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Defense attorneys for Jason Meade, a former Franklin County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr., successfully requested a delay for his criminal trial to await direction from the Barnes v. Felix decision.
Read More →Elijah Hadley, 17, was reportedly shot 19 times during the deputy’s response. Hadley was found to toss an airsoft pistol to the side before he was fatally shot.
Read More →Sean Grayson was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.
Read More →Detective Sgt. Brian Keely, 50, of Grand Rapids is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, following the death of Samuel Sterling, who died after fleeing from troopers.
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Washington County Sheriff Jay Cantrell reportedly asked the state police to investigate the shooting and the former deputy was arrested after a special prosecutor assigned to the case charged him with murder and assault.
Read More →"In my judgment not a single kick, punch, baton strike, Taser activation, or use of pepper spray can be justified under the law," Dunphy writes.
Read More →Former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills, Jr. have all been charged with one count of second-degree murder, aggravated assault-acting in concert, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and one count of official oppression, court records show.
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In June 2020 Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. charged Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder. Officer Devin Brosnan, who was also involved in the attempt to arrest Brooks but not in the shooting, was charged with aggravated assault and two counts of violating his oath.
Read More →The charge against Christopher Smelser, 29, was dropped by Judge Douglas Driggers via a directed verdict after half an hour of arguments.
Read More →“Taking a look at everything that I reviewed in this case, I believe there's a sufficient basis to proceed on a single account of second-degree murder.”
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