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Jeanerette cop dies in chase while not wearing seatbelt - Manslaughter charges
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:27 pm
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JEANERETTE — Louisiana State Police announced charges for two men involved in a high-speed vehicle chase that ultimately killed the Jeanerette Police officer that initiated the traffic stop.
Antre Joseph, 21, of New Iberia, is charged with manslaughter and aggravated flight from an officer after he apparently led Jeanerette Police Officer Juandre Gilliam on a vehicle chase around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday that ended when Gilliam’s 2006 Ford Crown Victoria police car veered off the road, hit a culvert and flipped, ejecting and killing the officer.
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Master Trooper Brooks David, public information officer for State Police Troop I, said in a statement Tuesday that Gilliam was not wearing his seat belt during the crash. He was critically injured and pronounced dead at Iberia Medical Center.
David said this morning the two vehicles collided at least once during the chase, but investigators weren’t sure when or if it directly caused Gilliam’s crash.
“We don’t know and I’m not sure we’ll ever know,” he said. “We are actively investigating. The troopers are out there again today.”
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SIAP, I searched.
Sad story, but unless the officer's accident was the result of a collision that was initiated by the suspect, I'm not very comfortable with a manslaughter charge without a seatbelt.
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Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:28 pm to slackster
I am
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:28 pm to slackster
quote:Weren't they running from the cops?
unless the officer's accident was the result of a collision that was initiated by the suspect, I'm not very comfortable with a manslaughter charge without a seatbelt
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:28 pm to slackster
Well the death is a result of the suspect fleeing.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:29 pm to slackster
But a cop can attempt to shoot a dog, fail..kills a woman and is cleared.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:29 pm to slackster
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:29 pm to CaptainsWafer
quote:Or is it a result of the officer breaking the law and not wearing his seatbelt?
Well the death is a result of the suspect fleeing.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:29 pm to Lithium
quote:
I am
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:29 pm to slackster
quote:Agreed.
Sad story, but unless the officer's accident was the result of a collision that was initiated by the suspect, I'm not very comfortable with a manslaughter charge without a seatbelt.
How is this manslaughter but it isn't manslaughter when that cop accidentally shot that woman recently?
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:30 pm to slackster
Juandre should have been wearing his seat belt.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:30 pm to lsupride87
quote:Really?
Or is it a result of the officer breaking the law and not wearing his seatbelt?
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:30 pm to QuietTiger
I am good with it.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:30 pm to slackster
He's lucky they are only charging him for manslaughter. Check out the felony murder rule.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:31 pm to boom roasted
quote:Yeh really. If a doctor/car crash expert says that a seatbelt would have prevented death, then I dont see how the hell they get charged with manslaughter. The cop broke the law by not wearing his seatbelt
Really?
This post was edited on 4/14/15 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:32 pm to CaptainsWafer
quote:The cop wasn't wearing a seatbelt. He was breaking the law and his death was possibly a result of not wearing his seatbelt.
Well the death is a result of the suspect fleeing.
This post was edited on 4/14/15 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:32 pm to CaptainsWafer
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Well the death is a result of the suspect fleeing.
I'm aware, and as facts come out the charge may be more than justified, but it just seems a bit steep at the moment.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:32 pm to boom roasted
Some of these guys will always find a way to blame the cop for everything.
Yes, the cop should have been wearing his seat belt. But I have absolutely no issue with this. The cop's death is a direct result of these guys' decision to run.
Yes, the cop should have been wearing his seat belt. But I have absolutely no issue with this. The cop's death is a direct result of these guys' decision to run.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:32 pm to SEClint
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But a cop can attempt to shoot a dog, fail..kills a woman and is cleared
Unfortunately if he kills a dog while shooting at a dog no charges either
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:33 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:No, the car crash is the direct result of their decision to run. If death is proven because he wasnt wearing his seatbelt, then I dont think manslaughter will stick
The cop's death is a direct result of these guys' decision to run.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 2:34 pm to CaptainsWafer
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Well the death is a result of the suspect fleeing.
But not a direct result, so manslaughter won't stick
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