In an absolutely ridiculous travesty of justice, man found guilty of manslaughter (the lowest possible crime he could have been convicted on) instead of murder in killing of police officer, Jason Raynor. wallace shot and killed Raynor a week after making a social media post about “getting pig’s blood on his boots” othal wallace also made this post “these Crackas are not far from seein the blood of there own flowin thick in the gutters of America ... its war”
Daytona. othal wallace was sitting in his car smoking a blunt outside of an apartment building. Officer Raynor was instructed before this incident to specifically check this parking lot and apartment complex after incidents of violence and other crimes. He was specifically told to watch for a gray Honda. wallace was in a Honda, but not the one they were looking for(a stolen vehicle seen on the property). The entire encounter is 29 seconds long. Raynor observes wallace sitting in his vehicle and approaches. As soon as he comes upon wallace, he gets out of the vehicle. Raynor tells him to sit back in the vehicle and wallace tries to push past him. Ray not again tells him to sit and then wallace pulls out a firearm and shoots Raynor in the head, who died several days later. wallace fled the area and was found a few days later, hiding in a treehouse in Atlanta on the property of the black separatist and racist group nfac “not fucking around committee” who had been in the news for carrying guns and specifically trying to intimidate police and white people. During one such rally, one of these idiots shot himself.
During the trial, wallace took the stand and told the jury that he did what he had to do to survive because he feared that a white cop would shoot and kill him. wallace had been arrested many time for violent crimes, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated domestic assault on a pregnant woman, weapons charges, and fleeing police in a vehicle.
The prosecution was seeking the death penalty on the first degree murder charges. The jury could decide between first degree murder, second degree murder, and manslaughter. First degree is pre-meditated murder or a murder in which the suspect intends to kill. Second degree is considered a “crime of passion” in which there is a heated argument or the decision to kill is made up on the spot. This can carry a life sentence.
Manslaughter is committing some act in which a person’s life is taken. It is generally broken up into voluntary and involuntary. Involuntary would be something like drunk driving in which you did not plan to kill sometime, but some reckless action or decision led to a death. Voluntary is actions done on purpose, but the intent to kill was not proven. In this particular case, the absolute max sentence is 30 years, but can obviously be much less.
Given wallace’s violent criminal history, his postings that he “would get pig’s blood on his shoes” “these Crackas are not far from seein the blood of there own flowin thick in the gutters of America ... its war” and the fact that he shot Raynor in the head while being a felon in possession of a firearm(something he wasn’t even charged with), and wallace not even disputing that he was the one that shot and killed Raynor, I can’t believe the jury came back with the weakest charge possible. How is that even possible? You have a racist, violent criminal that talked about killing a cop and white people, killing a white cop, and they come back with manslaughter? Basically, saying “oh, it must have been an accident.”
This is so absolutely disgusting and Raynor’s family was visibly crushed. wallace and his defense team were hugging and smiling after the verdict was read.
https://www.news-journalonline.com/...each-police-officer-jason-raynor/70861380007/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/alleged-florida-cop-shooter-history-weapons-assault-arrests-records