C-bus Ohio Cop facing charges for murder after on duty shooting of a AA man

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Link to tweet

from the article in the tweet.
snip-"Fired Columbus Police officer Adam Coy has been indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Andre Hill, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday."

snip-"The grand jury charges against Coy include murder, felonious assault, dereliction of duty for failing to activate his body camera, and dereliction of duty for failing to alert his fellow officer that he felt Hill presented a danger. Yost said Coy was arrested at his lawyer's office this afternoon."

snip-"Coy is just the second Columbus officer to be indicted for shooting a civilian in the last 20 years."

snip-"The criminal investigation was led by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, with the Ohio Attorney General's Office acting as a special prosecutor at the request of the Franklin County Prosecutor. The U.S. Attorney's Office is also reviewing the case for possible civil rights violations."

more at article.

I'll be posting more about this in a bit.

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1. Local paper-which has a paywall

If you are going to follow this story, as a local, I'd recommend @WOSU & follow The Columbus Free Press, which is a longstanding local lefty paper.


Source-https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/02/03/ohio-attorney-general-adam-coy-indicted-death-andre-hill/4381820001/

snip-"Hill’s death drew public outrage not only because it was yet another incident of police shooting and killing an unarmed Black man following a summer of racial justice protests against police use of force, but also because Hill was left dying on the ground without police administering medical assistance for several minutes.
Police, however, did handcuff the bleeding Hill."

snip-"The case fell under the jurisdiction of the Franklin County Prosecutor's office, which requested that Yost's office serve as special prosecutor because the prosecutor's office was undergoing a transition in leadership around the new year. The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation also investigated the shooting in accordance with city policy for shootings .

>>Andre Hill: Columbus council passes Andre's Law requiring body camera use and rendering medical aid

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2. More info...

Source-https://www.npr.org/2021/02/03/963828198/ohio-police-officer-charged-with-murder-in-andre-hill-case

snip-"In the moments after Hill was fatally shot, additional bodycam footage shows two other Columbus officers rolled Hill over and put handcuffs on him before leaving him alone again. None of them, according to the footage released, offered any first aid even though Hill was barely moving, groaning and bleeding while laying on the garage floor."

snip-"Coy had a long history of complaints from citizens. He was fired on Dec. 28 for failing to activate his body camera before the confrontation and for not providing medical aid to Hill.

Coy will fight the charges based on case law that examines such use of force incidents through the eyes of a "reasonable police officer," Collins said, adding that his client has fully cooperated with investigators and "honestly believed that he saw a silver revolver coming up in the right hand of the individual."



snip-"The union representing Columbus police officers issued a short statement saying it will wait to see how the case plays out.
Coy "will have the ability to present facts on his behalf at a trial just like any other citizen," said Keith Ferrell, president of the local FOP. "At that time, we will see all the facts for the first time with the public as the process plays out."



more at source with info about the demotion of former CPD chief Quinlan last week.