Michael Slager

Judge Keeps Ex-South Carolina Cop's 20-Year Sentence For Killing Walter Scott

A judge has upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a white former police officer, Michael Slager, in the killing of Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man in South Carolina.

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Ex-Officer To Plead Guilty In Black Motorist's Death; SC's 5th District Holds Primary Election

Associated Press

Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager is pleading guilty to violating the civil rights of an unarmed black motorist he shot and killed as he…

Charlotte Area

Mistrial Declared In SC Officer's Murder Trial

David Boraks

A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial of former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager. Despite more than 22 hours of deliberation over…

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Attorneys Deliver Opening Statements In Michael Slager Trial; Plus, 2 Early Voting Days Left In NC

Associated Press

In April, 2015, then-Charleston police officer Michael Slager allegedly shot an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, eight times in the back as he fled a…