Charlotte, NC To Pay Millions To Family Of Black Man Killed By White Cop
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Charlotte will pay $2.25 million in the settlement.
City attorney Bob Hagemann announced at a news conference Thursday that the Charlotte city council unanimously approved the settlement with the family of Jonathan Ferrell. He said he expects the city to pay the family within a matter of days.
Hagemann said the settlement contains no admission of guilt.
“While we realize that money is an inadequate means of compensating Mr Ferrell’s family, we feel that this was a fair and equitable settlement,” Hagemann said…
Ferrell was a black man who was shot and killed in September 2013 after he wrecked his car and knocked on the door of a house to get help. The person in the house called police.
Investigators say officer Randall Kerrick, who is white, was the only one of three officers who responded to use his gun. Investigators say Kerrick fired 12 shots, 10 of which hit the unarmed Ferrell.
Kerrick is charged with voluntary manslaughter. His trial is scheduled for 20 July.
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tracey marie May 14th, 2015 at 11:24 pm
Damn, I hope the cop now pays with his freedom.
whatthe46 May 14th, 2015 at 11:28 pm
dennis rader (BTK) could have knocked on his door at 3am and the home owner would have been happy to let the serial killer into his home. but noooooo.
tracey marie May 14th, 2015 at 11:30 pm
So true, white means right to far to many
katkelly57 May 15th, 2015 at 1:50 am
Awful white of ’em.
allison1050 May 15th, 2015 at 6:57 am
Isn’t it though?
rg9rts May 15th, 2015 at 5:07 am
Long , long , long way to catch NYC that paid out $413,000,000 in one year for NYPD screwups
illinoisboy1977 May 15th, 2015 at 10:57 am
I can’t think of a situation, where I’d respond to an unarmed man with my service weapon drawn, if I were an officer of the law. It seems that he forgot the part about assessing the situation, before deciding on a course of action. Even claiming that he was “in fear for his life” shouldn’t justify his negligence and indifferece, here. Young Mr. Ferrell was likely dazed and confused, from his auto accident. He couldn’t be expected to be completely coherent, under those circumstances. The officer had no empirical reason to believe that his life was truly in danger and he had two other officers to back him up. Even if Mr. Farrell had been a threat, three officers should have no problem wrestling one man to the ground. If they do, maybe they shouldn’t be police officers.