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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Bedigan

Prior excessive force of officer who shot dead Black motorist revealed

AP

The Georgia deputy who fatally shot a man previously released from prison after serving 16 years for a wrongful conviction has a history of violence and use of excessive force, it has been revealed.

Staff Sergeant Buck Aldridge, 41, of Camden County Sheriff’s department, had been involved in three separate incidents with another department in the state, after which he was fired.

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