A University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man has been charged with murder after a grand jury investigation, the Hamilton County prosecutor said on Wednesday.
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The former University of Cincinnati police officer who has been indicted for murder in the fatal shooting of Sam Dubose during a routine traffic stop has posted bail, and a union representative has filed a grievance demanding that he be reinstated with the school’s Police Department.
Tensing, who could face up to life in prison if convicted, has said he thought he was going to be dragged under the auto and “feared for his life”, according to Mathews.
Kidd can be heard on body camera video saying “yes” to another officer’s question on whether he saw Tensing being dragged. Graphic video of the incident, captured by the former officer’s body camera, shows Tensing shooting the father of 10 after a brief encounter.
Mr Deters said his office was investigating a second officer who had backed Tensing’s version of the traffic stop. He had been with the University of Cincinnati for more than a year after starting police work in 2011 in a Cincinnati suburb.
“It is our belief that he was not dragged”, County Prosecutor Joseph Deters told reporters.
Thursday afternoon, July 30, Local 12 News obtained body camera video from another officer. The judge rejected the defence attorney’s contention that Tensing wasn’t a flight risk.
“I feel so sorry for his family and what they lost, and I feel sorry for the community, too”, Deters said.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters held a press conference on Wednesday to announce he will personally prosecute the case and charge Tensing with a murder charge.
Officer Ray Tensing, 25, appeared at his arraignment yesterday wearing a striped jail suit, with his hands cuffed behind him.
Tensing’s next court date is set for August 19.
On the night of July 19, Tensing pulled DuBose over for a missing front licence plate.
When the next responding officer walks up to the scene, he bumps Kidd in the chest near his body camera, asking him if it’s on.
Tensing’s attorney asked for a reasonable bond, citing his lack of criminal history. Kidd claims he actually saw the moment Tensing was dragged by Dubose’s auto.
“Again, the front tag”, Tensing said.
“He’s feeling like he’s been run over by a train”, Mathews said. DuBose remains calm throughout the interaction, and Tensing appears to become increasingly agitated.
A little more than four minutes into the video, Cincinnati city police arrived, after which Kidd told him his bodycam was on and said “don’t say anything”.
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Previous video from Tensing’s bodycam showed DuBose say “I didn’t do nothing” as he failed to produce his driver’s license for Tensing after the officer requested it several times. “If you slow down this tape you see what happens, it is a very short period of time from when the vehicle starts rolling to when a gun is out and he’s shot in the head”.
