A state grand jury has declined to file criminal charges against a white New Jersey state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist during a traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway two years ago, the state attorney general’s office said Tuesday.
A state grand jury has declined to file criminal charges against a white New Jersey state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist during a traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway two years ago, the state Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday.
State Police Sgt. Randall Wetzel stopped Gordon about 6:15 a.m. on May 23, 2020, law enforcement officials said, after Gordon was witnessed driving over 100 mph. Gordon is seen in the video sitting in the back of the car without handcuffs, and Wetzel tells him he needs to pat him down. Wetzel also offered to give Gordon a ride and call a tow truck.
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