'My Actions Were Justified': Ex-Ohio Cop Who Shot Black Man Holding Cellphone and Keys Within Seconds Plans to Appeal 15-Year Prison Sentence

'My Actions Were Justified': Ex-Ohio Cop Who Shot Black Man Holding Cellphone and Keys Within Seconds Plans to Appeal 15-Year Prison Sentence

A former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man holding a cellphone has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.  Adam Coy, who was convicted of murder in November, was handed the mandatory sentence nearly four years after the shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill. However, Coy says he plans to appeal. “I feel my actions were justified. I reacted the same way I had in hundreds of training scenarios,” he said. “I drew and …

BLK ALERTS - ‘My Actions Were Justified’: Ex-Ohio Cop Who Shot Black Man Holding Cellphone and Keys Within Seconds Plans to Appeal 15-Year Prison Sentence

A former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man holding a cellphone has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.  Adam Coy, who was convicted of murder in November, was handed the mandatory sentence nearly four years after the shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill. However, Coy says he plans to appeal. “I feel my actions were justified. I reacted the same way I had in hundreds of training scenarios,” he said. “I drew and …