Jury finds ex-Va. officer not guilty of manslaughter in fatal shooting
The jury spent 11 hours deliberating in the case against Wesley Shifflett, who they ultimately convicted of a lesser crime in ...
Jury finds ex-Fairfax officer Wesley Shifflett not guilty of involuntary manslaughter
A jury has found former Fairfax County police sergeant Wesley Shifflett not guilty of involuntary manslaughter but guilty of ...
Ex-Virginia cop who killed shoplifting suspect acquitted of manslaughter, guilty on firearm charge
A jury on Friday acquitted a former police officer in Virginia of involuntary manslaughter after he fatally shot a ...
Officer acquitted of manslaughter in death of man accused of stealing sunglasses in VA
An officer was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in Virginia after he was accused of killing an unarmed man who police said shoplifted sunglasses. The officer was, however, convicted on a charge ...
Former Virginia police officer who killed shoplifting suspect acquitted of manslaughter, guilty on firearm charge
Prosecutors argued that Shifflett, then a sergeant with Fairfax County Police, acted recklessly when he shot and killed an ...
Ex-officer not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Tysons mall killing
A former Fairfax County police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a mall in Northern ...
DC serial rape suspect arrested; VA bus aide charged with assaulting kids; woman shot near Nationals Park
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Ex-Virginia cop who killed shoplifting suspect acquitted of manslaughter, guilty on firearm charge
But the jury did convict the former police sergeant, Wesley Shifflett, of reckless handling of a firearm in connection with the shooting. Prosecutors argued that Shifflett, then a sergeant with ...