PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (AP) - A grand jury has cleared a Cass County deputy sheriff in the shooting death last year of an unarmed motorist in eastern Nebraska.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports (https://bit.ly/2nNFZ3W ) the grand jury on Thursday found that Deputy Tyler Reiff had reason to believe his live was in danger when he shot 23-year-old Austin Baier five times on Sept. 21. Reiff says he fired after Baier ignored his commands to stop.
The deputy had stopped Baier’s vehicle in Louisville shortly after 7 p.m., because it matched the description of a vehicle being driven recklessly. A Nebraska State Patrol investigation says Baier got out of his car and ran at Reiff.
Cox says Baier wasn’t holding a weapon, but that a hunting knife was found on the dashboard of his car.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, https://www.journalstar.com
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