US EditionFormer Virginia Gov. Youngkin pardoned ex-police sergeant in fatal 2023 shooting of unarmed man
Governor Youngkin granted an absolute pardon to Shifflett, citing a police report that deemed his use of deadly force lawful and consistent with department policy.
- Virginia's former Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin pardoned ex-police sergeant Wesley Gonzalez Shifflett, who was convicted of reckless firearm use in the 2023 fatal shooting of an unarmed man, Timothy McCree Johnson.
- Youngkin based his pardon on a report concluding that Shifflett's actions were objectively reasonable because he thought Johnson posed a significant threat when he used deadly force.
- Johnson's mother, Melissa, criticized Youngkin's involvement, questioning why the jury's verdict was being vacated and the judge's sentence not considered.
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Days before the end of his term, the Republican governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, pardoned a former Fairfax County police officer who was convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses from a shopping mall. According to a recently published report, former sergeant Wesley Shifflett received an absolute pardon on January 15, from Youngkin. The pardon takes place in the middle of a national debate on legal protectio…
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Former Virginia Gov. Youngkin pardoned ex-police sergeant in fatal 2023 shooting of unarmed man
Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has pardoned a former police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses.
Youngkin pardoned ex-police sergeant in fatal 2023 shooting of unarmed man
Days before his term ended, Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin pardoned a former Fairfax County police officer who was convicted in a fatal shooting of an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses at a mall. According to a newly released report, former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett received an absolute pardon on Jan. 15 from Youngkin. The pardon comes amid a nationwide debate over legal protections for law enforcement personnel, and when use of fo…
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