Officer won't be charged in shooting that paralyzed Iowa man

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Officer won't be charged in shooting that paralyzed Iowa man

Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press
Updated 5:36 pm, Tuesday, December 6, 2016



IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A white police officer will not be charged in a shooting that left an unarmed black motorist paralyzed and sparked protests in Iowa's second largest city, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

A grand jury declined to return an indictment against Cedar Rapids police officer Lucas Jones in the Nov. 1 shooting of Jerime Mitchell, Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden said, marking the second time since last year that Jones has been cleared after using deadly force.

The decision infuriated supporters of Mitchell, who had questioned whether the shooting was justified and called for Vander Sanden to appoint a special prosecutor. Mitchell, 37, remains hospitalized in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a bullet lodged in his neck.

Mitchell's attorney, Paula Roby, criticized Vander Sanden for concluding the investigation without interviewing her client, who regained the ability to talk in recent weeks. She had arranged to have Mitchell's statement taken next week and said Mitchell's family was "shocked and disappointed" by Tuesday's announcement.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Officer-won-t-be-charged-in-shooting-that-10771555.php

[barbtries]

1. this is the 2nd time around for this policeman?

and no charges.

aargh

[cstanleytech]

2. Mitchell resisting the officer probably had alot to do with it as far as criminal charges

not being filed against the officer but that doesnt rule out a civil lawsuit though it will make it more difficult and they will probably get a low ball offer.

[Lokilooney]

3. He also had a pound of marijuana in a back pack

I don't know if that had anything to due with the ruling but it will probably make a civil lawsuit all that much harder.