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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGrand jury rejects criminal charges in death of Robert Saylor, man with Down syndrome
Less than five miles from the theater where a man with Down syndrome died at the hands of the law enforcement officials he idolized, a grand jury on Friday heard the details of the case and decided that no crime had been committed.
They felt no further investigation was necessary, Frederick County States Attorney J. Charles Smith said at a news conference outside the countys courthouse.
rand jury proceedings are secretive in Maryland, but Smith said that his office presented the jury with 17 witness statements and that three deputies involved in the death Lt. Scott Jewell, Sgt. Rich Rochford and Deputy First Class James Harris all testified.
An attorney for the parents of Robert Ethan Saylor, who died at the age of 26, described their reaction as extremely disappointed and saddened and concerned.
This is a really hard day for them, attorney Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum said. Theyre going to have to digest this unsettling news and determine their next step.
Nationally, the case has drawn wide attention from parents of children with Down syndrome and advocacy groups. More than 1,000 angry messages also fill the Facebook page of the Frederick County Sheriffs Office.
Saylor was known for his hugs and was so fascinated with the police that he would sometimes call 911 just to ask a question.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/no-criminal-charges-in-death-of-robert-saylor-frederick-man-with-down-syndrome/2013/03/22/3a723b6c-932f-11e2-8ea1-956c94b6b5b9_story.html
They felt no further investigation was necessary, Frederick County States Attorney J. Charles Smith said at a news conference outside the countys courthouse.
rand jury proceedings are secretive in Maryland, but Smith said that his office presented the jury with 17 witness statements and that three deputies involved in the death Lt. Scott Jewell, Sgt. Rich Rochford and Deputy First Class James Harris all testified.
An attorney for the parents of Robert Ethan Saylor, who died at the age of 26, described their reaction as extremely disappointed and saddened and concerned.
This is a really hard day for them, attorney Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum said. Theyre going to have to digest this unsettling news and determine their next step.
Nationally, the case has drawn wide attention from parents of children with Down syndrome and advocacy groups. More than 1,000 angry messages also fill the Facebook page of the Frederick County Sheriffs Office.
Saylor was known for his hugs and was so fascinated with the police that he would sometimes call 911 just to ask a question.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/no-criminal-charges-in-death-of-robert-saylor-frederick-man-with-down-syndrome/2013/03/22/3a723b6c-932f-11e2-8ea1-956c94b6b5b9_story.html
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Grand jury rejects criminal charges in death of Robert Saylor, man with Down syndrome (Original Post)
MrScorpio
Mar 2013
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truebrit71
(20,805 posts)1. That sucks.
Fucking pigs.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)2. Cops get away with murder...again.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)3. Cops get away with murder...again.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)4. ...and again, apparently.
Sorry, don't know how that double post happened.