'Absolute garbage' | Mother of man killed, prosecutor outraged by commuted sentence of former officer
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.
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.
Youngkin commutes former Fairfax officer's sentence in fatal shooting
Former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison on a conviction of recklessly discharging a firearm in the February 2023 shooting death of an unarmed shoplifting suspect.
Former Fairfax Co. officer sentenced to 3 years for killing Tysons shoplifting suspect
A judge sentenced Wesley Shifflett to three years in jail plus supervised probation for killing Timothy Johnson in 2023.
Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-police officer who killed suspect
A former Fairfax County police officer was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for killing a man in 2023. The governor ordered he be released.
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.
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.
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Virginia Legislative Black Caucus condemns Youngkin’s decision to commute sentence of former Fairfax County police sergeant
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Mom of man killed by ex-Fairfax County police sergeant says she hears her son crying again
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Ex-Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Man Accused Of Shoplifting Granted Clemency
A former Virginia officer who fatally shot a Black man accused of stealing sunglasses has been granted clemency.
Youngkin grants clemency to fired police sergeant convicted after fatally shooting unarmed man
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin granted clemency to a fired police sergeant after the officer was sentenced to prison in connection with shooting and killing an unarmed man.
Youngkin pardons police officer convicted of fatally shooting unarmed man in Tysons Corner
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence of Wesley Shifflett, a Fairfax County Police Officer who was convicted ...
Gov. Youngkin commutes Sgt. Wesley Shifflett's 3 year sentence
"I am convinced that the court's sentence of incarceration is unjust and violates the cornerstone of our justice system." ...