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Lonoke, AR — As we have been reporting over the last several months, the officer who shot and killed an innocent teen, 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, was fired but never charged for killing the child. The former sergeant with the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Michael Davis killed Brittain within a few moments of pulling him over. Family and friends have been fighting for justice for Hunter since that fateful day, and days ago, they found out that it might not come.
Davis was fired over the incident in July — not for murdering an unarmed teenage boy — but failing to film it when he did. But on Friday, he was finally charged. Unfortunately, the charge is weak and has shocked the community.
Davis, who shot and killed Brittain — who had committed no crime — was charged with manslaughter and turned himself in over the weekend. Davis was taken to an undisclosed jail and has his court appearance this week.
“As I said from the beginning of this sad, tragic case: Any of my deputies who violate the law or my policies will be held accountable,” Lonoke Sheriff John Staley said in a video message after the charges were announced.
“This former deputy failed to follow my policies about proper use of body-worn cameras, which is why I terminated his employment … I did my job and now our justice system will do its job.”
But Davis only faces up to 3 to 10 years if he is convicted — hardly justice. What’s more, manslaughter means the “unintentional killing of another person.” If you fire your gun at another person, your intentions are perfectly clear, making the charge of manslaughter, incredibly insulting.
Other than firing the killer cop over the body camera failure, authorities have remained tight-lipped and have refused to release any details until last week when the coroner’s report was released.............read and watch more......
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