San Bernardino deputy to face charge in airman shooting

AP ^ | 3/7/6 | GREG RISLING

[SmithL]

San Bernardino -- A sheriff's deputy videotaped shooting an unarmed Iraq war veteran after a high-speed chase will be charged with attempted voluntary manslaughter, authorities said Tuesday.

The case against Deputy Ivory J. Webb, 45, includes the special allegations of infliction of great bodily injury and use of a firearm, San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael A. Ramos told a news conference. It was the first time the county's prosecutors filed charges against a lawman for an on-duty shooting.

Sheriff Gary Penrod said Webb, a 10-year veteran of the Sheriff's Department, will remain on paid administrative leave as the investigation of the shooting of Air Force Senior Airman Elio Carrion, 21, continues.

"I respect the decision of the district attorney's office," Penrod said.

Webb's arraignment was set for Wednesday. If convicted, he could face up to 18 1/2 years in prison.

On Jan. 29, Carrion, an Air Force security officer just back from Iraq, was a passenger in a Corvette that was involved in a high-speed nighttime chase before crashing into a wall in Chino, about 45 miles east of Los Angeles.

A grainy videotape shot by a resident shows Carrion on the ground just outside the car's passenger door and Webb standing nearby, pointing at gun at him. A voice appears to order Carrion to rise. When the airman appears to begin to comply, the deputy shoots him three times.

[HairOfTheDog]

This was a bad shooting, a senseless crime. Voluntary manslaughter seems too lenient.

The sheep MUST be able to trust the sheepdogs. When a sheepdog turns on a sheep, he MUST be punished harshly.

[cripplecreek]

The soldier shouldn't have run but it sure looked to me like the cop wanted to shoot somebody.

[beltfed308]

About time.

[CrawDaddyCA]

Good, I almost expected the LEO to walk, like they normally do when they commit a crime the ordinary citizen would go to jail for.

I am honestly surprised.

[steveo]

But he didn't run...

[MadeInAmerica]

The Airman (Airforce) was not running...he was the PASSENGER of the car...not the driver.

[SmithL]

Agreed and agreed

[Issaquahking]

Agreed! Be interesting to follow the court case on this one.

[al baby]

He was a collaborator

[cripplecreek]

Damn, I don't know how I got this far missing that minor detail. I don't recall ever hearing that he was a passenger when this was all in the news. Thanx for setting me straight.

[MineralMan]

"The soldier shouldn't have run but it sure looked to me like the cop wanted to shoot somebody."

The airman was the PASSENGER in the car, not the driver. He didn't run anywhere.

[snuffy smiff]

Exactly. One round equals manslaughter but three equals attempted murder in my book...

[snuffy smiff]

And now after reading the entire article, I think it's time the sheriff was gone, too.

[freepatriot32]

ping

[vrwc0915]

I think you will hear crickets from the thin blue line and jackboot lickers

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570140/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570982/posts

[Homer1]

attempted manslaughter might be tough, given that he probably could have shot him in the head.

[1035rep]

Where did you find fault with sheriff Penrod ?

[freepatriot32]

I'm shocked as hell that they would actually charge a cop with a on duty shooting but the charge should be attempted murder not manslaughter.its a start though. Now this just may set a precedent where if the swat teams blows away children and senior citisens when they get the wrong house in a drug raid they might possibly get charged sometimes maybe

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[PAR35]

The need to charge the folks involved in the cover up attempt as well.