Law Enforcement Today recently brought you a story on body camera footage that was released in California, showing a homicide suspect, who was a convicted felon, opening fire on a motorcycle officer before being taken out. So, obviously they are devastated by the verdict.” And we got Roy Richards Sr., the father, who has lost his only son. Her protector as she so testified and we have two boys, 14 and 17, who lost their father, lost his financial and emotional support. They also said that answers the jury had given on disputed questions were in “conflict.” Speaking on behalf of Cole, attorney Judson Kidd said that the family was “devastated” by the verdict, adding: Price Marshall Jr., arguing that the jurors had engaged in jury nullification by ignoring expert testimony. I think this was a situation where an officer faced, what he felt and what he could tell at that point, was a life-ending possibility and acted to keep that from happening.”Īfter the jury returned its verdict, lawyers for Richards’ family filed a motion for a mistrial with Chief U.S. Little Rock Attorney Tom Carpenter said in a statement: Reportedly, the jury deliberated for hours only to come to the conclusion that Hutchins had not used excessive force when he fatally shot Richards.
Hutchins’ attorney argued that the 20-year-old veteran officer had no choice but to shoot when he saw Richards holding the rifle after having had a violent altercation with a family member. The lawsuit argued that Hutchins had used excessive force against her brother and had in doing so violated Richards’ constitutional rights of equal protection and unreasonable search and seizure. The suit sought millions of dollars in damages. This is a breaking story and will be updated.The jury learned that Underwood had gone inside around three seconds before Hutchins opened fire, that Richards was pointing the gun at Underwood’s home, and that Richards was in the yard facing the house and walking towards it.Īt the time, Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley sent a letter to the Little Rock Police Department on March 2017 that cleared Officer Hutchins of any wrongdoing in connection with the shooting death of Richards.ĭespite the prosecutor having ruled the shooting justified, Richard’s sister filed a civil lawsuit against Hutchins on behalf of her brother’s estate. It added a police helicopter had been present at the time of the shooting. We're hoping to provide details at 9am (ET) with a news conference that we plan to air via Facebook Live."įootage taken by WFLA showed numerous police cars, officers and ambulances positioned close to the school in the early hours of this morning.
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In a comment sent to Newsweek spokesman Bruchey said: "No update available yet. The recording was reportedly of the event at the same Lakeland neighborhood. Newsweek has listened to a reported recording of a police scanner where a woman says "a baby was shot" before a man claims there was an "ambush." Sheriff spokesman Brian Bruchey told residents to stay in their homes until they had received an "all-clear," according to 10 Tampa Bay. It added one person was in custody and that no officers had been injured despite having been shot at.
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