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Jury acquits Gifford man who claimed self-defense after girlfriend killed by sheriff's SWAT team in 2017 raid
Yahoo ^ | 11/19/21 | Melissa E. Holsman

Posted on 11/20/2021 10:03:38 PM PST by Mr.Unique

VERO BEACH – A Gifford man who claimed he was defending himself and his girlfriend when he fired shots at deputies during an early-morning raid in 2017 was acquitted Friday of charges that carried a life prison term.

A jury found Andrew “A.J.” Coffee IV, 27, not guilty of second-degree felony murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer by discharging a firearm and one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile.

In a separate proceeding Friday, the same jury convicted Coffee IV of one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

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KEYWORDS: banglist; donutwatch; florida; police; raid
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To: Mr.Unique

“and one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile” ?????????????


21 posted on 11/21/2021 8:21:09 AM PST by Rannug (When you're dead, you're dead. Until then fight with everything you have.l)
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To: TigersEye

Excellent. Thanks for the link.


22 posted on 11/21/2021 8:29:26 AM PST by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Chode

OGG LIKE CLUBS !!!


23 posted on 11/21/2021 3:18:57 PM PST by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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To: Mr.Unique

Glad to do it. Dice is one of the few out there that punches the left hard and puts solid work behind it. I watch everything he puts out.


24 posted on 11/21/2021 3:42:46 PM PST by TigersEye (Resistance is not futile!)
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To: colorado tanker
If you are not going to ban no knocks at least severely restrict them.

No knock should be used ONLY when an innocent is in danger, i.e. hostage or kidnapping.

Every other time it is police wanting to act like they do on TV.

But this is real life.

Of course I am one of those radicals who believed Civil Asset Forfeiture should only occur AFTER you have been convicted, Qualified Immunity is just so much invented garbage and "Come Back With A Warrant" should be on the front mat of every American home.

25 posted on 11/21/2021 3:52:20 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (add a dab of lavender in milk, leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing with it)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Of course I am one of those radicals who believed Civil Asset Forfeiture should only occur AFTER you have been convicted,

Oh, you mean what the Constitution says?? If only the courts would actually enforce the Constitution.

26 posted on 11/21/2021 11:18:46 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker
It would be nice.

Do you know the average amount of of cash that is grabbed in a CAF action where the person is not arrested or charged? Six hundred dollars. Not six thousand. Six hundred. The amount any teen may be carrying to buy a mid-level used gaming system.

Maybe that is where FJB got the idea.

27 posted on 11/22/2021 12:04:47 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (add a dab of lavender in milk, leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing with it)
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