NJ officer not guilty of murder in Arundel road rage shooting
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"A New Jersey police officer who shot and killed a Lansdowne man last summer after a road rage incident along Route 3 was found not guilty on all counts Wednesday in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
Joseph Lamont Walker, 41, had been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Joseph Dale Harvey Jr.
Walker, who was off-duty at the time of the incident, had been driving home from a birthday party for a nephew last June when his car drifted into Harvey's lane after making a turn. Police and court documents indicated that Harvey shouted and swerved toward Walker's car, and both men pulled over.
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Police said once both vehicles were on the side of the road, the two men confronted one another. Walker shot Harvey three times, killing him.
Jurors had been asked to issue verdicts on five counts: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, using a handgun during a felony and using a handgun during a violent crime.
Walker's attorneys had argued that he was defending himself, saying he feared for the safety of himself and his family. Walker, a detective with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey, testified he showed his badge and identified himself as a police officer, though other witnesses said they never saw a badge.
The jury deliberated for several hours Tuesday before adjourning for the night. They resumed Wednesday morning, and the verdict was announced shortly before noon."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...-ar-road-rage-verdict-20140730,0,940115.story
"A New Jersey police officer who shot and killed a Lansdowne man last summer after a road rage incident along Route 3 was found not guilty on all counts Wednesday in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
Joseph Lamont Walker, 41, had been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Joseph Dale Harvey Jr.
Walker, who was off-duty at the time of the incident, had been driving home from a birthday party for a nephew last June when his car drifted into Harvey's lane after making a turn. Police and court documents indicated that Harvey shouted and swerved toward Walker's car, and both men pulled over.
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Police said once both vehicles were on the side of the road, the two men confronted one another. Walker shot Harvey three times, killing him.
Jurors had been asked to issue verdicts on five counts: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, using a handgun during a felony and using a handgun during a violent crime.
Walker's attorneys had argued that he was defending himself, saying he feared for the safety of himself and his family. Walker, a detective with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey, testified he showed his badge and identified himself as a police officer, though other witnesses said they never saw a badge.
The jury deliberated for several hours Tuesday before adjourning for the night. They resumed Wednesday morning, and the verdict was announced shortly before noon."
