Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Michael Slager, Ex-Cop Who Shot Walter Scott, Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case

A white former South Carolina police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the civil rights of Walter Scott, the unarmed black motorist he shot dead in 2015.

The state of South Carolina, as part of a plea deal, will not file new charges against Michael Slager, who was fired after cellphone footage of Scott's killing in North Charleston went viral. Slager's murder trial ended last December in a hung jury.

"The defendant used deadly force even though it was objectively unreasonable under the circumstances," the plea agreement says. 

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