Police Charge 2 Officers in Death of Boy With Autism

Louisiana investigators are combing through evidence in the shooting death earlier this week of a 6-year-old autistic boy after authorities charged two law enforcement officers in the shooting.

Col. Mike Edmonson, in a late night press conference Friday, said the two officers were being booked on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the Tuesday shooting death of Jeremy Mardis and the wounding of his father, Chris Few, in the central Louisiana town of Marksville.

Edmonson vowed to continue the investigation wherever it leads.

"Let's make tonight about Jeremy Mardis. That little boy was buckled in the front seat of that vehicle and that is how he died," Edmonson said. "He didn't deserve to die like that."

Speaking of the body camera footage that was recovered from the officers, he said: "It is the most disturbing thing I've seen, and I will leave it at that."

The two officers are Norris J. Greenhouse Jr., 23, of Marksville and Derrick Stafford, 32, of Mansura, Louisiana. Both were working secondary jobs in Marksville as marshals when the shooting happened, Edmonson said.

State police have been investigating the Tuesday night shooting that raised questions almost from the start.

State police are combing through forensics evidence, 911 calls, conducting interviews and reviewing the body camera footage, Edmonson said.

Two other officers were involved in the incident. When Edmonson was asked whether he anticipated any more arrests, he said: "We'll see where it takes us."

It's still unclear what led police to pursue Few and what triggered the shooting. The parish coroner said earlier this week that the officers were serving a warrant on Few when he fled, but Edmonson later said he had no information about a warrant.

Few's 57-year-old stepfather, Morris German, has accused the marshals of indiscriminately opening fire on the vehicle. German said Few was heavily sedated, unable to talk and has bullet fragments lodged in his brain and lung. He described Few as a loving father and added the man's son "was his whole life."

German added that the 6-year-old had been diagnosed with autism, describing him as a delightful child who "loved everything, everybody." German said the boy had no siblings and the family had recently moved to Marksville from Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

"I know a 6-year-old should not have been shot," German said.

shame IF its another case of dying for simple disobedience

Arrested



Killed,

Terrible, we'll see what else is involved. Tragic.

Its all over local forums here....word (or rumor) is that one of the moonlighting marshals had an ongoing beef with the man driving the car. Wish I had a link buts its all heresay atm....hopefully it will all come out.
Marksville is a small town and I did find this about the incident....

"" The shooting laid bare tensions between the
city and a local marshal agency led by a
school bus driver who lacks basic law
enforcement certification. Marksville Mayor
John Lemoine previously told The
Advocate that Ward 2 Marshal Floyd
Voinche Sr. recently began recruiting part-
time officers and obtaining squad cars to
issue tickets, without permission from city
officials.
Multiple efforts to reach Voinche were
unsuccessful Friday.
Voinche is not certified by the Peace Officer
Standards and Training Council, according
to the Louisiana Commission on Law
Enforcement. All full-time officers are
required to undergo the basic training and
certification, but it’s legal for elected
leaders of police agencies to not be certified.""
http://theadvocate.com/news/13907799-176/few-details-emerging-in-officer-involved

senseless,,

at least justice will be sought for such a senseless act,,

I'm surprised that the FBI isn't involved..yet.

I wonder if we will see Uncle Jesse and the Dishonorable Al demanding justice for this child?

good LORD,, there is a real obsession with this group isnt there?....lool

The suspect was definitely in the wrong for running, but just because you run a cop doesn't usually discharge his weapon unless it's a life threatening situation.

These guys were PART TIME cops maybe reserves? Sounds like they are more like Keystone Cops and are the type that give police a bad name.

The suspects are African American, there's no way Obama would allow that.

There isn't a justification under the sun, for the indiscriminate, or deliberate murder of a six year old child.

2nd degree murder?
Really?

The "constables", should be given a date with eternity.

I hope the father lives.

This is absolutely horrible and sad that a child lost his life.

What does strike me as odd is this statement.


If this child was his whole life then why in God's name was he in the front seat? Why in God's name did he flee in the first place.

I can only speak as a parent and if I had cops or marshal's whomever turn their lights on. I am not going to flee. I am going to pull over.

I am also not going to put a child this size in the front seat of any vehicle not safe.

I am in no way condoning what the cops did here. It is a tragedy and if they are guilty then they should serve their time right along with any other lawbreaker

i was wondering why the child and father had different names..

Actually that didn't strike me odd since so many children born out of wedlock have the mothers name instead of the fathers up here.

Referencing this....the father's fiancee claims one of the shooters had bren contacting her on Facebook and had been showing up at the house shared by her and the surviving victim....

"" Megan Dixon, Few’s fiancée, said this
weekend that Few had a previous run-in
with Greenhouse. A former high school
classmate of Dixon, Greenhouse had started
messaging her on Facebook and had come
by the house Few and Dixon were sharing
at the time.
“I told Chris and Chris confronted him
about it and told him, ‘Next time you come
to my house I’m going to hurt you,’ ” Dixon
said.""

This and more about the investigation here:
http://theadvocate.com/news/13927384-123/funeral-services-today-in-mississippi

The Cop/ Marshall was after/ pursuing this guy's wife!? And he killed their kid !?

F@ckbook & showing up at their house... Oh yea, that is what he as doing.

So if the guy or his partner would of killed the cop.... They would be racist cop killers by PC media

But the cop doing all this is what?
A bad cop ? A bad guy ? A horney guy chasing after a woman ?
Is the TV news trying to spin a "domestic" on this? Or " Lovers Triangle " lie ?

So the little boy was killed for what!!?? Twisted vengeance.... & lust. ? 'Because you won't let me f@ck your white girlfriend , I will kill your only son' ?


Excuse me...I have to organize a peaceful protest, for a DEAD INNOCENT.

#donotkillmebecausemymomwillnotf@ckyou

If they are convicted,they shouldn't be treated any different than any other Convicted Murderer!
Wonder why the charge isn't 1th Degree Murder?

Police body camera video shows the father of a six-year-old autistic boy had his hands up and posed no threat as Louisiana law enforcement officers opened fire into his car last week, severely wounding the motorist and killing his son, the man's lawyer said Monday.

The lawyer said he still hasn't seen the video, but its contents were described to the judge during the hearing Monday.

Initial reports suggested the marshals had been serving a warrant on Few, but Louisiana's state police chief, Col. Mike Edmonson, said there was no evidence of a warrant, nor was there a gun found at the scene.

Investigators have been reviewing forensics evidence, 911 calls and body camera recordings, which Edmonson described at a news conference Friday. State police said the boy died wearing his seatbelt in the front passenger seat.

Mardis had been buckled into the front passenger seat when the two local marshals fired 18 times at the vehicle, state police said.

"It's the most disturbing thing I've seen — and I will leave it at that," Edmonson said. "Jeremy Mardis is 6 years old. He didn't deserve to die like that."

Video shows Louisiana father posed no threat before police fatally shot his son, lawyer says