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GOLDEN, Colo. — A grand jury decided Wednesday not to indict an Aurora, Colo., police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man wanted for violating parole.
The conclusion means Officer Paul Jerothe, known for his heroism during the Aurora theater shooting, will not face trial for in the March 6 death of Naeschylus Carter Vinzant, 37, who had removed a state Department of Corrections ankle monitor. Vinzant had used Carter as his surname, friends and family said.
"This is an incredibly tragic situation for everybody involved, ... everybody involved," Aurora police Chief Nick Metz said. "There isn't any one person from Mr. Carter's family or the officer's family and the officer himself who hasn't been incredibly impacted by all this. This is not something that we take lightly."
Just before being shot, Vinzant made a jerking movement as if he were armed with a weapon, according to the grand jury's report. Arresting officers also had been warned about Vinzant's violent past in an email.
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"We arrested him back in 09/2013,” according to the email. “Drugs were found on him and he told (a fugitive apprehension team sergeant) if he would have had a gun he would have shot it out with us or words to that effect.”
Police in three counties around Denver had arrested Vinzant more than a dozen times since first arrest in Colorado 21 years ago.
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The conclusion means Officer Paul Jerothe, known for his heroism during the Aurora theater shooting, will not face trial for in the March 6 death of Naeschylus Carter Vinzant, 37, who had removed a state Department of Corrections ankle monitor. Vinzant had used Carter as his surname, friends and family said.
"This is an incredibly tragic situation for everybody involved, ... everybody involved," Aurora police Chief Nick Metz said. "There isn't any one person from Mr. Carter's family or the officer's family and the officer himself who hasn't been incredibly impacted by all this. This is not something that we take lightly."
Just before being shot, Vinzant made a jerking movement as if he were armed with a weapon, according to the grand jury's report. Arresting officers also had been warned about Vinzant's violent past in an email.
USA TODAY
Police ID Colo. officer in shooting of unarmed man
"We arrested him back in 09/2013,” according to the email. “Drugs were found on him and he told (a fugitive apprehension team sergeant) if he would have had a gun he would have shot it out with us or words to that effect.”
Police in three counties around Denver had arrested Vinzant more than a dozen times since first arrest in Colorado 21 years ago.
@jeremyjojola and @mallory_davis87