Posted on 05/01/2025 2:47:58 PM PDT by xxqqzz
HENDERSON, Texas — Timothy Michael Randall was on the phone with his mother when a police car pulled up behind his Nissan Altima with its lights flashing. It was just after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2022, and Randall was heading to his cousin’s house after a night out.
“He had called to let me know that he was going to be home a few minutes later,” Randall’s mother, Wendy Tippitt, recalled. “So I wouldn’t worry.”
Randall, 29, pulled over and hung up with his mom. Sgt. Shane Iversen of the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office walked up to the Altima and told Randall that he had run a stop sign, police dash camera footage shows. Randall denied doing so, and Iversen ordered him out of the car.
What began as a routine traffic stop, on a country road two hours east of Dallas, quickly spun out of control.
Shane Iverson, left, is pressing Michael Randall up against a vehicle and moving both of Michael's arms up in the air Moments before Sgt. Shane Iversen fatally shot Timothy Michael Randall in Rusk County, Texas, in 2022.Rusk County Sheriff’s Office As Randall was stepping out of the car, he put his wallet in his back pocket and adjusted his waistband.
Iversen dug his hands into the front of Randall’s pants and then told him to put his hands behind his back, the dash cam footage shows. Randall kept his arms raised.
“Officer, I don’t have anything on me,” he said.
“Officer, please, can you tell me what I’m under arrest for?” Randall asked moments later.
Iversen didn’t respond. Instead, he wrestled Randall to the pavement.
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If I recall correctly, BLM was a bunch of white virtue signaling antifa Marxist.
Some are here.
I think it was just a tragic misunderstanding by the officer, even if the Nissan driver had just been running through a stop sign.
Prayers sent for the man, who was killed, and for his family 😞✝️
If I may ask, do Honda Accords have a better image among most American drivers? I thought both the Accord and the Altima were roughly comparable in terms of size, price, performance etc.
I am just curious, as a man interested in cars. And I had no clue that the Nissan Altima had a none too well reputation.
Let’s just say that Altimas top the list for “cars gone wild.”
Check out a thing called “Big Altima Energy.”
What???
The guy was unarmed.
He didn’t make any verbal threats.
He was shot in the side/back while running away!
That’s why the defense attorney tried so hard to argue and create the perception that he was closing with the officer (create doubt) which is clearly nonsense.
After he was roughed up by the officer, he ran and was shot in the side/back. Hard to justify.
It takes an immense amount of creativity and essentially smearing the dude (he had a crack pipe - so what) in order to create the appearance like this was a justified shooting.
There is no “reasonable” explanation for shooting someone in the back that was running away and unarmed (the officer already searched him!) after being roughed up. You can’t reasonably argue that this officers life was at risk.
And therein is the problem. A lot of former army guys (like myself) know how to use a weapon, we are disciplined, reliable, task focused, we play well as part of a team.
But the problem is that I was not trained to detain or arrest folks, to use minimal force. I trained to kill people (airborne ranger) and the officer was SF.
Former military make good cops because they are good following orders, do well with structure, understand they are part of a greater mission and don’t go rogue, doing their own thing...
But, this case highlights the problem with former military folks (like myself).
I wasn’t trained to detain people and when put in a situation like that officer was, I can’t even blame what he did (his YEARS of training took over).
This is a systemic problem our nation faces and at times it is spun as a race issue, but it is really an officer recruitment and training issue.
We rely heavily on former military in LE (also like myself), and while we do good because of the discipline and structure, following orders and playing as part of a team, we are often not so good when it comes to the use of force. When Ivan pops up, you shoot him, that simple.
Hello Red6,
I am very sorry, but it seems that we have a misunderstanding: I was just expressing my compassion for this young man who lost his life so unnecessarily, and for his loved ones.
And thank you for explaining the actions of the police officer in question, who, in this situation, acted like the soldier he was trained to be. His instinct, his reflexes, took over (probably he didn’t even consciously think about his actions at the moment, with his muscle memory kicking in).
In this case, however, the officer‘s actions had a tragic outcome.
It seems to me that this loss of a young human life was so unnecessary and unjustified.😞
Thus, I found it necessary to pray for the victim and his family, as I often do when I hear of a tragedy.✝️
On second thought, I think I could also send a prayer for the officer and his family. He might be the one to need heavenly grace the most…
Yes, while I am not very well acquainted with the American legal system, it seems that you are right, and there should be a due process. Fair and square, a process which takes all the factors into account, which were at work here.
Thank you very much, I will check it out🙂
I heard that Timothy Michael Randall’s last words were “officer please”.
This is a sad case.
Yes, it’s a real tragedy😞
Iversen’s military career began in 1986 with the Marines. He later joined the Army and then served in special forces, rising to the rank of senior sergeant, military records show.
Senior sergeant? I'd love to see the records NBC is quoting.
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