Six-year-old Jeremy Mardis was killed in the shooting and his 25-year-old father, Christopher Few was severely wounded, but has reportedly been released from the hospital.
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MARKSVILLE- The law enforcement officer accused of murdering a 6-year-old is likely to stay in jail Thursday due to problems with his bond paperwork, according to the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff.
Sheriff Doug Anderson says the father of 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr., who is an attorney, was preparing a million dollar property bond to get his released.
A source privy to the investigation claims that Greenhouse knew Few before the shooting. The officers were moonlighting for the Ward 2 City Marshal’s Office at the time of the shooting.
A different attorney for Few told The Associated Press a police body camera showed Few was holding both hands up and didn’t pose a threat when the officers began firing as he sat in the vehicle.
It’s still unclear what led to the initial vehicle chase between four city marshal deputies, including Stafford and Greenhouse, and Chris Few.
“We’ve run into a little bit of difficulty”, Anderson said.
CBS News is quoting sources as saying investigators are exploring whether one of the arrested deputies had a “personal grudge” against Christoper Few.
Both face charges of second-degree murder for the death of Mardis and attempted second-degree murder in the shooting of Few.
But there’s more to be learned about Marksville Police Officer Derricks Stafford. Stafford found himself in hot water in 2011 when he was charged with two counts of aggravated rape stemming from two separate incidents, according to investigators.
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Two lawsuits target both officers: One names them as defendants in a lawsuit that accuses Marksville officers of using excessive force in arresting a man at a 2014 festival, while another lawsuit says they “stood idly by and did nothing” when an officer assaulted a teenage boy at a Fourth of July celebration in 2013. Because they are officers, it is standard procedure that they be put in isolation while they are in custody.
