Reply #16: AP: Charge dismissed in PlayStation shooting

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Charge dismissed in PlayStation shooting


By ESTES THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 26 minutes ago

RALEIGH, N.C. - Officials rescinded a murder charge Tuesday against a sheriff's
deputy accused of shooting an unarmed teenager who authorities believed had
stolen video game consoles, after a grand jury foreman said he had checked the
wrong box on the indictment paperwork.

The dismissal came a day after New Hanover County District Attorney Ben David
announced the second-degree murder charge against Cpl. Christopher Long, 34.

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The grand jury foreman told a court Tuesday that he checked the wrong box on the
indictment form by mistake, according to an order signed Tuesday by Superior Court
Judge Ernest Fullwood. The foreman learned about the mistake after other jury
members heard about the mistake from media reports.

A copy of the indictment filed as evidence Tuesday shows a checked box for a "true
bill" of indictment crossed out, with a heavy mark made through "not a true bill,"
followed by what appears to be the foreman's initials and Tuesday's date.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_re_us/playstation_theft

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