09-30-2013, 11:42 AM
Ferrell laid to rest - new details emerge
Jonathan Ferrell's funeral was held yesterday and attended by hundreds in his hometown of Tallahassee, FL. A memorial was also held for him yesterday in Charlotte, NC.
More details about him and the night that he was shot to death are emerging (though autopsy and toxicology are still pending).
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Ferrell with his high school sweetheart and fiancee, Cache Heidel
New life in Charlotte
Ferrell moved from Tallahassee to Charlotte because Cache had gotten a job with Ernst & Young in Charlotte. He was enrolled in a private college and working towards a chemistry major when he was killed - his dream was to become a mechanical engineer at BMW. He was working two jobs to pay the $15k tuition.
The night of the accident/killing
Ferrell worked at Best Buy and Dillards Dept Store. He was reportedly in Bradfield Farms because that's where a co-worker at Dillards lived and Ferrell had given him a ride home from work. But, Ferrell was unfamiliar with the small dark roads in the suburban area and veered off into some trees. (Don't know yet if he and the co-worker had gone out drinking or anything before the accident.)
The homeowner who called 911
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Sarah McCartney (pictured above with her family) is the 32 year-old homeowner who panicked when she opened the door to Ferrell, slammed it, turned on the house alarm, and called 911. She had no way of knowing that he'd just been in a bad wreck, kicked out a window to escape the mangled car, and traveled on foot 1⁄2 mile to the nearest home (McCartney's).
McCartney is taking a lot of heat on social media as being partly responsible for Ferrell's death and being labeled a racist. But, she and her friends contend that she was simply very scared that a stranger (who didn't/couldn't tell her he needed help before she slammed the door and turned on the alarm) was pounding at her door at that hour and screaming in her front yard. She says she did the right thing by calling 911 and what happened next was on the police (I agree with her).
The Shooting
The police car dash cam has not been released to the public yet, but it's been confirmed that it shows a barefoot Ferrell lifting his hands to show that he was unarmed. It's also been reported that he rolled up his pant-legs before approaching police to show he had no weapons on his person.
When lights were shown on him, Ferrell reportedly runs or panics. At that point, one of the 3 cops misfired his taser in an attempt to safely subdue Ferrell.
Then, only Officer Randall Kerrick, unholstered his police issued pistol. Of the 12 shots Kerrick unloaded - ten hit Ferrell. He remains out on bail and charged with manslaughter.
Refs:
http://newsone.com/2731262/jonathan-ferrell-funeral/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...-help.html
Jonathan Ferrell's funeral was held yesterday and attended by hundreds in his hometown of Tallahassee, FL. A memorial was also held for him yesterday in Charlotte, NC.
More details about him and the night that he was shot to death are emerging (though autopsy and toxicology are still pending).
Ferrell with his high school sweetheart and fiancee, Cache Heidel
New life in Charlotte
Ferrell moved from Tallahassee to Charlotte because Cache had gotten a job with Ernst & Young in Charlotte. He was enrolled in a private college and working towards a chemistry major when he was killed - his dream was to become a mechanical engineer at BMW. He was working two jobs to pay the $15k tuition.
The night of the accident/killing
Ferrell worked at Best Buy and Dillards Dept Store. He was reportedly in Bradfield Farms because that's where a co-worker at Dillards lived and Ferrell had given him a ride home from work. But, Ferrell was unfamiliar with the small dark roads in the suburban area and veered off into some trees. (Don't know yet if he and the co-worker had gone out drinking or anything before the accident.)
The homeowner who called 911
Sarah McCartney (pictured above with her family) is the 32 year-old homeowner who panicked when she opened the door to Ferrell, slammed it, turned on the house alarm, and called 911. She had no way of knowing that he'd just been in a bad wreck, kicked out a window to escape the mangled car, and traveled on foot 1⁄2 mile to the nearest home (McCartney's).
McCartney is taking a lot of heat on social media as being partly responsible for Ferrell's death and being labeled a racist. But, she and her friends contend that she was simply very scared that a stranger (who didn't/couldn't tell her he needed help before she slammed the door and turned on the alarm) was pounding at her door at that hour and screaming in her front yard. She says she did the right thing by calling 911 and what happened next was on the police (I agree with her).
The Shooting
The police car dash cam has not been released to the public yet, but it's been confirmed that it shows a barefoot Ferrell lifting his hands to show that he was unarmed. It's also been reported that he rolled up his pant-legs before approaching police to show he had no weapons on his person.
When lights were shown on him, Ferrell reportedly runs or panics. At that point, one of the 3 cops misfired his taser in an attempt to safely subdue Ferrell.
Then, only Officer Randall Kerrick, unholstered his police issued pistol. Of the 12 shots Kerrick unloaded - ten hit Ferrell. He remains out on bail and charged with manslaughter.
Refs:
http://newsone.com/2731262/jonathan-ferrell-funeral/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...-help.html