Casket of 6-year-old autistic
boy Jeremy Mardis
Yahoo News is reporting, a police bodycam revealed footage of
Chris Few, the father of 6-year-old autistic boy, Jeremy Mardis,
raising his hands in surrender in their vehicle. However, police
still opened fire seriously wounding Few and killing his
disabled son. Few, who remains hospitalized, missed the funeral
of his son.
People are horrified and perplexed as to what transpired in
this case. The police officers who opened fire, have been
arrested and ordered held on $1,000,000 bonds. Derrick Stafford
and Norris Greenhouse have been charged with second-degree
murder and attempted second-degree murder. Louisiana state
police chief, Col. Mike Edmonson stated, “It’s the most
disturbing thing I’ve see - and I will leave it at that.”
The Judiciary Report sends its condolences to the family and
friends of little Jeremy Mardis. I am speechless at what has
happened to this little boy. That poor child died an awful and
preventable death. Once again, police brutality and excessive
force has come into play. This level of violence being utilized
by some officers against the public in America is unacceptable.
Something has got to change. This cannot continue to happen.
It’s well past the point where anyone can state it is a few
isolated incidents. It’s become hundreds of incidents. This
indicates there is a problem.
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Police kill 6-year-old autistic
Jeremy Mardis in Louisiana
Pallbearers carry the casket of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis to
the grave site at Beaumont Cemetery in Beaumont, Miss., 30 miles
east of Hattiesburg, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Jeremy Mardis, a
6-year-old autistic boy, was killed and his father wounded when
marshals opened fire on their vehicle in Marksville, La. on Nov.
3. Louisiana State Police announced late Friday that they had
arrested the two marshals in the shooting.
A police body camera recorded the father of a 6-year-old
autistic boy with his hands up and posing no threat as police
fired into his car, severely wounding the motorist and killing
his son, the man's lawyer said Monday. "This was not a
threatening situation for the police," said Mark Jeansonne, an
attorney for Chris Few, who remained hospitalized and could not
attend Monday's funeral of his son, Jeremy Mardis.
Derrick Stafford, 32, of Mansura, and Norris Greenhouse Jr.,
23, of Marksville, were ordered held on $1 million bonds Monday
on second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder
charges, Jeansonne said. The lawyer said he hasn't seen the
video himself, but its contents were described during the
hearing. Louisiana's state police chief, Col. Mike Edmonson,
said Friday that "it's the most disturbing thing I've seen — and
I will leave it at that."...