Posted on 05/02/2017 1:12:05 PM PDT by poinq
Ex-officer Michael Slager pleads guilty in shooting death of Walter Scott
In a deal with federal prosecutors, former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge of deprivation of rights under color of law in the shooting death of Walter Scott. In exchange for his plea in US District Court in South Carolina, Slager will not face state murder charges.
[Original story, published at 2:23 p.m. ET] Michael Slager, the former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot a man in the back, will plead guilty to a federal charge of using excessive force, his attorney said Tuesday. The crime is a felony, punishable by up to life in prison.
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He won’t last a year in prison.
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