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Youngkin grants clemency to a fired Virginia police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man

  • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin granted executive clemency to Sgt. Wesley Shifflett, a former Fairfax County Police officer sentenced for recklessly discharging a firearm in the death of Timothy McCree Johnson in October 2023.
  • Timothy McCree Johnson, 37, was shot and killed on Feb. 22, 2023, near a shopping mall after a foot chase and orders by officers to get on the ground.
  • Following Youngkin's announcement, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steven Descano denounced the pardon, accusing Youngkin of 'scoring political points.
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Richmond Times-DispatchRichmond Times-Dispatch

Youngkin commutes former Fairfax officer's sentence in fatal shooting

Former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison on a conviction of recklessly discharging a firearm in the February 2023 shooting death of an unarmed shoplifting suspect.

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Youngkin grants clemency to a fired Virginia police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has granted clemency to a fired police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses. Former Fairfax County police Sgt. Wesley Shifflett

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Northern Virginia MagazineNorthern Virginia Magazine

Youngkin Commutes Sentence of Officer Who Fatally Shot Tysons Shoplifting Suspect

Yesterday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin released a statement that he has commuted the sentence of former Fairfax County police officer Sgt. Wesley Shifflett. Shifflett, 36, was convicted of recklessly discharging a firearm that resulted in the 2023 death of Timothy McCree Johnson. Johnson, 37, was unarmed at the time of the shooting. He was accused of stealing a pair of designer sunglasses from the Nordstrom at Tysons Corner Center. Johnson was …

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Youngkin commutes sentence of former Fairfax police officer

(The Center Square) – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has commuted the prison sentence of former Fairfax County police officer Wesley Shifflett, who was convicted of reckless handling of a firearm in the fatal 2023 shooting of a suspected shoplifter.

·Cherokee County, United States
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Washington Top NewsWashington Top News

Gov. Youngkin commutes sentence of former Fairfax Co. officer convicted of killing man outside Tysons Corner Center

Days after a former Fairfax County police officer was sentenced for killing a man in Tysons, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin stepped in to commute his sentence. Former Fairfax County police officer Wesley Shifflett, 36, will not have to serve three years in prison that a judge sentenced him to on Friday in relation to the killing of a suspected shoplifter outside of Tysons Corner Center in February 2023. Youngkin said Sunday that he commuted Shiffl…

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Youngkin Commutes Sentence Of Fairfax Officer In Death Of Black Man

Youngkin Commutes Sentence Of Fairfax Officer In Death Of Black Man - McLean, VA - Gov. Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence of a Fairfax County police officer who fatally shot an unarmed shoplifter in 2023 at Tysons mall.

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