Liar Acquitted: White Cop Said He Was "Terrified" when Jonathan Price Politely Greeted Him w/an Outstretched Hand, so He Shot the Black Man to Death. Cop Lied b/c He Knew White Jurors Would Believe It
From [HERE] A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man after the victim initially offered a handshake was acquitted of murder on Thursday.
Shaun Lucas, 24, shot Jonathan Price four times on Oct. 3, 2020, outside a convenience store in Wolfe City.
But Lucas apparently thought Price was drunk and moved to detain him. Police claimed that Price resisted and was unaffected when Lucas tried to shock him with a Taser. Cops further claimed that Price then reached for the Taser. Lucas said he feared for his life and responded by shooting and killing Price.
Body-camera footage of the incident was played at trial but never released to the public (because its secret).
Sabrina Price wept after the verdict was announced, per NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. She said, “There was not one person that looked like me,” said Sabrina Price, who is Black, of the Hunt County jury who made the decision.
Price, who was 31, extended his arm for a handshake and offered an apology for broken glass when Lucas arrived on the scene, according to both police statements and eye witnesses in the 1,100-person town about 60 miles northeast of Dallas.
Price, 31, reportedly approached Lucas politely and asked him how he was before offering to shake his hand. Lucas allegedly refused and tried to detain Price for suspected intoxication. Lucas then shot his Taser at the man before firing his gun at Price.
Police were initially called to the convenience store over reports of a fight. Witness testimony left it unclear how or why the fight started, but it was over by the time Lucas arrived on the scene.
“Shaun Lucas was acquitted in rural Hunt County, Texas, by an all white jury,” Price family attorney Lee Merritt said. “At the time of [Price’s] murder he was unarmed and did not pose a threat to anyone. Every law enforcement professional that reviewed the facts concluded Lucas’ use of force was unjustified.”
Lucas’ defense lawyers argued he acted in self-defense and was scared Price would grab his Taser.
“That’s the only reason he fired his gun,” attorney Robert Rogers said.[MORE]