South Carolina state trooper Sean Groubert (mugshot shown here) shot an unarmed black man and was fired and charged on Wednesday with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Groubert's dashcam video, which was released to the public yesterday, clearly shows Levar Jones complying with officer Sean Groubert's order to give him his driver license. The video is here.
In the video, Jones can be seen getting out of his car when Groubert pulled up and asked for his license. Jones can be seen reaching into his car for his license, and as he does, Groubert begins yelling at Jones and fires several shots.
Jones was hit by one bullet in the hip. He is recovering at home after being hospitalized for the injury.
While shooting at Jones, Groubert can be heard yelling, "Get out of the car, get out of the car."
Jones replied,"I just got my license, you said get my license."
Groubert responded by telling Jones to get on the ground.
While on the ground Jones said, "I have my license right here, you said get my license."
In the video Groubert can be heard asking Jones if he was hit by a bullet and went on to say, "Bro, you dove head first back into your car."
Groubert's attorney, Barney Geise, said his client is not guilty and is looking forward to his day in court.
