UPDATED: Governor commutes sentence for former Fairfax County police officer in fatal Tysons shooting
The former Fairfax County police officer who fatally shot Timothy McCree Johnson outside Tysons Corner Center in February 2023 has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Mother of man killed by ex-Fairfax County officer outraged by commuted sentence
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Virginia) commuted the three-year sentence against former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett, the officer who shot and killed Timothy Johnson in Tysons.
Ex-Fairfax County police officer Shifflett gets 3 years in prison for fatal shooting of shoplifter
A former Fairfax County police officer was sentenced Friday to three years behind bars for his conviction in the deadly shooting of a fleeing shoplifter.
Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-officer who fatally shot unarmed man
Youngkin commuted the sentence Sunday night, writing that the three years of incarceration went beyond the state’s sentencing guidelines.
Sentence commuted for former Fairfax Co. officer involved in fatal shooting
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Fairfax County police officer, sentenced to three years in prison for shooting an unarmed shoplifter in February 2023, will have his sentence commuted.
Virginia Politics Insider: Youngkin commutes former officer's sentence
Youngkin said in a statement: "I am convinced that the court's sentence of incarceration is unjust and violates the cornerstone of our justice system — that similarly situated individuals receive proportionate sentences.
Mom of man killed by ex-Fairfax County police sergeant says she hears her son crying again
Melissa Johnson is reliving her pain all over again."It felt like I could hear my son crying out from the dirt at Tyson's Corner Mall," she said. "It was like h ...
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‘It felt like I could hear my son’s voice crying out’: Victim’s family speaks out after Youngkin commutes former FCPD sergeant’s sentence
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.) commuted the sentence of a former Fairfax County Police sergeant convicted in the shooting death ...
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Virginia Legislative Black Caucus condemns Youngkin’s decision to commute sentence of former Fairfax County police sergeant
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus released a statement condemning Gov. Glen Youngkin for commuting a former Fairfax ...