Tag Archives: #WalterScott

Ex-Cop Michael Slager sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Walter Scott

Posted on December 7, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Thank God for Feidin Santana filming the shooting of #WalterScott. If not for his video #MichaelSlager would have gotten away with murder. May God’s grace, mercy and DIVINE protection be with him. May God’s tender mercies comfort the hearts of … Continue reading →

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#MichaelSlager Trial | Verdict Watch

Posted on December 1, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

In closing arguments this afternoon in the state trial of former police officer Michael Slager, who is accused of murdering an unarmed black man in South Carolina, the defense blasted the media for creating what was described as a false … Continue reading →

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#MichaelSlager Trial

Posted on November 14, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

When they return to court Monday, jurors will have had three days to ruminate on questions they heard from attorneys hoping to upend the case against the policeman who killed Walter Scott. With all but a few of the 27 … Continue reading →

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Police Officer #MichaelSlager on Trial for the Murder of #WalterScott Day 4

Posted on November 8, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Two police officers testified Monday that the account Michael Slager gave them about shooting Walter Scott in the minutes after the slaying contradicted a dramatic cellphone video of the unarmed black motorist’s death. The trial of Slager, … Continue reading →

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Police Officer #MichaelSlager on Trial for the Murder of #WalterScott

Posted on November 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

In the first day of testimony in the South Carolina criminal trial of Michael Slager, the white former police officer accused of fatally shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, Scott’s mother was emotional on the stand, recounting her phone … Continue reading →

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#WalterScott Shooting: Jury selection begins for the murder trial of officer Michael Slager

Posted on October 31, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Jury selection is underway for the murder trial of former South Carolina cop Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed motorist Walter Scott during a traffic stop in early April 2015 in what prosecutors have alleged is murder, PEOPLE confirms. … Continue reading →

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