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Video disputes statement of PBSO deputy in shooting of boy
Finger Mullet
Posts: 3,852 Officer
This the most blatant lying by both the cop and State Attorney, just disgusting, if this type of sheet continues, the public will not trust law enforcement at all.
Could not embed video, but it is real short.
[video]http://bcove.me/ies0g1ds[/video]
In 2010, Amy Hutton called 911, frantic: Her 17-year-old son, Jeremy, who suffered from Down syndrome, had taken her minivan for a drive.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded and found Jeremy Hutton driving slowly down Royal Palm Beach Boulevard. One tire was flattened after he hit a curb.
The next moments would end with a deputy shooting Hutton, whose lawyers say has the mental capacity of a 3- to 6-year-old, three times.
When Hutton came to a stop at Okeechobee Boulevard, deputy Jason Franqui pulled his patrol car in front of him, blocking the minivan’s path. Franqui got out of his cruiser.
Hutton then drove around the car, clipping the driver’s side door and bumping the front corner. Franqui fired six times, saying that Hutton looked into his eyes, turned the steering wheel to the right and drove directly at him.
Police and prosecutors justified the shooting, saying that video confirmed that when Franqui fired, he was in front of the minivan.
“The witnesses, physical evidence and video evidence all establish that at the time deputy Franqui discharged his weapon, Hutton was driving his vehicle directly at him,” then-State Attorney Michael McAuliffe wrote in a memo to Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.
But The Post obtained the videos of the incident, and they show the opposite: Franqui was beside or behind Hutton’s minivan when he started shooting. The six shots, recorded on his cruiser’s in-car recorder, ring out after Hutton strikes the vehicle.
Unmentioned in the PBSO and state attorney reports: The back and side windows of Hutton’s minivan were shot out. And two rounds went into a passing motorist’s car. That driver was not hurt.
Hutton was shot in the head, shoulder and hand and lived, according to his lawyers. His family is now suing PBSO.
The case is one of many The Post and WPTV NewsChannel 5 detailed in a yearlong investigation into police shootings in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
The investigation revealed that the department’s internal investigators investigators often rely solely on the deputy’s version of events, ignoring or downplaying conflicting evidence such as videos to justify deadly force, even when it seems apparent that the deputy violated agency protocol.
Could not embed video, but it is real short.
[video]http://bcove.me/ies0g1ds[/video]
In 2010, Amy Hutton called 911, frantic: Her 17-year-old son, Jeremy, who suffered from Down syndrome, had taken her minivan for a drive.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded and found Jeremy Hutton driving slowly down Royal Palm Beach Boulevard. One tire was flattened after he hit a curb.
The next moments would end with a deputy shooting Hutton, whose lawyers say has the mental capacity of a 3- to 6-year-old, three times.
When Hutton came to a stop at Okeechobee Boulevard, deputy Jason Franqui pulled his patrol car in front of him, blocking the minivan’s path. Franqui got out of his cruiser.
Hutton then drove around the car, clipping the driver’s side door and bumping the front corner. Franqui fired six times, saying that Hutton looked into his eyes, turned the steering wheel to the right and drove directly at him.
Police and prosecutors justified the shooting, saying that video confirmed that when Franqui fired, he was in front of the minivan.
“The witnesses, physical evidence and video evidence all establish that at the time deputy Franqui discharged his weapon, Hutton was driving his vehicle directly at him,” then-State Attorney Michael McAuliffe wrote in a memo to Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.
But The Post obtained the videos of the incident, and they show the opposite: Franqui was beside or behind Hutton’s minivan when he started shooting. The six shots, recorded on his cruiser’s in-car recorder, ring out after Hutton strikes the vehicle.
Unmentioned in the PBSO and state attorney reports: The back and side windows of Hutton’s minivan were shot out. And two rounds went into a passing motorist’s car. That driver was not hurt.
Hutton was shot in the head, shoulder and hand and lived, according to his lawyers. His family is now suing PBSO.
The case is one of many The Post and WPTV NewsChannel 5 detailed in a yearlong investigation into police shootings in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
The investigation revealed that the department’s internal investigators investigators often rely solely on the deputy’s version of events, ignoring or downplaying conflicting evidence such as videos to justify deadly force, even when it seems apparent that the deputy violated agency protocol.
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"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr
All of which happened in 2 seconds 1928.00 to 1928.02, react, draw and fire, there is no thought involved, just reaction. As far as a lie, perception is difficult with an adrenaline rush.
And perception depends on an individual. If I was on a grand Jury and saw this as the only evidence, my perception says it's an Okay shoot.
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr
If the cop did not know the mental capacity of the driver before hand, its hard to second guess in that situation.
That said, cops do need more training in dealing with mental issue kids. Its hard to understand the behavior of severely autistic, DS and such kids unless you've been with them. What would seem to be bad behavior by us
"normal" people is typical of their condition and not warranted of excessive force. May or may not have helped in this situation. Just in general
so he was trying to stop the guy from running over innocent people or causing more property damage.
"Well Gary, the easiest way to look tall is to stand in a room full of short people." - Curtis Bostick
"All these forums, with barely any activity, are like a neglected old cemetery that no one visits anymore."- anonymouse
Do any of the officers here chase down a vehicle...pull sideways in front of it...then exit their patrol car directly in the line of fire so to speak all nonchalant:huh
Well, you're not **** and operating at the level of a 3 to 6 year old....or are you?
What civilians will never comprehend is that officer...and any officer who has to do that...will constantly relive it over in his mind...the " what if's " and " If only's "
and it will replay in his nightmares...forever...and that..is a long f**king time.
Many things to do.
Knots to be unraveled
'fore the darkness falls on you
There should be an IQ test to own a gun.(and a badge)
Mistake, the mother of a mentally incapacitated son calling the cops on him. It never works out good when you get those guys involved in a family issue.
......the truth or the lie?
You are correct.
Former Mini Mart Magnate
I am just here for my amusement.
It's not like they give a ***** about you.
They probably would. That's about 500 feet from my old PD. And I wouldn't try to run one of them over.
"Well Gary, the easiest way to look tall is to stand in a room full of short people." - Curtis Bostick
"All these forums, with barely any activity, are like a neglected old cemetery that no one visits anymore."- anonymouse
Debatable...
lol, Im lmao over this comment :rotflmao
I dont think a Down sydrome kid would be smart enough to THINK about that. It was just a "i am taking the car, see ya" with no intention at all. If the cops didnt know about his mental problem, that is a problem... I would bet the mom said it all and by the time it was reported to police or what the police took it as was "stolen car... Go get em" They should have known who he was, blocked him in properly to prevent him from going further. I would guess you are right that he feared for his life if he did not get all the correct info. That is where the blame should be put or the investigation leads too.
Of course if we had proper facilities for these kids it would never happen.. Send him home and make the parents be the jail to lock him up. What a screwed up society...