UPDATED: Widower of woman shot by Culpeper officer found dead

Inside Nova ^ | November 13, 2012 | Rhonda Simmons

[Altariel]

Poor man. May he rest in peace.

[Greysard]

The original incident was discussed here, on FR. By all indications, everything that could go wrong did go wrong here. I do not know to what extent one has to be paranoid to consider a middle-aged woman in a Jeep, in the parking lot of a Catholic school, at 10am, suspicious. Aren't we supposed to stop the vehicle if we need to make a phone call, for example?

The detectives may want to look into whereabouts of the accused killer, since he obviously benefits from the death of the opposing party in the lawsuit.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Define natural causes with a little more detail by an autopsy by a doctor.

[ClearCase_guy]

Natural causes = shot three times in the back of the head

[momtothree]

“Poor man. May he rest in peace”

The only comfort that I can take from this tragedy is that the man is now with his beloved wife. Little comfort, I know...

[Blood of Tyrants]

The next of kin can take up the lawsuit.

[Ken H]

Original FR thread...

54-Year-Old Woman Patricia Cook Killed in Police Shooting in Culpeper (February 2012)

[Repeat Offender]

Culpeper is a gorgeous area; I miss it so much.

These are the jackboots the libs want to restrict gun ownership to.

To FR's resident boot lickers.....remember this the next time you are sitting in your car in a church parking lot.

[RegulatorCountry]

It’s very convenient for the plaintiff in such a matter to pass away. Isn’t 62 a little young for natural causes as far as death? Did Mr. Cook have health problems?

Seems I recall from the original story that officer claims his arm was caught in the window when Mrs. Cook rolled it up, then driving away causing him to be dragged. Is this a correct recollection? I ask because some models of Jeep Wrangler don’t have side glass windows to roll up. They have snap out, flexible clear plastic panels.

This story smelled when it first came out and it smells worse now, imho.

[Altariel]

Yep, this bears watching. It could be he died of grief, it could be he died of something more sinister.

[Forgotten Amendments]

Culpeper is a gorgeous area; I miss it so much.

Oh, DON'T go back! It's been ruined. It's overbuilt with strip malls and yuppie crap. I swear, the traffic is worse than midtown Manhattan all day long. Wouldn't be surprised if traffic was a factor in this tragedy.

I go down 29 (also uglied up) to 522 a few times a year. I used to love to stop @ Baby Jim's in Culpeper. But, the traffic makes it a nightmare. And pulling in & out of the lot is deadly.

Seriously. If you grew up there, it will break your heart.

[deks]

Are you available to post a new thread . . . the verdict is in.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/article_6e81c74c-6a5d-11e2-8af0-001a4bcf6878.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-culpeper-police-officer-guilty-of-manslaughter/2013/01/29/81f22304-6971-11e2-ada3-d86a4806d5ee_story.html?wprss=rss_local

http://www.northernvatimes.com/culpeper/

[deks]

ping

[Altariel]

Update:

Patricia cook’s killer found guilty of manslaughter.

[kanawa]

Ping

[Tijeras_Slim]

Good

[CodeToad]

Sad, but I am glad his personal pain is now over.

[Oztrich Boy]

Seems I recall from the original story that officer claims his arm was caught in the window when Mrs. Cook rolled it up, then driving away causing him to be dragged. Is this a correct recollection?

Yes he did. trouble with his story is her Jeep had hand cranked windows. No way his arm was going to be caught by them

[Lurker]

I’m shocked that the cop actually faced trial at all. Usually the “officer safety, I feared for my life” routine lets them skate. Now this piece of garbage needs to face an 18USC242 prosecution ao he can get the death sentence he so deserves.