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Florida Deputy Indicted for Killing Jermaine McBean
NBC ^ | 11 Dec 2015 | Tracy Connor

Posted on 12/11/2015 7:37:11 AM PST by Theoria

A Florida deputy has been indicted for manslaughter in the shooting death of Jermaine McBean, who was killed while walking home with an unloaded pellet gun he had just bought a pawn shop.

Broward County Sheriff Peter Peraza — who was given a bravery award for the shooting by his bosses while it was still under investigation — surrendered early Friday, prosecutors said. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

It's the first time since 1980 that a police officer in Broward County has been indicted for a fatal on-duty shooting.

The grand jury began hearing testimony and evidence a week ago — more than two years after McBean, a 33-year-old computer engineer, was shot dead in the courtyard of his Broward County apartment building.

As NBC News has reported in a series of stories about the case, a lawyer hired by McBean's family uncovered evidence that appeared to contradict some aspects of the police account of the shooting.

One of the people who called 911 after seeing McBean walking down the street with the rifle told NBC News that he had the gun yoked across his shoulders and did not point it at officers before he was shot.

In addition, a photo of McBean just after he was killed showed him wearing ear buds — even though police insisted he didn't have anything in his ears that would have stopped him from hearing their demands to drop the rifle.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: airgun; airrifle; banglist; cop; donutwatch; florida; jermainemcbean; police

1 posted on 12/11/2015 7:37:11 AM PST by Theoria
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To: Theoria
Photo Raises Doubts About Police Shooting of Jermaine McBean
2 posted on 12/11/2015 7:38:20 AM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Theoria

Cameras keep taking the scissors to the thin blue line.


3 posted on 12/11/2015 7:39:57 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Theoria

Oh, no - a Negro person with a BB gun in a bag! Quick, call 911!

Once a month, we all oughta have a “take your shootin’ iron to work” day to desensitize the snowflakes.


4 posted on 12/11/2015 7:47:37 AM PST by QBFimi (/...o.o/.o...ooo/...o.o...o/ooo/...o.o/.o/ooo.//o..o./. o.)
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To: QBFimi

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5 posted on 12/11/2015 7:51:35 AM PST by QBFimi (It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
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To: QBFimi

mtf


6 posted on 12/11/2015 7:52:36 AM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Theoria

Release this cop on the streets of Chicago, or Baltimore maybe. Let the public know a couple of days in advance of the time and location.


7 posted on 12/11/2015 8:07:11 AM PST by moovova
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To: moovova
Release this cop on the streets of Chicago, or Baltimore maybe. Let the public know a couple of days in advance of the time and location.

Heck, why not make him wear a sign - a la Die Hard with a Vengeance

8 posted on 12/11/2015 8:24:28 AM PST by dem bums
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To: QBFimi

Oh, no - a Negro person with a BB gun in a bag! Quick, call 911!

...

Was the BB gun in a bag?


9 posted on 12/11/2015 8:28:09 AM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Theoria

In defending yourself with a firearm, you should keep the perp at least 20 feet away to ensure your own safety. Who can see ear buds in an ear at 20+ feet?

If perp was so stupid as to keep the ear buds in his ears when walking down the street with a rifle of any kind in his hands and not take them out to hear what the LEO is saying, that is felony stupid.

AMF.


10 posted on 12/11/2015 1:03:01 PM PST by The All Knowing All Seeing Oz (Explaining Obama is very simple: He plays for the other team in every way possible.)
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To: Moonman62

>> Was the BB gun in a bag?

Partially in a white plastic bag.


11 posted on 12/11/2015 2:21:58 PM PST by QBFimi (It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
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To: MrEdd
Cameras keep taking the scissors to the thin blue line.

Only that part which screws up.

12 posted on 12/11/2015 2:23:51 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: MrEdd
Cameras keep taking the scissors to the thin blue line.

Only that part which screws up.

13 posted on 12/11/2015 2:23:51 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: The All Knowing All Seeing Oz

Ok, so the dead guy was stupid. But cop was criminally negligent. I mean, what, you ask someone to freeze and drop the “gun” and he just keeps on walking, seemingly ignoring you, so you... what? What should a cop do then? Unloading a pistol into him is not an option in any free, non-tyrannical society. The fact that that is the go-to response of many in “law enforcement” today just shows you we are no longer living as a free people. Americans can now be killed because they accidently frighten some pathetic jackboot, and there are no repurcussions.


14 posted on 12/11/2015 3:15:20 PM PST by ladyrustic
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To: The All Knowing All Seeing Oz
I can't find any indication that this man was a “perp”.

But than again, I'm just an average law abiding citizen, with a documented history of wielding multiple weapons, both openly and concealed.

15 posted on 12/11/2015 6:44:05 PM PST by sarasmom (TRUMP-Because there is no option to vote NONE OF THE ABOVE for the rest of them!)
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To: The All Knowing All Seeing Oz
Perp as in "perpetrator"?

Care to explain what criminal act he perpetrated?

16 posted on 12/11/2015 6:46:34 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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