Man shot by Tulsa police officer was high on PCP...
Autopsy: Man Killed by Officer Was on PCP
October 12, 2016 - Terence Crutcher, who was fatally shot by a Tulsa police officer after his car broke down on a city street last month, was high on the hallucinogenic drug PCP in when he died.
An unarmed black man shot dead by a white police officer after his car broke down on a city street last month was high on the hallucinogenic drug PCP in when he died, according to toxicology tests released by a medical examiner yesterday. Terence Crutcher, 40, had "acute phencyclidine intoxication" when he died Sept. 16. Officer Betty Jo Shelby was charged with first-degree manslaughter after his death, with a prosecutor saying she reacted unreasonably when Crutcher disobeyed her commands. Medical literature says PCP, also known as Angel Dust, can induce euphoria and feelings of omnipotence as well as agitation, mania and depression.
Terence Crutcher, who was fatally shot by a Tulsa police officer after his car broke down on a city street last month, was high on the hallucinogenic drug PCP in when he died, according to toxicology tests released by a medical examiner yesterday.
Dr. Matthew Lee, a physician and pharmacist who also works for the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's Office, said the 96 nanograms per milliliter of PCP found in Crutcher's system is more than enough to cause someone to be uncoordinated, agitated and combative. "It's on the high side," Lee said, "relative to causing some sort of impairment or intoxication."
Videos from a police helicopter and a dashboard camera showed Crutcher walking away from Shelby on a North Tulsa street with his arms in the air, but the footage does not offer a clear view of when Shelby fired the single shot. Tulsa police had said previously that they had found a vial of PCP in Crutcher's SUV. Lawyers for Crutcher's family have said previously that even if drugs were present, the shooting wasn't justified. Shelby, 42, has pleaded not guilty. She faces between four years to life in prison if convicted.
http://www.officer.com/news/12268190...cer-was-on-pcp
Last edited by waltky; 10-12-2016 at 01:01 PM.
Saw it on 60 Minutes last night...
Tulsa cop facing trial for killing black man says race not a factor
Mon Apr 3, 2017 | A white police officer facing a manslaughter trial next month for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after his vehicle broke down said race was not a factor and that the man's own actions caused his death.
In an unusual appearance on CBS News' "60 Minutes" on Sunday, officer Betty Shelby insisted her actions, captured on videotape, were driven entirely by the behavior of the man she shot, Terence Crutcher. Although the footage showed Crutcher, 40, had his hands in the air as he stood beside his car in a roadway just before Shelby shot him, she said the video fails to show clearly that he suddenly reached into the vehicle in what she believed was an attempt to grab a weapon. It was that move, and his repeated failure to heed her commands, that led Shelby, 42, to use lethal force. "What I based everything on was his actions, his behaviors," she said. Shelby acknowledged, however, that Crutcher was not being aggressive.
Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Officer Betty Shelby, 42, charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher, is shown in this Tulsa County Jail booking photo in Tulsa, Oklahoma
However, she also said she perceived Crutcher as reaching into his car for what she feared was a weapon, and also suspected that he was high on the hallucinogenic stimulant PCP, or phencyclidine, a suspicion born out by autopsy results. "I saw a threat and I used the force I felt necessary to stop a threat," she told CBS. No firearm was found on Crutcher or in his vehicle. Shelby has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, punishable by at least four years in prison in Oklahoma. Prosecutors say she escalated the situation and overreacted.
The case has stoked simmering anger among those who see racial bias in U.S. policing. In videos provided by Tulsa police, Crutcher can be seen with his hands in the air shortly before he was shot. "I don’t know what Officer Shelby was thinking when she pulled that trigger," Tiffany Crutcher, the victim's twin sister, told "60 Minutes." "What we saw on that video is what my dad always taught us to do if we were pulled over by a police officer. Put your hands in the air and put your hands on the car. And my brother did what my father taught us," she said. Shelby, who is on unpaid leave, said she regretted Crutcher's death but that he was to blame. "I have sorrow that this happened, that this man lost his life. But he caused the situation to occur," she said. "So in the end, he caused his own" death, Shelby said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ok...-idUSKBN1750DV
Granny says, "Dat's right - ya ain't s'posed to act a fool when the cops tell ya to co-operate...
Tulsa cop Betty Jo Shelby found not guilty in death of Terence Crutcher
Wednesday, May 17, 2017, A jury has declared police officer Betty Jo Shelby not guilty of manslaughter after she shot and killed Terence Crutcher.
After hearing closing arguments in Shelby’s trial Wednesday morning, jurors had deliberated since noon, taking just over nine hours to arrive at the verdict for the killing that sparked nationwide outrage. The victim's father, Rev. Joey Crutcher, told media outside the courtroom that Shelby "got away with murder." The jury's makeup was eight women, four men, with nine white people and three black people, according to the Tulsa World. At least four of the jurors broke down in tears as they left the courtroom. "This was a very difficult case with lots of difficult issues," Judge Doug Drummond said before the decision was announced. "I hope everyone can acknowledge that." He added, "I'm asking you to trust the system."
Following the announcement of the verdict, a group of people protesting the decision to let Shelby walk free approached the front door of the Mayo Hotel to demand the officer come out, the protesters apparently under the impression Shelby was inside. As a pastor began to address the crowd, protesters moved out into the street, blocking traffic on Denver Avenue, the Tulsa World reported. Police issued a warning that "chemical agents will be used" if the group didn't leave. Finally, around 12:20 a.m. Thursday, the line of protesters broke and people began to leave the area.
In their closing arguments, prosecutors noted that the other officers around her knew it was a "bad shoot" after she killed the unarmed man. Shelby stopped after seeing Crutcher, a 40-year-old father of four, in the middle of a road on Sept. 16, opening fire after he refused commands to lie down. The officer, 43, has claimed she believed that the motorist, whose hands were seen up in video of the shooting, may have been reaching into his car for a gun. She has also claimed Crutcher appeared to be high, with a vial of PCP found in his car and the drug found in his system during an autopsy.
However, no gun was found, and prosecutors say he posed no threat to officers and did nothing aggressive. Shelby, who also said that she relied on her training when deciding to shoot rather than use a Taser, said in an interview last month that Crutcher caused his own death. However, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said that other officers knew the shooting was wrong immediately afterwards, with a fellow cop telling Shelby "not to say a word." The officer potentially faced life in prison had she been convicted.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.3174049
Bad shoot, bad verdict.
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