What Are The Facts About The Michael Slager Case

Facts About the Case

On April 4, 2015, 33-year-old Michael Slager, was an officer with an excellent employment review history of exceeding excellence. He was on duty with the North Charleston Police Department when he stopped Walter Scott's, a 50-year-old father and son, during a routine traffic stop. He claimed that the rear brake light was out. This is typically a valid reasoning for a standard traffic stop. There were 2 people in the car that was stopped. The victim and Pierre Fulton. Pierre Fulton was called as a witness in the States case. During the stop, Scott was questioned and asked a struggle began. Scott began to run and leave the scene of the traffic stop on foot, leaving his vehicle. It is rumored that he was afraid of getting

He originally cried self-defense. This was a part of his continued effort to obstruct justice. In fact, At the time that Slager discharged his weapon, Scott was running away when he was shot. A citizen, Santana, a witness, was walking to work when he noticed the Slager chasing Scott down the street. Santana filmed portions of the incident on his cellular phone. The video shows Slager shooting Slager. The video recorded by a Santana, who was a local barber in route to work was the key burden of proof that showed Slager discharging eight rounds. Slager was not arrested until 3 days later when he video surfaced. The video of the turned over to authorities and statements that Slager made to authorities were contradicting and played a key role in prompting Slager’s guilty

He agreed that he used unreasonable and excessive force. The defendant plainly intended to at least cause serious bodily harm when he shot Scott in the back multiple times. Slager intended to cause harm. All police are trained to not use lethal force in certain situation. Using lethal force against an unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect cannot be classified as reasonable conduct. Police Chief Driggers made claims that watching the footage from the traffic stop sickened him.

As a result of the evidence compiled against him the defendant agreed to plead guilty to 18 U.S.C. § 242, 1 Count of violating Scott’s Civil Rights. The Defendant acknowledged that he shot Scott willfully and unjustly, (Justice, 2017). In this case the federal government wanted to look at all factors surrounding this case to get true justice. Violating the rights of any citizen is unacceptable. Attorney General Sessions and US Attorney Drake were both key players in making it clear the federal government’s position. Slager’s guilty plea closed both the federal and state cases against