PHILADELPHIA — Note to former Philadelphia Police Officer Ryan Pownall: You're probably breathing a sigh of relief — or perhaps celebrating — after your case was thrown out of court earlier this week.
But remember this: No matter where you go or what you do, you will always be the ex-cop who got away with murder. Never forget that.
You killed a man by shooting him in the back as he was trying to get away. And for what? All because David Jones attempted to run away after you stopped him in 2017 for illegally riding an old dirt bike that he didn't even want anymore. Surely you've heard by now that the big rig driver had been on his way to sell the bike to a potential buyer who he had met on Craigslist when you decided to arrest him.
