Wednesday, December 9, 2020

 how much more 'minding one's own business' do you have to get till the cops are made to pay a price;


Columbus, OH — Casey Christopher Goodson Jr., 23, had no criminal record, was not wanted by police, and was bringing his grandmother lunch, when he was gunned down by Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy, Jason Meade who was working with a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force. His grandmother and two toddler children watched Goodson die in front of them — their Subway sandwiches lying in a pool of blood.

Goodson, according to an attorney for the family, had not been alleged to have committed any crime, had no criminal background and was not the target of any investigation. Nevertheless, he was wrongly targeted by police and gunned down.

Police claim Goodson pulled a gun on them — as he brought three Subway sandwiches to his grandmother and two toddlers, while unlocking the door — and the deputy was forced to fire on him.

Though claiming to find a gun, in their statement, police admitted that they had no legitimate reason for approaching Goodson.

“The deputy was investigating the situation and there are reports of a verbal exchange. The deputy fired at Mr. Casey Goodson, resulting in his death,” according to a sheriff’s statement. “A gun was recovered from Mr. Goodson. Mr. Goodson was not the person being sought by the U.S. Marshals task force.”

According to Sean Walton, from the law firm of Walton and Brown, LLC, Goodson was licensed to carry a concealed weapon “and Ohio does not prohibit the open carrying of firearms.”.......read more......

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