Nicholas O'Malley, a 34-year-old Boston police officer, was indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury for an unjustified use of lethal force in the March 11 death of Stephenson King Jr., 39. The indictment charges one count of voluntary manslaughter, and his arraignment is scheduled for June 4. Prosecutors say O'Malley and another officer responded to a reported carjacking in Mission Hill and found King inside the stolen vehicle near 10 Linwood Square in Roxbury. Court records state officers approached with firearms drawn and yelled commands, while King showed his hands at times and partially rolled down the window without unlocking or turning off the car. Prosecutors allege O'Malley fired three shots as the car pulled forward, while body-worn camera footage showed King maneuvering to drive away rather than run anyone over. The defense attorney is not fully shown in the provided text.
"A Suffolk County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the Boston police officer who shot and killed a carjacking suspect in Roxbury earlier this year - a case that has bitterly divided local law enforcement and public officials. The first Boston officer to be charged in a fatal on-duty shooting in decades, Nicholas O'Malley, 34, stands accused of an unjustified use of lethal force in the March 11 death of Stephenson King Jr., 39. A Suffolk County grand jury on Wednesday indicted O'Malley on one count of voluntary manslaughter."
"Prosecutors say the incident began when O'Malley and another officer responded to a reported carjacking in Mission Hill the evening of March 11. They purportedly found King sitting inside the stolen vehicle near 10 Linwood Square in Roxbury and approached with their firearms drawn, yelling commands. King allegedly showed them his hands "at times" and partially rolled down the window, though he did not unlock or turn off the car, according to court records."
""Bro, I'm gonna f***ing shoot you," O'Malley allegedly shouted to King through the window, "while holstering his firearm in favor of a Taser." King repeatedly drove forward and backward in an attempt to flee, backing into an unoccupied police cruiser. O'Malley allegedly drew his firearm again and fired three shots at King as the car began to pull forward one last time. He would later tell officials King "tried to run us over," according to court documents, though prosecutors say body-worn camera footage revealed neither officer was in danger of being struck."
"In fact, bodycam footage from both officers established that King was "maneuvering and clearly trying to drive away, rather than run anyone over," Assistant District Attorney Ian Polumbaum said in March. Still, defense attorney David Yannett"
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