An off-duty Philadelphia police officer, who was involved in a fatal shooting that led to riots in 2020, was killed in a motorcycle accident Tuesday night in South Philadelphia.
The deputy, who has been with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for about a decade, was taken by air to an Austin hospital for treatment and surgery, Sheriff Casey Goetz says. The deputy was in surgery for nearly four hours and the sheriff said he sustained more damage from the gunshot than first thought.
Federal court records show Blake and Officer Rusten T. Sheskey came to an agreement through their attorneys that the suit be dismissed with prejudice and without costs or fees to either party.
The incident began around 1:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the agency's southeast district office when an officer saw a man setting vehicles on fire using Molotov cocktails, the chief said.
Krasner says Thomas "T.J. Siderio" was unarmed at the time of the March 1 fatal shooting and that former officer Edsaul Mendoza knew the suspect was no longer a threat.
The case was dismissed on the condition that Cerdas undergo 100 hours of firearms and use of force training and that he remain on "modified duty." The case could be refiled if he doesn't complete the training, court officials said. Once the training is completed, he will be allowed to return to patrol duties.
The man then walked back to his grey Honda Civic. When Harbor Police officers approached the man, police say he presented a gun.
"After a thorough review of all available evidence ... there is insufficient admissible evidence to file criminal charges in this case," Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday.
Body camera footage shows the deputy pointing a stun gun outside the driver's window, telling Clarke to get on the ground. Clarke appears to point a gun at the deputy and shots ring out. The deputy fires shots through the windshield of the car.
While details remain limited, police said the suspect entered the Food4Less grocery store and an exchange of gunfire with Oak Forest police officers ensued.
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