[Daily Caller] A man who spent 16 years in jail on a wrongful conviction was shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop in Kingsland, Georgia, ABC News reported Monday.
The individual, identified as 53-year-old Leonard Allen Cure, had spent 16 years in jail after being wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in 2003. Cure was exonerated in December 2020 following a collaborative reinvestigation by the Innocence Project and the Conviction Review Unit of the Broward County State Attorney’s Office in Florida, according to ABC News.
A deputy stopped Cure for speeding at around 7:30 a.m. Monday. The situation reportedly escalated when Cure allegedly "assaulted" the deputy after being placed under arrest. Cure allegedly did not comply after the deputy used a stun gun and baton on him, ABC reported, citing the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI).
"The deputy pulled out his gun and shot Cure," the GBI said in a statement cited by the outlet. Cure succumbed to his injuries despite receiving medical treatment at the scene, according to the outlet.
No officers were injured as a result of the incident, ABC reported. |