CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge denied bail Monday for a white former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black motorist, saying his release would “constitute an unreasonable danger to the community.” In a brief order, Circuit Judge Clifton Newman denied bond for Michael Slager. “After careful consideration […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge reached no decision Thursday on whether to grant bail for a white former police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man following a traffic stop in coastal South Carolina. Judge Clifton Newman said he wanted to review information presented during an afternoon hearing. He did not say when […]
Since April, the officer who shot Walter Scott in the back and killed him, has been in jail, refused bail, held in isolation. Even though Officer Michael Slager’s opponents have protested his release, that could all change today when his defense team makes its case at a bond hearing. They will also be armed with […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a white former police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop are expected to argue Thursday that he should be released from jail before his murder trial because he poses no threat to the public. Lawyers for Michael Slager have filed 150 pages of […]
A South Carolina grand jury returned a murder indictment on Monday against a White former police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man in April, inflaming tensions over police brutality against African-Americans, according to MSNBC. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! The former officer, Michael Slager of the North Charleston Police Department, was captured on […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former North Charleston police officer was indicted on a murder charge Monday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who was running away from the officer after a traffic stop. The shooting April 4 was captured on video by a bystander and showed officer Michael Slager […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former North Charleston police officer was indicted on a murder charge Monday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who was running away from the officer after a traffic stop. The shooting April 4 was captured on video by a bystander and showed officer Michael Slager […]
A Black homeowner in Hollywood, South Carolina was shot in the neck Thursday by a White sheriff’s deputy responding to a 911 call about a…
A woman’s First Amendment rights may have been violated last week when a U.S. Marshal allegedly destroyed her recording device while she was filming an arrest, the Huffington Post…
Rev Al Sharpton talks about his time in Charleston, South Carolina in light of the shooting death of Walter Scott. “Most of law enforcement were against Scott. I went in Sunday to preach to say that they did what we haven’t been able to do in other cases. You do not need a grand […]
The funeral for slain victim of police brutality Walter Scott was held Sunday at WORD Ministries Christian Center in Summerville, SC. Scott’s immediate family were in attendance, as well…
We’re not sure if we can believe police reports these days, but according to a police report obtained by The Guardian, North Charleston police officer…
