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11-05-2023, 03:55 PM
Graeme Massie
Thu, 11 May 2023 at 7:01 am SGT
A South Carolina man who survived being shot nine times by police has sued officers who he claims behaved “like cowboys from a John Wayne movie.”
Trevor Mullinax was sitting in a pickup truck on private property and had a hunting shotgun with him in May 2021 when police were called to perform a welfare check, the lawsuit claims.
Court papers state that Mr Mullinax’s mother, Tammy Beason, was standing by the truck as her son suffered a mental health crisis and that “at no point did he point the weapon at himself or any other person.”
The lawsuit claims that after the caller phoned 911 and asked for the welfare check, officers did not try to call Mr Mullinax or his mother, despite being given their phone numbers, reported WBTV.
“Prior to arriving at the Plaintiffs’ location, Sheriff’s deputies failed to plan, choosing instead to ride in like cowboys from a John Wayne movie, defaulting to using deadly force, immediately, without attempting to deescalate the situation, in complete disregard for State law/regulation, Sheriff’s policies, and/or County ordinances,” the lawsuit states.
Court papers state that deputies from the York County Sheriff’s Office fired nearly 50 rounds at Mr Mullinax, hitting him nine times, including in the head.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/man-survived-b...52057.html
Thu, 11 May 2023 at 7:01 am SGT
A South Carolina man who survived being shot nine times by police has sued officers who he claims behaved “like cowboys from a John Wayne movie.”
Trevor Mullinax was sitting in a pickup truck on private property and had a hunting shotgun with him in May 2021 when police were called to perform a welfare check, the lawsuit claims.
Court papers state that Mr Mullinax’s mother, Tammy Beason, was standing by the truck as her son suffered a mental health crisis and that “at no point did he point the weapon at himself or any other person.”
The lawsuit claims that after the caller phoned 911 and asked for the welfare check, officers did not try to call Mr Mullinax or his mother, despite being given their phone numbers, reported WBTV.
“Prior to arriving at the Plaintiffs’ location, Sheriff’s deputies failed to plan, choosing instead to ride in like cowboys from a John Wayne movie, defaulting to using deadly force, immediately, without attempting to deescalate the situation, in complete disregard for State law/regulation, Sheriff’s policies, and/or County ordinances,” the lawsuit states.
Court papers state that deputies from the York County Sheriff’s Office fired nearly 50 rounds at Mr Mullinax, hitting him nine times, including in the head.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/man-survived-b...52057.html
