10/21/10
The following story sounds some what familiar doesn't it?
PHOENIX -- A Phoenix police officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to a second-degree murder charge for the on-duty shooting death of an unarmed suspect, whose father called the lawman an "evil cop."
Officer Richard Chrisman, 36, was arraigned in Maricopa County Superior Court. He is also charged with aggravated assault and animal cruelty.On Oct. 5, Chrisman pulled his pistol, put it against Danny Frank Rodriguez's head and told him he didn't need a warrant when Rodriguez ordered him out of his house, according to court documents.
During the next few minutes, Chrisman shocked Rodriguez with a stun gun, fatally shot his pit bull, then fatally shot Rodriguez, the documents say.
"My son shouldn't be in the grave," he told The Associated Press. "There's good cops, there's bad cops, but he's just an evil cop."
Chrisman's attorney, Craig Mehrens, said that his client's actions were "more than justified" and that Chrisman never put his gun against Rodriguez's head."His partner, to put it politely, is grossly mistaken,"
Mehrens said. "I'm not going to go into details except to say he clearly had a right to do what he was doing."
I'm sure Adam Christianson would have absolved him of all responsibility.
