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NJ Officers Justified In Shooting PA Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle, Grand Jury Finds
UPDATE: Police in South Jersey had no choice but to shoot a Pennsylvania man who rushed at them with a broken bottle, a grand jury has found.
Grand jurors had crystal-clear bodycam video of officers alternately imploring and commanding Amir Johnson, 30, to drop the bottle during a late-afternoon standoff in the middle of an Atlantic County highway in August 2020.
“We don't wanna do this, man. Stop! Stop!" a Ventnor police officer shouts over and over in the video.
“Put it down, bro, we don’t wanna do this,” another officer yells.
Johnson, of Wilkes-Barre, keeps coming, however, and is onl…
PA Man Found Guilty In Police-Involved Shooting: DA
A 39-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been found guilty in a police-involved shooting, authorities said.
James Kratz, of Downingtown, was found guilty on charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, terroristic threats, and related offenses, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan announced Friday, April 15.
The incident began on Feb. 27, 2021, when Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to a home on Steeple Chase Road in West Bradford Township in response to a report of a domestic disturbance, the DA said.
Kratz was standing in the front doorway when…