Henrico Regional Police Chief Timothy Grant Million III has been released on bail after appearing in court on Friday.
One million people were the first to respond to the incident after Tony Elliot Singleton, 53, of Tidewater, Virginia, crashed his car, said Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor. . Some police officers were at the scene of the November 6 crash on Interstate 64 at the time of the incident, but Million was the only police officer to shoot in Singleton, according to Taylor. He said Singleton was white.
Prosecutors said the chief judge who awarded Million on Thursday heard the testimony of a witness who saw what appeared to be a knife handle on Singleton’s waist. The knife was found in Singleton’s hand, according to Taylor.
Million’s lawyer, Andrew Meyer, said he was shocked by the charges.
We are confident that once the facts are out, the recording will be shown as appropriate and my client will be deleted, “said Meyer.
Chief Justice of the Regional Court, Judge L.A. Harris has ordered Million to be released on bail after his first appearance in court on Friday. Millions of subsequent court appearances will appear on February 28. Court records do not mention his race.
A case of culpable homicide has a minimum sentence of one year and a maximum of 10 years.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that a passenger in a Singleton car was injured in an accident.
WWBT-TV reports that Million, a Henrico County police officer since March 2018, has been released without pay.
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