re: Male was shot after a seat belt violation

Posted on 9/25/14 at 5:43 am to Jma313

Posted by MykTide

Member since Jul 2012

25504 posts

Posted on 9/25/14 at 5:43 am to Jma313

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The officer reacted way too quickly. He should be fired and charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to cause serious bodily harm, and endangering the public because he missed 3 or 4 shots.

Appears he has been charged.

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A South Carolina state trooper was fired last week and arrested on Wednesday after a dashcam video showed him shooting an unarmed man during a routine traffic stop.

Former officer Sean Groubert, 31, is seen in the newly released video pulling over Levar Edward Jones. The clip, which was recorded on Groubert's dashcam on Sept. 4, shows Jones getting out of his vehicle at a gas station in Columbia.

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Groubert was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, a felony which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, according to a news release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

The complaint states that Groubert "did without justification unlawfully shoot Levar Jones which produced great bodily injury or was likely to cause great bodily injury. Audio and visual recordings, as well as written statements, obtained are further evidence to indicate the shooting incident was without justification."

South Carolina Department of Public Safety Director Leroy Smith called the case disturbing.