Posted on 01/15/2014 8:20:03 AM PST by kiryandil
A Torrance police officer who opened fire on a pickup truck during the manhunt for former Los Angeles police Officer Christopher Dorner was justified in his actions and will not face any criminal charges, the District Attorney's Office announced today.
Prosecutors concluded that Officer Brian McGee "did not commit any criminal misconduct" on Feb. 7 of last year when he rammed David Perdue's truck with a patrol car, then fired three shots through the driver's side window.
According to a charge evaluation worksheet prepared by Deputy District Attorney Geoffrey Rendon, McGee acted reasonably in light of the ongoing search for Dorner, who had killed two people at that point and went on to kill two others -- a Riverside police officer and San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxla.com ...
Yeah, they’re all over on the Death For Texting! thread, excusing the retired SWAT captain who offed somebody who might have made him “fear for his life” with popcorn...
That’s how Torrance rolls. Never spend public money if you can get a private donation to cover it. Torrance has been running on a bare bones budget since Schwarzenegger was governor.
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