Local news reports further to our original post
A Morehead City police officer will not face criminal charges after he accidentally shot a fellow officer during training.
During a training exercise on Oct. 2, Garrett Hardin, an officer in Morehead City was shot in the chest once by Marvin Willis. Willis, while he will not face criminal charges, has been terminated as a police officer and the negligent discharge of his weapon has been reported to the Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission. Willis could face a negligence action in civil court.
That's not good enough. Losing the job but keeping the guns is completely ass-backwards.
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“Former officer Willis demonstrated a high level of negligence in failing to properly clear his handgun before entering the training exercise; however, his negligent conduct does not rise to the level of criminal intent required to prove that he committed a criminal offense beyond a reasonable doubt,” said District Attorney Scott Thomas, according to the State of North Carolina press release."
ReplyDeleteThe problem is with the law that requires "criminal intent." Criminal negligence should count too.
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