Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

White Police Officer Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man At California Walmart

by Baller Alert Staff
April 13, 2021
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Jason Fletcher Charged
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Written by @kristenshylin_

According to Vice, the San Leandro police officer who fatally shot a Black man holding a baseball bat inside a Walmart in California has been charged with voluntary manslaughter.

A statement from Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley stated that authorities charged Jason Fletcher for the April 18 incident, which resulted in the death of 33-year-old Steven Taylor.

Taylor’s family attorney Lee Merritt told The Guardian that Taylor had schizophrenia and a bipolar disorder. Merritt added that he was in the midst of a mental break during the time of the incident.

Fletcher and his partner responded to a call about an alleged theft and potential robbery at the grocery store. O’Malley said Taylor had been accused of attempting to leave the store with the bat and a tent without paying for it.

Things took a dark turn when Taylor refused to drop the bat once the two officers arrived.

The altercation, which was partially captured by a witness on a cell-phone video, showed Fletcher tasing and fatally shooting Taylor in the chest within 40 seconds of entering the Walmart.

As Taylor was bleeding out in the middle of the Walmart floor, Fletcher insisted that he was “fighting,” body camera footage revealed.

Jason Fletcher Charged
Family provided photos Monday April 20 2020 show Steven Taylor the 33 year old man fatally shot last Saturday by San Leandro police inside a Walmart store Courtesy S Lee Merritt Esq

”Stop fighting, man,” Fletcher said. “Just give me your hand.”

Although Taylor was clearly not in the condition to “resist” arrest as he laid face down on the floor, the second officer continued tasing him. Fletcher then cut the man’s backpack off to handcuff him.

Bystanders were outraged and horrified by what they just saw.

”Don’t show him no more!” one of the shoppers yelled at the officers.

After five months of “an extensive investigation” and “a deep and thorough analysis of the facts and current law,” O’Malley said legal action was taken against the officer who fatally shot Taylor.

Rober Chenault, an inspector for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, said Taylor “posed no threat of imminent deadly force or serious bodily injury to defendant Fletcher or anyone else in the store” when he was killed.

In a probable cause document released Wednesday, Chenault wrote that the officer’s use of deadly force was “unreasonable due to his failure to attempt other de-escalation options.”

According to the East Bay Times, Fletcher has been with the San Leandro department for 14 years. He is also the first officer in the county to face criminal charges for a fatal officer-involved shooting in more than a decade, the outlet reported.

Fletcher is scheduled to be arraigned on September 15.

Jason Fletcher Charged

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Tags: Californiawalmart

Related Posts

New Orleans Grandmother Charged After Sending Money to Escaped Inmate Grandson
News

New Orleans Grandmother Charged After Sending Money to Escaped Inmate Grandson

May 25, 2025

Another person is now behind bars after a daring escape at the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans, where 10...

Five Years After George Floyd: A Nation Remembers, A Movement Marches On [Video]
News

Five Years After George Floyd: A Nation Remembers, A Movement Marches On [Video]

May 25, 2025

George Floyd, the 46-year-old unarmed Black man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020, after former police officer...

"Final Destination" Screening Turns Real When Theater Ceiling Collapses on Mom
News

“Final Destination” Screening Turns Real When Theater Ceiling Collapses on Mom

May 25, 2025

A birthday celebration quickly turned into a nightmare for Fiamma Villaverde, a 29-year-old mother from Berisso, Argentina, after a ceiling...

#image_title
News

Texas Teen Who Allegedly Stabbed Classmate Over Seat Dispute Will Be Tried as Adult, Faces Life In Prison

May 25, 2025

The 17-year-old charged with fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet will face trial as an...

Next Post
Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre's Estranged Wife Wants $2 Million A Month in Temporary Spousal Support

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d