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(Victor White III) DA rules out charges in handcuffed man's fatal shooting
Source: Associated Press
DA rules out charges in handcuffed man's fatal shooting
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Feb. 5, 2016 4:48 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana prosecutors on Friday ruled out any criminal charges in the death of a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot while handcuffed behind his back in the rear of a patrol car.
A statement from the 16th Judicial District Attorney's Office says there is "insufficient credible evidence" to conclude that Victor White III did not shoot himself while he was in the custody of the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office in March 2014.
A parish coroner ruled in 2014 that the New Iberia man shot himself in the chest following his drug-related arrest.
The Justice Department announced in December that no federal charges would be filed in connection with White's death following an FBI investigation. State Police also investigated.
Carol Powell Lexing, an attorney for White's family, said the family was disappointed but not surprised by the district attorney's decision. She said the family would forge ahead with its federal lawsuit against Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal and several deputies.
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Feb. 5, 2016 4:48 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana prosecutors on Friday ruled out any criminal charges in the death of a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot while handcuffed behind his back in the rear of a patrol car.
A statement from the 16th Judicial District Attorney's Office says there is "insufficient credible evidence" to conclude that Victor White III did not shoot himself while he was in the custody of the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office in March 2014.
A parish coroner ruled in 2014 that the New Iberia man shot himself in the chest following his drug-related arrest.
The Justice Department announced in December that no federal charges would be filed in connection with White's death following an FBI investigation. State Police also investigated.
Carol Powell Lexing, an attorney for White's family, said the family was disappointed but not surprised by the district attorney's decision. She said the family would forge ahead with its federal lawsuit against Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal and several deputies.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/eb9e0fd79d844b56b6943c108a7f3f42/da-rules-out-charges-handcuffed-mans-fatal-shooting
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