[TheDon]

For Gelhaus to be judge and jury because this kid walking along with an apparent firearm (which was actually an Airsoft gun that had foolishly been modified by removing the orange tip on the barrel) is just absurd.

Agreed. At the very least, the deputy should not be walking the streets as a LEO any longer.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

At the very least, the deputy should not be walking the streets as a LEO any longer.

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Other locals reported that Gelhaus pulled a weapon or threatened them in what seemed like non-confrontational circumstances, such as a routine traffic stop. I think he was looking to be a hero. If I were him, I’d be trying to move away. There’s a lot of ill feeling here about this. At any rate, the family has a lawyer and plans to sue in civil court. I hope they take everything Gelhaus owns, and bankrupt the sheriff’s department.

[Farmer Dean]

He shot the kid 7 times????When is that not excessive force?
Probably that’s the way the cop was trained,keep shooting until your target is no longer moving.Good rule if you’re in Afganistan,pretty bad here at home.