Sheriff's Deputy Charged in Man's Shooting After Car Chase

From the New York Times:

A sheriff's deputy in San Bernardino County whose videotaped shooting of a man poised to surrender drew national attention has been charged with attempted voluntary manslaughter.

The deputy, Ivory Webb, who remains on paid administrative leave, is widely expected to surrender in court on Wednesday, said Michael A. Ramos, the San Bernardino district attorney, who announced the charges today.

Mr. Ramos said he concluded that Deputy Webb acted unreasonably on Jan. 29 when he shot the man, Elio Carrion, 21, an Air Force security officer who had recently returned from duty in Iraq, three times after a car chase in Chino.

Mr. Ramos said the charges, which carry a maximum penalty of 181/2 years in prison, include special filings that say Deputy Webb's actions were worsened by causing serious injury to Mr. Carrion and using a firearm.

I posted about this shooting awhile back. I'm glad to see that charges were brought because after seeing that video, any reasonable person could see that the deputy acted improperly. He's lucky that the guy he shot didn't die because he would have been brought up on homicide charges. I know that the sheriff's deputy is innocent until proven guilty but that video speaks for itself. If i was the guy that was shot i'd consider myself pretty damn lucky to be alive because it was obvious that the cop was shooting to kill. Let's hope justice is served in this case.