05-11-2016, 02:53 PM
OP Update - Federal Indictment against Slager
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Police officer ^ Michael Slager shot unarmed Walter Scott in the back five times last year. He then allegedly planted his taser next to Scott's dead body to create a false narrative that he shot Scott in self defense. Slager is out on $500,000 bond awaiting trial on state charges of murder.
Today, a federal grand jury indicted the former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer. Slager was charged with deprivation of rights under the color of the law, use of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and obstruction of justice. He faces life in prison if convicted of the federal charges.
Story: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/us/north-c...-shooting/
Police officer ^ Michael Slager shot unarmed Walter Scott in the back five times last year. He then allegedly planted his taser next to Scott's dead body to create a false narrative that he shot Scott in self defense. Slager is out on $500,000 bond awaiting trial on state charges of murder.
Today, a federal grand jury indicted the former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer. Slager was charged with deprivation of rights under the color of the law, use of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and obstruction of justice. He faces life in prison if convicted of the federal charges.
Story: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/us/north-c...-shooting/