Youngkin grants clemency to a fired Virginia police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has granted clemency to a former police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses.
Ex-Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Man Accused Of Shoplifting Granted Clemency
A former Virginia officer who fatally shot a Black man accused of stealing sunglasses has been granted clemency.
Virginia Legislative Black Caucus condemns Youngkin’s decision to commute sentence of former Fairfax County police sergeant
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus released a statement condemning Gov. Glen Youngkin for commuting a former Fairfax County Police Department sergeant’s sentence. Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was sentenced on Friday,
Gov. Youngkin commutes former Virginia police sergeant’s sentence, citing ‘unjust’ verdict
Governor Glenn Youngkin has commuted the sentence of a former Virginia police sergeant, stating that the court’s sentence is “unjust and violates the cornerstone of our justice system.”
Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-officer who fatally shot unarmed man
Youngkin commuted the sentence Sunday night, writing that the three years of incarceration went beyond the state’s sentencing guidelines.
Youngkin pardons police officer convicted of fatally shooting unarmed man in Tysons Corner
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence of Wesley Shifflett, a Fairfax County Police Officer who was convicted of killing an unarmed man.
Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-police officer who killed suspect
A former Fairfax County police officer was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for killing a man in 2023. The governor ordered he be released.
Gov. Youngkin commutes sentence of former Fairfax Co. officer convicted of killing man outside Tysons Corner Center
Gov. Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentencing of a former Fairfax County police officer convicted in the October 2023 killing of a suspected shoplifter.
Youngkin commutes sentence of White cop in shooting death of unarmed Black suspect
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has commuted the sentence of a White Fairfax County cop convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed Black suspect.
Youngkin commutes former Fairfax officer's sentence in fatal shooting
Former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison on a conviction of recklessly discharging a firearm in the February 2023 shooting death of an unarmed shoplifting suspect.
Youngkin commutes former Fairfax County police sergeant’s sentence for fatal Tyson’s Corner shooting
Gov. Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence for a former Fairfax County sergeant after he was sentenced to 3 years in prison on Friday for fatally shooting a man who was allegedly shoplifting. Former Fairfax County Police Department Sgt.
Ex-Fairfax County police officer Shifflett gets 3 years in prison for fatal shooting of shoplifter
A former Fairfax County police officer was sentenced Friday to three years behind bars for his conviction in the deadly ...
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Youngkin grants clemency in Fairfax officer case; legal experts weigh in
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is granting clemency to a former Fairfax County police sergeant who killed an unarmed man.
Ex-Virginia cop pardoned by governor; family speaks out
Former Fairfax County police officer Wesley Shifflett is free after receiving a pardon from Governor Glenn Youngkin. This ...