Posted on 03/17/2017 7:09:31 PM PDT by MtnClimber
A judge in Lee County, Florida just cleared a concealed carrier of all charges stemming from a shooting back in mid-November. Lee County Deputy Dean Bardes was assisting two Florida High Patrol officers at an accident on I-75 when he saw a car speed by. He jumped in his patrol car and went after the car to conduct a traffic stop. Before Bardes could pull the car over, the driver pointed a gun at the deputy and continued fleeing. The driver, 53-year-old Edward Strother, eventually stopped on a freeway offramp. Strother pulled Bardes out of patrol car and pinned him to the ground. He continually punched the officer as he reached for the officer’s duty weapon. Ashad Russell saw the dangerous encounter taking place and decided to step in. Russell drew his firearm and approached Strother. He fired his handgun three times, striking the suspect and freeing the officer. Once the officer was free, Russell dropped the gun and waited for additional police officers to arrive on the scene. Emergency personnel took the suspect to the hospital where he passed away. Following the incident, Sheriff Mike Scott took to Facebook to thank Russell for saving his deputy’s life.
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And why did it take so damn long to come to this conclusion?
Would take me all of five minutes.
Why did it take so long to clear him when there was a LEO under attack and video of the inciden?
Wow. Took them long enough to get this sorted.
Kind of scary, when you think about it.
I saw the headline and thought “man, our Navy is getting good at that stealth technology!”
That will make you think twice about saving a cop.
It took long enough, but I’m glad he stepped up and saved that Officer’s life!!!
... why did it take so damn long to come to this conclusion...
This done while the LEO was pleading, “Shoot him, shoot him.”
Personally, I would not have dropped the firearm to the ground, but would have set it down on the pavement.
But, the good Samaritan was black and I’ll bet he didn’t want to be holding a gun if another LEO drove up and saw a LEO on the ground.
I wonder what it cost him in legal fees?
“But, the good Samaritan was black and I’ll bet he didn’t want to be holding a gun if another LEO drove up and saw a LEO on the ground.”
Black, white, it doesn’t matter. When police roll up on a shooting, don’t create any unnecessary confusion.
There was a time in Harris County, Texas (Houston) when the DA would give medals and commendations for assisting an officer down.
Only preliminaries so probably got off light at around $20k?
Shooter who saved the cop shot 3x at the suspect. All 3 struck the suspect.
I wonder that too. The perp's family is probably suing him right now.
My guess is they told him that day that there would be no charges, but they waited to make it look like there was an extra thorough investigation before clearing publicly announcing it.
My guess is they told him that day that there would be no charges, but they waited to make it look like there was an extra thorough investigation before clearing publicly announcing it.
For his sake, I certainly hope so.
Yeah, that is the message they sent you/us alright.
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