Charges in Only Two Days After Cuffed Suspect Shot in Maryland

It is looking as though the extreme cases are moving a bit faster now.

Only Monday, the Prince George's County officers pulled over a suspect who had allegedly been crashing his car into parked vehicles. One of the earlier reports suggested the officers "smelled PCP," but this account simply says they thought he was "under the influence of a substance" and so, called for a "drug recognition expert."

Somehow, after the suspect was cuffed and restrained by seat belts in the front passenger seat of the squad car, he still managed to put up such a fight that one of the officers had to shoot him seven times, killing him. Unfortunately, there was no video footage to sustain the officer's use of force, because he wasn't equipped with a body camera. So, officials shortly lept to adverse conclusions, and the officer is charged with murder, and also reportedly manslaughter (presumably as a lesser-included or alternative count) and "assorted weapons charges."

Huh. I'm sure there will be a good story about why and how this happened. Perhaps the suspect was all like the Monte Python Black Knight, and was lunging at the officer with his teeth. We will have to wait for the explanation to be revealed, in the fullness of time.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-maryland-cop-was-charged-with-murder-after-a-man-was-shot-7-times-inside-his-police-cruiser/ar-BBZqnwh