Ohio corrections officers death in training exercise reckless homicide

[M-Quigley]

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local ... 798d1e6df5

No details released in this link about how it happened.

I had to sign in several time and copy and paste to post this, IDK what is going on.

[JustaShooter]

It's probably related to Jeff having to put Cloudflare between the forums and the big bad internet again, I'll let him know.

[Brian D.]

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local ... 798d1e6df5

No details released in this link about how it happened.

Other than to say, the officer was apparently shot, killed by a live round. I suppose that eventually there will be a full report made and released.

[M-Quigley]

UPDATE: CHARGES FILED, negligent homicide

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/crime ... 959ddafa3e

[M-Quigley]

UPDATE: defendant pleads guilty

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local ... 61b82e979a

[M-Quigley]

UPDATE: He learns his sentence, and this article details how the negligent incident occurred.

https://www.whio.com/news/local/former- ... I3XAASFRU/

David Pearson was sentenced to six months in jail and given a $1,000 fine for the fatal shooting of Lt. Rodney Osbourne on April 9, our news partners WBNS-10 TV reported.

Documents provided to WBNS-10 TV by the attorney of Osborne’s widow show that Osborne, along with 14 others, was taking part in a 40-hour training exercise for the Special Tactics and Response Team at the Corrections Training Academy in Orient. It was being led by Pearson and five other S.T.A.R instructors, according to a previous News Center 7 report.

In a statement to his attorney, Pearson said he noticed that Lt. Osborne was struggling to draw his pistol from his holster during one of the exercises and get it leveled on the target.

He then stepped in front of Osborne to do what he called a “mirror drill”, where he instructed Osborne to mirror his actions while the two were standing face to face.

Both Pearson and Osborne drew their pistols. When Pearson pulled the trigger, his pistol went off and the round hit Osborne in the chest, documents say.

OSHP officials said that the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s policies and procedures do not reference a “mirror drill,” but there are some instances where someone can point a firearm at another person if certain conditions are met, according to a previous News Center 7 report.

“Prior to the shooting, Mr. Pearson’s actions did not meet the specific conditions required by ODRC policy and procedure to point his firearm at Mr. Osborne,” the report read.