Michael Slager, the North Charleston, South Carolina, cop who shot Walter Scott eight times in the back, killing him, was released on $500,000 bond Monday, the Charleston Post and Courier reports. The judge was concerned over how long Slager would spend in prison before going to trial.
Police today released dash cam footage showing the traffic stop moments before North Charleston police officer Michael Slager fatally shot Walter Scott in the back Saturday.
Walter Scott was not the first unarmed black man to suffer the violence of North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. In 2013, Slager allegedly pulled a man from his home and Tasered him multiple times, despite that man being unarmed and having committed no…
Michael T. Slager—the white police officer arrested Tuesday and charged with murder after video surfaced of him gunning down an unarmed black man, Walter L. Scott—has been fired from the North Charleston, S.C. police force. He had served for five years.
