Michael Oliver, who fired 31 times, and Gescard Isnora, who fired 11 bullets, face felony manslaughter charges, according to a person close to the investigation, who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the results were secret. Marc Cooper, who fired four shots, faces a misdemeanor endangerment charge, the person said.
Grand jurors declined to indict on the more serious counts of second-degree murder, and attempted murder, or the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. Two other officers involved in the shooting were not indicted.
"We are a long way from a conviction," said defense attorney Philip Karasyk, who represents Isnora.
Prosecutors have declined to discuss the grand jury's work until the findings are officially released.
The Nov. 25 shooting killed Sean Bell and severely injured two of his bachelor party guests.
Police have said the officers were involved in an undercover investigation at the nightclub when they overheard a conversation that convinced them the men were going to their car to retrieve a gun. They have said that Bell's car hit the unmarked police vehicle and that the officers believed someone in Bell's car was reaching for a gun when they opened fire. No gun was found.
2007-03-19 02:20:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
"Cover Story on Yahoo" March 19, 2007
2007-03-19 02:20:44 · update #1
I don't know how we can find out what the whole story is. The media certainly is not a good source, maybe court TV. The media carried the story, and still does, as a racist shooting of a black man but three of the cops were black who did the shooting. How does that work? Or is it just a story being so sensationalized that we will never know the truth unless we can see the testimony. This is how modern tabloid journalism fails us, we just don't know and they just report what they think we stir people up. I assumed it was a racist type shooting based on what I first heard, but then I saw that three black cops were involved and felt stupid for buying into the hate the cop, hate whitey thing that many in here are still doing.
2007-03-19 04:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by Tom W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This what i think of is manslaughter befell 4 years in the past. Why do those situations only rumble on - is it so they desire the well-known public ignore and then they attempt and sweep it decrease than the carpet. This guy became a vacationer - I dont comprehend his point of english or if he understood english so i think of the language barrier in all risk paid a factor and what the unique criticism became approximately I dont comprehend yet how did it strengthen to such undesirable guy administration by ability of actually some officers on the scene. only watching the video you will locate that those officers have been heavily leaning on the guy and he pronounced he ought to no longer breathe and all people who's having subject respiration will certainly war like hell - at that factor they'd desire to have released him on the instant (in the event that they understood what he pronounced). I dont think of this became dealt with in a expert way in all risk from start to end and it extra approximately the dying of this guy - a vacationer. i think of you have people who're strutting approximately in uniforms who have not got people skills and nor the potential to detain people or handcuff people in a expert way devoid of inflicting their dying. perchance the standards to be a police officer have been comfortable way too lots and that they'd desire to be a undeniable length first of all - no longer those weeny scrawny little men that have been there that night who have been way out of their convenience zone.
2016-10-01 04:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may go to jail you never know, I think they should cause I feel for the family of Sean Bell.
And what about that Trooper that got into an accident with a van that killed 2 sisters I believe it happend in PA, think he will get jail time? Not saying it was his fault be he got charged for it.
2007-03-19 02:26:16 · answer #3 · answered by hev_1985 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Too many bad shooting incidents by cops from all levels of govt.to suit me. Yes, something should be done, but it would have to be a grassroots operation by disgusted citizens, who are willing to give up their apathetic attitude, and actually do something. If you leave it to the government, NOTHING is going to get done, because they are covering each others backs.
2007-03-19 02:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jail time. Not a chance.Typical cops. Typical court system.
2007-03-19 03:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Officers are trained to "unload " their weapon into a target if their lives are in danger...kill 'em dead before they kill you or your partner or a bystander.....
mistakes happen, people die
2007-03-19 02:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by pilotB 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They don't deserve jail time. No crime was comitted here. When a crime is comitted they should go to jail
2007-03-19 04:31:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋