GUILTY TX - Jordan Edwards, 15, fatally shot by Balch Springs PD officer, 29 April 2017 *guilty and civil trial $21.6M

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Law & Crime Network‏Verified account @LawCrimeNetwork 2m2 minutes ago

#RoyOliver - Oliver says he could only silhouettes inside the car. Couldn't make our age, sex. He saw two silhouettes.

 

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STEVE PICKETT‏Verified account @STEVEPICK11 2m2 minutes ago

Oliver says he sees car moving toward officer - “ I had no option but to use lethal force”

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#RoyOliver - Former police officer Roy Oliver tells the jury he had no option but "to use lethal force". He says he thought his partner was in danger.

 

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STEVE PICKETT‏Verified account @STEVEPICK11 2m2 minutes ago

Oliver: “my heart sank. It’s an awful feeling”, he says about seeing #JordanEdwards dead in car- Jordan’s father walks out of courtroom.

STEVE PICKETT‏Verified account @STEVEPICK11 43s43 seconds ago

Jurors on recess for 1 hour #RoyOliverTrial

 

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 15m15 minutes ago

#RoyOliver - The judge will allow the state to bring in a FB post allegedly made by the defendant that said "I was born to kill". The state can question the defendant about it.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 11m11 minutes ago

in 2013, #RoyOliver had a psych eval done when he applied for a job. The state wants to bring that info in.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 11m11 minutes ago

#RoyOliver - The state also wants to bring up a time Oliver was testifying in court in 2013. The records show he used profanity and was uncooperative.

 

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 10m10 minutes ago

#RoyOliver - The state says the defendant opened the door to this character evidence by saying he follows rules.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 19s20 seconds ago

July 12, 2013, #RoyOliver admits to re-posting this on his FB page: "I will never in my life be as good at anything else as I am at killing people."

 

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#RoyOliver under cross exam says he didn't know his civil attorney, in a lawsuit filing, said the kids in car were gang members and drug dealers.

 

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#RoyOliver - Prosecutor: You admit now that you shot an innocent 15-yr-old kid in the back of the head? Oliver: Knowing what we know now, yes.

 

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 19s20 seconds ago

#RoyOliver - Prosecutor ends his cross exam with, "It's only by the grace of God we don't have 5 dead kids on our hands. You understand that?" Oliver: "Yes"

(OMG Would he have killed 5?)

 

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STEVE PICKETT‏Verified account @STEVEPICK11 1m1 minute ago

Prosecutor asks Oliver- you shot an innocent 15 year old kid? Oliver: knowing that information now, yes.

 

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Law & Crime Network‏Verified account @LawCrimeNetwork 2m2 minutes ago

#RoyOliver - Oliver is done testifying. The defense calls their own use of force expert, Capt. Jay Coons.

 

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Former Officer Roy Oliver takes the stand in his own murder trial

 

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“I had no other option than to use lethal force,” Roy Oliver testified. “I almost watched my partner get hit by a car.”

When he realized that he’d killed Jordan Edwards, a freshman who excelled in school and played football, “it was a punch to the gut,” Oliver said. “This was a bad situation that got turned worse by the second.”

Fired police officer saw ‘no other option’ than to shoot into car of teens

 

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Law & Crime Network‏Verified account @LawCrimeNetwork 15m15 minutes ago

Defense use of force expert:, "The actions of #RoyOliver in this incident were reasonable."

 

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Thank you @Jewels53 for posting all the info on this trial!!!

 

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Thank you @Jewels53 for posting all the info on this trial!!!

You are very welcome! It sure is an interesting trial.

 

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