2 Louisiana Officers Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Killing of Boy, 6

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By LIAM STACK
NOV. 6, 2015

Two police officers have been arrested on charges of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy during a pursuit of his father in a sport utility vehicle ... The officers, ... who were placed on administrative leave after the chase on Tuesday, also face charges of attempted second-degree murder ... Colonel Edmonson ... declined to say why the police began pursuing Mr. Few’s vehicle, or what caused them to open fire ... Two other police officers were involved in the chase ... but he declined to say whether either of the other officers was suspected of wrongdoing ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/us/2-louisiana-officers-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-6-year-old.html?_r=0

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1. Good

These scumbags are out of control

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2. Two Louisiana Officers Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 6-Year-Old Boy

NOVEMBER 07, 2015 1:35 AM ET
EMMA BOWMAN

... Two of the four officers have refused to speak to authorities, but Edmonson declined to say which police officers remained silent ...

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/07/455099803/two-officers-arrested-in-lousiana-killing-of-6-year-old-boy

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3. Two officers arrested over shooting dead of six-year-old Louisiana boy

Associated Press
Saturday 7 November 2015 01.30 EST

... Edmonson said that the two officers, Norris Greenhouse and Derrick Stafford, were being booked on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the shooting.

Both were working secondary jobs in Marksville as marshals when the shooting happened, Edmonson said ...

Edmonson said earlier that no weapon was found in the vehicle ...

Two other officers were involved in the incident. When Edmonson was asked whether he anticipated any more arrests, he said: “We’ll see where it takes us” ...

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/07/two-officers-arrested-over-shooting-dead-of-six-year-old-louisana-boy

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4. Two Marshals arrested in shooting investigation

Posted: Nov 06, 2015 4:01 PM EST
Updated: Nov 07, 2015 12:11 AM EST

... Marksville Police Chief Elster Smith said Friday afternoon that he had placed three of the men, who are full-time Marksville Police Officers, on administrative leave. The fourth, who is a reserve Marksville Police Officer, is on leave from that position.

The fourth also is a full-time Alexandria City Marshal; calls to that agency Friday were not answered.

Smith identified the men as a lieutenant with 13 years in his department; a lieutenant with eight years and a sergeant with five years.

A decision has not yet been made as to whether the men will be on paid leave or unpaid leave, the chief said ...

http://www.katc.com/story/30457729/three-marshals-placed-on-leave-in-shooting-investigation

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5. State Police say Marshals refused interviews

Posted: Nov 05, 2015 3:30 PM EST
Updated: Nov 06, 2015 2:24 PM EST

State Police investigators tried to interview four Marksville City Marshals the night of the shooting that left a child dead, but they refused to be interviewed, a spokesman said Friday.

"Initially, they gave a brief statement," said Master Trooper Scott Moreau, spokesman for Troop E. "Other than that, they refused any interview that night."

The four marshals now have retained counsel, and so State Police investigators are speaking to their attorneys, trying to arrange interviews with them ...

German ... called his stepson a law-abiding person who'd once been charged with driving under the influence but otherwise had a spotless record. He said Few works as a river pilot on the Red River and is routinely tested for drugs ...

http://www.katc.com/story/30448192/state-police-father-had-no-gun

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6. Two La. officers charged with murder of 6-year-old

12:31 a.m. EST November 7, 2015

... City Marshal Floyd Voinche Sr. was not at the press conference, but he issued a statement Friday, calling Jeremy's death "tragic," but insisted that Louisiana law allowed his deputy marshals "to write traffic tickets, make arrests and preserve the peace."

But Marksville Mayor John Lemoine disagrees. In a letter to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office dated Sept. 1, Lemoine asked for an opinion on whether the marshals had the authority to issue tickets within the city limits of Marksville without approval of the Marksville City Council.

"We have reason to believe that the Ward 2 Marshal is issuing tickets inside the city limits without consent or approval of the Marksville City Council," reads Lemoine's letter. "We understand why the State Police can issue tickets without the approval of the Marksville City Council, but we are asking if the Ward 2 Marshal has the authority to issue tickets within the city limits without the approval of the Marksville City Council?"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/07/louisiana-officers-shooting-boy/75351174/

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7. Officers arrested in shooting death of 6-year-old boy in Louisiana

By Faith Karimi, CNN
Updated 12:28 AM ET, Sat November 7, 2015

... "We took some of the body cam footage. I'm not gonna talk about it, but I'm gonna tell you this -- it is the most disturbing thing I've seen and I will leave it at that," Edmonson said Friday night ...

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/06/us/louisiana-child-shooting-officers-arrested/index.html

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8. Several lawsuits pending against Marksville officers accused in death of 6-year-old

Posted: Nov 07, 2015 12:08 AM EST
Updated: Nov 07, 2015 12:52 AM EST

... In October, 2011, Lt. Derrick Stafford was indicted by a Rapides Parish grand jury on two counts of aggravated rape. The case was resolved ...

Lt. Derrick Stafford also has five pending civil lawsuits involving him in Avoyelles Parish ... Norris Greenhouse Jr. was also named in several of the suits ...

The two men were also named in a July lawsuit filed in federal court in Lafayette against the city, Chief Smith, and five other Marksville police officers ...

http://www.katc.com/story/30460349/katc-investigates-several-lawsuits-pending-against-officers-accused-in-shooting-death-of-6-year-old

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9. 2 officers arrested in Marksville police pursuit case

WAFB
Published: November 6, 2015, 9:35 pm
Updated: November 7, 2015, 12:33 am

... The Avoyelles Parish coroner said Wednesday that he was told Few went down a dead-end road and then put his vehicle in reverse when some of the pursuing officers opened fire ...

The marshals were working part-time as marshals. All four also work as Marksville city police officers.

Louisiana State Police were called in to handle the investigation. Troopers said Friday that 18 rounds had been fired by two different guns ...

http://klfy.com/2015/11/06/2-officers-arrested-in-marksville-police-pursuit-case/

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10. Officers identified in Marksville, LA shooting that killed 6-year-old

Posted: Nov 06, 2015 4:32 PM EST
Updated: Nov 06, 2015 7:56 PM EST
By WAFB Staff

... Dr. L.J. Mayeux, coroner of Avoyelles Parish, said Few had warrants out for his arrest. Ward 2 City Marshal deputies reportedly spotted Few's vehicle on Washington Street and initiated a stop. Instead of pulling over, officials say Few led deputies on a chase through Marksville, finally turning down Martin Luther King Drive, which is a dead end street.

WAFB checked with the Clerk of Court, the District Attorney's Office, Marksville Police Department and City Court and we did not find any outstanding warrants for Few. Col. Mike Edmonson said so far, their investigation shows the same.

Mayeux added Few backed into the marshal's vehicle several times and would not get out and that is when the gunfire erupted. Officials initially stated there was an "exchange of gunfire" during the incident. During a news conference on Thursday, Louisiana State Police Col. Mike Edmonson said no gun was found in Few's vehicle ...

Col. Edmonson said there is also no evidence, at this time, that Few backed into the deputy's vehicle. The Marshal's office has two vehicles. The one involved in Tuesday's shooting had a dent left in the vehicle ...

http://www.ksla.com/story/30457979/officers-identified-in-marksville-la-shooting-that-killed-6-year-old

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11. Four full-time police officers & one reservist on leave in two shooting incidents

Fri, 11/06/2015 - 16:04
RAYMOND L. DAYE

Four Marksville police officers and a reserve officer have been placed on administrative leave while investigations are underway into two police-involved shootings earlier this week.

Marksville Police Chief Elster Smith said three full-time officers and the reserve officer were involved in the Tuesday night shooting at Martin Luther King and Taensas that left 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis dead and his father, Chris Few, critically wounded ...

The other police office placed on administrative leave is alleged to have fired the shot that wounded Sharon Lachney during a 9-hour standoff between dozens of law enforcement officers and her son, Will Ray Lachney, on Wednesday. Smith said Friday he could not yet release that name ...

http://www.avoyellestoday.com/news-cops/4-full-time-police-officers-and-one-reservist-placed-leave-connection-two-shooting

[AllyCat]

12. Horrifying. How can anyone feel safe in our militarized police world?

These people must be stopped.

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13. You actually know someone who feels safe in the militarized police state?

[Demeter]

14. I'm sure the 1% are not feeling the fear of cops

The possibility of losing their hoard perhaps scares them, but their lives are not forfeit. They own the cops, after all.

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15. No doubt. They own the military. Wars are for richie rich, fought by the cannon fodder.

[AllyCat]

16. Only those who aren't paying attention.

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17. Is there even the slightest chance

that kkkops could be convicted?

That I will believe when I see and not one minute before.