Crime & Safety
GA Deputy Who Killed Man During Traffic Stop Has Use Of Force History
A media report identifies the deputy who was accused of tasing, shooting and killing a man who wrongfully spent 16 years in prison.
CAMDEN COUNTY, GA — A Camden County deputy accused of tasing, shooting and killing 53-year-old Leonard Cure Monday during an Interstate 95 traffic stop was previously fired for use of force, News4Jax reported Thursday.
Though the Camden County Sheriff's Office has not publicly identified the deputy, the News4Jax report identified him as Deputy Buck Aldridge.
The media outlet cited Aldridge's personnel file, reporting that he had been fired in August 2017 from the Kingsland Police Department for "violating the use of force policy during a traffic stop."
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The sheriff's office released dash camera and body camera footage of the scene, aiming for transparency. The deputy can be seen in the footage tasing Cure, before a fight ensues between the two men. Ultimately, the fight ended with a shot fired and Cure down on the ground with a wound. Cure died from his injury.
Read more via News4Jax.
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