the CMPD in April 2011, with voluntary manslaughter. Under North Carolina law, voluntary manslaughter is defined as “when a person is killed by another human being without malice,” according to the police statement.

“Voluntary manslaughter is committed in the exercise of imperfect self-defense when a person used excessive force or is an aggressor without murderous intent,” the statement said.

Kerrick turned himself in for booking Saturday evening and was then released on $50,000 bond, according to a statement on the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office website.

[redstone14]

Sounds like they 'Zimmermined' the Cop

Getting a true impression of what actually happened at an incident is getting very difficult. News reporting has sunken to new lows. They leave out pertinent information, whether accidentally or intentionally.

I heard about this incident on radio news. This is the way it sounded to me from the information they provided:

"An accident victim running towards police for help was shot. The officer who shot the victim was arrested and charged with manslaughter"....period.

The uninformed masses in our country form their opinions from 10 second sound bytes. That's why the Sharptons in this world are able to stir up people whose only worldview is from watching American Idol and Jerry Springer..

[mrwizard]

I'm glad I got out when I did. I couldn't work for someone like Chief Rodney. The profession is being destroyed for the sake of "diversity".

[lionsden]

Instead, investigators believe Ferrell was trying to get help after apparently crashing a vehicle. A wrecked car was found down an embankment in nearby woods.

What a joke. Lets just think for a moment. How probable is it for an ordinary distressed citizen only seeking "help" after getting into an accident would behave in such a way that it would cause an officer to resort to drawing a TAZER from his holster and subsequently feel the need to deploy it? Then how likely is it that this poor distressed accident victim would then RUN THROUGH IT causing another officer to resort to DPF??!!! Or is it more likely that the facts would indicate that this individual was not just some "distressed" motorist seeking assistance but more likely a savage animal welcoming a police confrontation?

Nice collar Chief Rodney