A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with the murder of a black man, Walter Scott, after video evidence was handed to police. Photo: The Post and Courier. (Originally published April 8, 2015)A former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist two years ago was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison. A federal judge ordered the sentence for Michael Slager, a white 36-year-old formerly with the North Charleston police force who had pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge of violating the civil rights of Walter Scott by shooting him in the back after a traffic stop in April 2015. A cellphone video of the shooting showed Mr. Slager repeatedly firing his gun at Mr. Scott...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 07, 2017 17:49 UTC