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Sentencing Begins in Trial of Former South Carolina Cop Who Killed Walter Scott
The sentencing hearing for former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager, who was caught on videotape shooting and killing a fleeing, unarmed Walter Scott during a 2015 traffic stop, begins Monday. As USA Today notes, Slager, 36, could face life in prison in addition to a $250,000 fine for using excessive force in the incident.…
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Retrial Delayed for Ex SC Cop Who Fatally Shot Walter Scott
Justice appears to have been delayed once more. On Tuesday a judge decided to postpone the retrial of former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael Slager, who is facing murder charges in the shooting death of 50-year-old Walter Scott during a 2015 traffic stop, Reuters reports. The trial is now expected to be delayed until…
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Cop Who Killed Walter Scott to Be Retried for Murder in 2017
The former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged in the murder of motorist Walter Scott will be retried March 1, reports CNN. A state judge declared a mistrial in the case earlier this month after jurors could not unanimously reach a decision to convict Michael Slager. Although Slager was caught lying about the April 4,…
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#WalterScott: Prosecutor Insists, ‘We Will Try Michael Slager Again’
In a statement released Monday afternoon, Charleston County, S.C., prosecutor Scarlett A. Wilson said that she will retry former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager, 35, for the murder of 50-year-old Walter Scott. Wilson issued her statement soon after a jury deadlocked, for the second time, on whether or not the white police officer was guilty of shooting a fleeing,…