[gatagato]

The family of a DeLand man run over and killed by a police cruiser in May released previously-unseen video of the fatal crash today.

In the moments before his death, Marlon Brown was sprinting through a vegetable garden in a residential area and DeLand police with sirens blaring were not far behind.

As Brown neared a fence that enclosed a backyard, he was cornered. Two police officers stopped. But as shown in a video released by Brown's family on Wednesday, rookie Officer James Harris, third in line in the chase, kept going.

In the graphic video, Brown triped then threw his hands in the air and turned to face police a moment before he was struck by the cruiser on May 8.

That video was enough to convince DeLand Police Chief William Ridgway that Harris should be fired immediately.

"On May 31st I was shown the video of the incident," Ridgway said in an email statement. "I terminated the probationary employment status of Officer Harris on that same day."

But apparently, the same evidence was not enough to convince a grand jury that Harris should face criminal charges.

"We feel very betrayed by our criminal justice system," said Brown's ex-wife, Krystal Brown at a news conference Wednesday.

She spoke to media along with her attorney Benjamin Crump, who also represented the family of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Sanford in 2012.

The city of DeLand reached a $550,000 settlement with the Browns but did not admit to any wrongdoing in the deadly chase that started with a traffic stop for a suspected seat belt violation.



It is not likely that the public would ever have seen the final moments of Brown's life if his family did not release the dash-cam video.

Now, they want an independent investigation and review of the evidence. The Brown family hopes, despite the grand jury denial, that vehicular homicide charges will be filed against Harris whose negligence and recklessness led to Brown's death, they say.

"This video is important," Krystal Brown said. "It's the truth."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,7561617.story
http://www.news-journalonline.com/ar...trol-car-death

[kellyhound]

why the hell did he flee. all that for not wearing a seatbelt.
rookie was overexcited to catch him

[uncleanone]

theres something lurking on that wall starting at :40

[RealityUnfolding]

The grand jury decided not to press charges. This guy was a known felon and known runner. He also had a few pending cases apparently. His EX-WIFE somehow was paid out $550,000 by the departments insurers who moved forward with the payout without fighting it - I'm guessing partly because she is/was represented by the same lawyer who worked Trayvon Martin's case. Why anyone would want that buffoon is beyond me but I digress.

Marlon Brown had been arrested more than a dozen times. Brown has had 18 misdemeanor charges, five felony charges, and three felony convictions.

Ocala Post slowed the video down and watched it frame by frame, it takes only one second after Brown slips, for the patrol car to hit him.

Brown was also under a court ordered curfew.

[gatagato]

Thanks for the post and the contributions, RealityUnfolding

[1970johnnyhunter]

shit, I ain't mad. the dude was a scab on the ass of society. look at his rap sheet.

[Arevalosocom]

Justice for Trayvon!

[Desensitisation]

The truth, Krystal Brown, is that your ex-husband was a shit-stain on society who got what was coming to him.

I like how the article tries to make it sound like the fat tub of shit had surrendered when he was hit, because he "turned and put up his hands". No, the dumb cunt had fallen over and was rolling like a hippo when he got flattened by the cop car.

[bbegovich]

Originally Posted by uncleanone ↗

theres something lurking on that wall starting at :40

what the hell is that