Two police officers in central Louisiana have been indicted by a grand jury on murder charges in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy after they opened fire into his father’s vehicle.
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A grand jury is expected to hear Thursday the case against two Marksville marshals charged with the murder of a 6-year-old and attempted murder of his father.
The two men, both of whom were moonlighting for the City Marshal’s Office, were arrested days after the November 3 shooting and booked by State Police with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the shooting death of Mardis and the wounding of Few.
As a result of Deputy City Marshal Greenhouse’s and Deputy City Marshal Stafford’s actions, Mr. Few was critically wounded by two gunshot wounds. Police say Stafford was a full-time police lieutenant, and Greenhouse was a former police officer, according to the Associated Press. “I can’t explain what it’s like to bury your 6-year-old grandchild”, said Mardis, 46, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Body camera video that captured the shooting led to the arrests, police said.
As for Jeremy’s grandmother, Cathy Mardis, she is relieved with news of the indictment.
Defense lawyers for the marshals say they have yet to see any evidence on the case.
Mardis said she hasn’t seen the footage and acknowledged that it could be graphic or disturbing but said it needs to be seen.
George Higgins III, an attorney for Greenhouse, said, “We’ve yet to see any evidence for ourselves”.
“I want justice for Jeremy”. Few’s attorney told reporters that the video shows the father with his hands in the air as the deputies open fire. “I want justice for Chris”.
The funeral director warned the family not to touch the boy’s head because of the injuries, she said.
She said she especially loved the way his eyes lit up when he smiled.
Mardis told CBS her grandson had autism and was non-verbal but very bright.
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‘He was the most loving child you could have met. He was always smiling and happy.
