December 21, 2004
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Police Shooter No-Billed By Grand Jury
12/10/04
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/366 /nojusticetml.shtml
A Muscogee County, Georgia, grand jury refused November 23 to indict former Deputy David Glisson in the December 10, 2003, killing of 39-year-old black man Kenneth Walker. Walker was killed by two shots to the head after being pulled out of a vehicle drug agents mistakenly thought was that of a Florida drug dealer. He was unarmed. There were no drugs
The grand jury deliberated for 41 minutes after hearing from seven witnesses -- five of them police officers -- and watching a videotape of the shooting captured from by a police vehicle camera. According to accounts of those who have seen the videotape, the video shows no struggle, just the startling sound of two shots, with surprised officers milling around. It also shows Walker lying on the ground unattended for two minutes before officers began first aid attempts.
The grand jury's decision means there is no chance former Deputy Glisson will face state criminal charges. But the US Department of Justice could seek to file a criminal or civil case against Glisson for civil rights violations.
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Wow.
Another WTF!
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