Scott previously served two years in the U.S. An arrest warrant had been issued since a January 16, 2013, court hearing regarding his child support payments, for which he had previously been jailed three times. Walter Lamar Scott was a 50-year-old forklift operator, studying massage therapy.On December 7, 2017, Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with the judge determining the underlying offense was second-degree murder. In return for his guilty plea, the state's murder charges were dropped. In a May 2017 plea agreement, Slager pleaded guilty to federal charges of civil rights violations, and he was returned to jail pending sentencing. In May 2016, Slager was indicted on federal charges including violation of Scott's civil rights and obstruction of justice. In late 2016, a five-week trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury. In June 2015, a South Carolina grand jury indicted Slager on a charge of murder. Attorney for the District of South Carolina, and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division conducted their own investigations. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Office of the U.S. The case was independently investigated by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The racial difference led many to believe that the shooting was racially motivated, generating a widespread controversy. Slager was charged with murder after a video surfaced showing him shooting Scott from behind while Scott was fleeing, which contradicted Slager's report of the incident.
Slager had stopped Scott for a non-functioning brake light. On April 4, 2015, Walter Scott, a 50-year old black man, was murdered by Michael Slager, a local police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina. Wrongful death lawsuit settled for $6.5 million Second-degree murder, deprivation of rights under color of lawĢ0 years in federal prison with no chance of early release
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