South Carolina’s insurance is paying $285,000 to an unarmed man who was shot during a traffic stop by a state trooper now facing a criminal charge.
The state Insurance Reserve Fund says the settlement was reached in October, just a month after the shooting.
Authorities released a video of trooper Sean Groubert shooting Levar Jones just moments after he got out of his truck at a Columbia gas station. Groubert says he was pulling Jones over for a seatbelt violation. The video shows the shooting happened as Levar reached back into his truck to get his license.
Groubert was fired and is awaiting trial on a charge of aggravated assault and battery.
Jones is recovering from the shooting.
Topics Law Enforcement South Carolina
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