The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office initially said Eddie Duran fired in self defense after encountering a man with a gun, but Sheriff Eric Aden fired Duran on May 31 after an internal investigation concluded his life was not in danger when he opened fire.
FILE - Chantemekki Fortson, mother of slain Roger Fortson , a U.S. Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference with attorney Ben Crump on Monday, June 3, 2024, in Atlanta. Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran , 38, was charged with manslaughter with a firearm in the May 3 shooting death of 23-year-old Roger Fortson . The rare charge against a Florida law enforcement officer is a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
“They know he’s going to show up,” Attorney Rod Smith said. “We believe that he’s no risk, no flight risk. He’s going to show up Thursday, he’s going to show up any time, he need not spend the time in the jail the next few days.”
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