Former Culpeper police officer guilty of manslaughter

Washington Post ^ | January 29, 2013 | Justin Jouvenal,

[Altariel]

A former Culpeper police officer was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and other charges Tuesday for killing a 54-year-old homemaker during a routine suspicious-vehicle check that spiraled out of control last February.

A Culpeper Circuit Court jury deliberated for about nine hours before returning the verdict in the trial of Daniel Harmon-Wright, who fired seven shots into Patricia Cook’s Jeep Wrangler when she tried to drive away from the then-officer. He faces a maximum of 25 years in prison.

[Altariel]

Not familiar with that incident; is it on FR somewhere?

Link?

[Altariel]

Thanks for posting.

[BlueDragon]

Thank you for these last two pings ---and a couple some months ago.

[W.Lee]

My apolgies. This happened 6 years ago, and at 60 years old, sometimes the details get smudged. But the major fact is a “highly trained” swat member charged out of his cruiser with his .45 locked and loaded and his finger on the trigger. And an unarmed man was shot to death in his driveway. And all it cost the shooter was three months pay.