A grand jury has indicted Officer Randall Kerrick of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the September 14 shooting death of Jonathan Ferrell, according to a statement from state Attorney General Roy Cooper. The grand jury heard evidence from the state Bureau of Investigation and the police department. "With the strength of the evidence in this case, we're not surprised," Charles Monnett, an attorney for Ferrell's family, said about Monday's indictment. "We're all pleased and happy that the process is beginning now and that there's an end in sight," he said. "It is the first step towards justice."
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"I just feel like God's will will be done," victim's mother tells CNN
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Randall Kerrick's attorneys say resubmitting same charge to grand jury illegal
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Prosecutors have said first grand jury was not a full panel; defense contests that claim
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Officer fatally shot Jonathan Ferrell after woman called 911 to report home invasion
@placeholder and two other officers arrived on the scene about 11 minutes after the 911 call, but Kerrick didn't speak with the woman, the lawsuit says.
Kerrick and two other officers arrived on the scene about 11 minutes after the 911 call, but @placeholder didn't speak with the woman, the lawsuit says.