{"id":23309,"date":"2016-05-11T10:10:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=23309"},"modified":"2016-05-11T10:49:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:49:55","slug":"federal-grand-jury-indicts-south-carolina-fatally-shot-walter-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=23309","title":{"rendered":"Federal Grand Jury Indicts South Carolina Cop Michael Slager for the Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SOUTH\u00a0CAROLINA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer Michael Slager with federal offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of Walter Scott on April 4, 2015, officials announced today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23311 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/michael-slager-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"michael-slager\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/michael-slager-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/michael-slager.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The indictment includes charges for a federal civil rights offense, using a firearm during the commission of the civil rights offense and obstruction of justice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The indictment alleges that Michael Slager, while acting as an officer, used excessive force when he shot and killed Walter Scott without legal justification.\u00a0 Slager was also charged with obstruction of justice for making false statements to South Carolina Law Enforcement Division or SLED investigators with the intent to impede the investigation into the shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 The indictment alleges that Slager intentionally misled SLED investigators by claiming that Scott was coming toward him with a taser at the time that Slager fired his weapon, when in truth, Scott was running away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To read the indictment click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/file\/850216\/download\">\u00a0Michael Slager Indictment<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Slager is scheduled to be in court today. 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