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.
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.
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 of killing an unarmed man.
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-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.
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."
VA Governor commutes Shifflett's sentence
A JUDGE SENTENCED WESLEY SHIFFLETT TO THREE YEARS FOR RECKLESSLY HANDLING HIS GUN WHEN HE SHOT AND KILLED A SUSPECTED, UNARMED SHOPLIFTER IN TYSONS CORNER.
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.
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.
'Absolute garbage' | Mother of man killed, prosecutor outraged by commuted sentence of former officer
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Youngkin grants clemency to fired police sergeant who shot and killed unarmed man
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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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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 ...
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.