Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, will be charged with felony murder and 10 other crimes.
Fulton County DA Paul Howard says Rolfe is being charged with 11 total charges including felony murder, three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal damage to property, violation of oath, and aggravated assault, for kicking Rayshard Brooks as he lay dying of a gunshot wound.
Officer Devin Brosnan has been charged with aggravated assault for standing on the body of Rayshard Brooks as he was dying. DA says Brosnan has become state's witness, and agreed to testify against Rolfe.
The D.A. says his office has issued arrest warrants prior to indictment of the Atlanta officers who killed Brooks.
After viewing several videos, D.A. Paul Howard said Rayshard Brooks "never presented himself as a threat."
D.A. Howard also said the officers not only failed to render medical attention to Brooks after shooting him, one of them actually kicked him and the other stood on his shoulder after he’d been shot. After the officers shot Brooks, the D.A. says one kicked him and the other stood on his shoulders "while he was lying there fighting for his life."
More from reporters following the breaking news, below.
Fulton County DA Paul Howard says former officer Garrett Rolfe is being charged with 11 charges including — felony murder, three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal damage to property, violation of oath, & aggravated assault (for kicking Rayshard Brooks).
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 17, 2020
A key detail: Fulton County DA Paul Howard says former officer Garrett Rolfe knew that the taser Rayshard Brooks was holding had been fired twice and didn't pose any danger to the officers when Brooks turned and tried to fire it at officers before Rolfe shot Brooks in the back.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 17, 2020
Officer Rolfe facing 11 total charges – including felony murder pic.twitter.com/I9K6gm5HxJ
— Justin Gray (@JustinGrayWSB) June 17, 2020
WATCH NOW: District attorney announces charges against officer who killed Rayshard Brooks https://t.co/6HO3IiQ7An pic.twitter.com/gULTlI0svX
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 17, 2020
Prosecutor asking that the officer who murdered and then kicked Rayshard Brooks be held without bond. No bail.
— Touré (@Toure) June 17, 2020
DA Paul Howard says Rayshard Brooks was "slightly impaired, but… almost jovial" for the 41 min 17 sec police questioned him. Atlanta PD never informed him that he was under arrest for DUI, as procedures require. "Mr. Brooks never presented himself as a threat."
— Joshua Johnson (@NBCJoshua) June 17, 2020
The Fulton County DA says no medical attention was applied to Rayshard Brooks for more than two minutes after he was shot.
One of the officers “actually kicked Mr. Brooks while he laid on the ground,” the DA said. Adding that another officer stood on Brooks' shoulders. pic.twitter.com/wQMN9RNCbB
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) June 17, 2020
Howard: Rayshard Brooks was shot twice in the back by police, one piercing his heart. #11Alive
— Chenue Her (@ChenueHer) June 17, 2020
JUST IN: Fulton County DA says one officer involved in Rayshard Brooks shooting has become a cooperative witness.
"He would become one of the first police officers to actually indicate that he is willing to testify against someone in his own department." https://t.co/UGtFHhIl9s pic.twitter.com/21lUpfgQv5
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) June 17, 2020
Fulton County DA: Rayshard Brooks was running away when he was shot. Shot two times, Excited utterance by officer Rolfe: "I got him."
— Ken Yeung (@thekenyeung) June 17, 2020
Atlanta police officer Devin Brosnan is facing 3 charges, including aggravated assault and violation of oath. Those charges are related to standing on Rayshard Brooks' shoulders after he was shot and not rendering medical attention, the Fulton County district attorney says pic.twitter.com/bQf98bLsYK
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) June 17, 2020
