A Louisiana jury has convicted one former law enforcement officer and acquitted another in the 2022 shooting death of a man who was sitting in an SUV
outside a house reputed for illegal drug activity. Issac Hughes, who was convicted Friday, and Johnathan Louis, who was acquitted, were Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies when Daniel Vallee, 34, was killed in the New Orleans suburb of Marrero. Police body camera footage showed that after a 15-minute confrontation, Vallee’s last words to officers were, “Please, put the guns down.' Hughes and Louis were each indicted on a manslaughter charge with a possible 40-year sentence.
They said another deputy never fired his weapon but kept it at a “low ready” position, indicating other officers did not perceive an imminent threat. “The punishment for non-compliance with a law enforcement officer is not death,” Assistant District Attorney Rachel Africk said. Vallee restarted the SUV’s engine 45 seconds before he was shot, and four deputies drew their weapons, according to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.
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