Bereaved: Walter Scott's parents Judy (center) and Walter Snr (right) after the cort hearing in June which indicted Michael Slager for Scott's murder. Mayor Keith Summey said in a news conference after the officer's arrest that Slager had made a "bad decision.". He was positive.". 'My husband is not a racist. His grandmother, Judy, had been on the phone with Walter when he was pulled over, Anthony said recently, recalling the morning of the shooting. It was her husband. After the pair pulled into the parking lot, the 50-year-old man stumbled over the officer's questions. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff, Defense attorney Andy Savage and wife Cheryl Savage discuss evidence in the Michale Slager case Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in Charleston. The case is certain to be one of the most contentious to reach the courts since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014. I know the man that he is and he is the man I fell in love with. ' She and the S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination have also pushed for legislative proposals to make the law more clear in such cases, although the legislature has not yet taken action on any of the proposals. It's horrible. A bid to get the U.S Supreme Court to hear Slager's case was rejected last year. He'd been in a shooting. He has friends of every race. Slager was charged with murder after a video surfaced showing him shooting Scott from behind while Scott was fleeing, which contradicted Slager's report of the incident. They employed "pretext stops" in which officers looked for small violations as opportunities to pull over drivers and stop pedestrians in hopes of nabbing hardened criminals and taking guns and drugs off the streets. "The Slager case highlighted the need for a state use of force statute that would protect the community and law enforcement from the hazy law," Wilson said. another officer asked over the radio. He thought he would be arrested the next day, but his third call said they were arresting him there and he couldn't come back. I did what I had to do to save my life. He allegedly grabbed Slager’s Taser in his hand and Scott began to run away but was eventually unarmed. He allegedly grabbed Slager’s Taser in his hand and Scott began to run away but was eventually unarmed. He was declared dead later in the day. Start: This is the moment, captured on police dashcam, that Walter Scott fled from his car, beginning a sequence of events which turned a routine traffic stop into a tragedy, Key moment: Video footage captured the moment Michael Slager approached a lifeless Walter Scott with something in his hand - his Taser. He fired eight times, hitting Scott with five bullets. Jamie and Michael had been talking about whether they should divorce. I pray for his sanity and mine and that God is with us. Michael T. Slager’s age is 36 and he was born to Karen Sharpe and Thomas J. Slager in Florida in 1981. When her older son wanted to wear a tuxedo to a middle school dance, Michael picked up two shifts of off-duty work to pay for the formal wear. She has two older children, and also suffered the loss of her mother after a long illness earlier this month, and says that coping without her husband has been extremely difficult. Was he coming home? "When she spoke that day, she was just so powerful," Scott said. Judy Scott stepped to a podium. God gave forgiveness in my heart for Officer Slager.”. 'There's always going to be a way that they can get me, so the only safe way is for me to stay locked in my room 24 hours a day. FACT CHECK: Is Kohl’s selling BLM Merchandise? Mike cannot and who knows why? 134 Columbus Street Slager chased after him, using a Taser in a bid to gain control. He did not respond to questions sent to him in a letter from The Post and Courier. Shortly after the shooting, Walter's son, named Walter Lamar, raced to the scene. The Internal Revenue Service found she and her ex-husband owed the federal government more than $300,000 in taxes, an amount tied to a settlement Michael Slager received after the Southern States Police Benevolent Association — an advocacy group that officers in several states pay dues to in exchange for the promise of legal representation — stopped funding his defense in April 2015. Jamie was working, but days away from going on maternity leave. The officer noticed a 1990 Mercedes-Benz with a broken taillight. 'He was asking me how he smelt and what his skin felt like. Mr Savage said, despite the negative publicity, he was certain an impartial jury could be found and confident his client would be cleared on the basis he was following his police training and instructions and was in danger when he opened fire. Follow him on Twitter @GregoryYYee. Charleston, SC 29403, News tips/online questions: newstips@postandcourier.com, Delivery/subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com. I’m just waiting on the Lord.". 'She can't come to jail because the inmates threaten they are going to shoot her. No sign of what happened here. 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