By Cassandra Rules “The only crime he committed was smiling too much.”
Leon Ford, a man paralyzed when Pittsburgh Officer David Derbish “feared for his life” and shot Ford at a traffic stop, was found not guilty on Monday on two counts of aggravated assault, charges which could have landed him 20 years in prison.
Not guilty on agg assault ! Huge win for Leon Ford ! #wpxi pic.twitter.com/jjDhIxhbGl
— Alan Jennings (@newsdog11) September 15, 2014
The jury was deadlocked on all other charges, which included three counts of recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest and escape.
It is unclear if the lesser charges will be refiled against …read more