UPDATED: Governor commutes sentence for former Fairfax County police officer in fatal Tysons shooting
The former Fairfax County police officer who fatally shot Timothy McCree Johnson outside Tysons Corner Center in February 2023 has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Ex-Fairfax County police officer Shifflett gets 3 years in prison for fatal shooting of shoplifter
A former Fairfax County police officer was sentenced Friday to three years behind bars for his conviction in the deadly shooting of a fleeing shoplifter.
Mother of man killed by ex-Fairfax County officer outraged by commuted sentence
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Virginia) commuted the three-year sentence against former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett, the officer who shot and killed Timothy Johnson in Tysons.
Former Fairfax County police officer sentenced to jail for fatal Tysons shooting
The former Fairfax County police officer who fatally shot Timothy McCree Johnson outside Tysons Corner Center in February 2023 has been sentenced to three years in prison. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows sentenced former Sgt.
Fairfax NAACP condemns commutation of officer's sentence in Tysons Corner shooting
The Fairfax NAACP is criticizing Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s decision to commute the sentence of Wesley Shifflett.
Sentenced commuted for Former Fairfax Co. officer involved in fatal shooting
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Fairfax County police officer, sentenced to three years in prison for shooting an unarmed shoplifter in February 2023, will have his sentence commuted.
Youngkin commutes former Fairfax County police sergeant’s sentence for fatal Tyson’s Corner shooting
Gov. Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence for a former Fairfax County sergeant after he was sentenced to 3 years in prison on Friday for fatally shooting a man who was allegedly shoplifting. Former Fairfax County Police Department Sgt.
Former Fairfax Co. officer sentenced to 3 years for killing Tysons shoplifting suspect
A judge sentenced Wesley Shifflett to three years in jail plus supervised probation for killing Timothy Johnson in 2023.
Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-officer who fatally shot unarmed man
Youngkin commuted the sentence Sunday night, writing that the three years of incarceration went beyond the state’s sentencing guidelines.
Virginia Politics Insider: Youngkin commutes former officer's sentence
Youngkin said in a statement: "I am convinced that the court's sentence of incarceration is unjust and violates the cornerstone of our justice system — that similarly situated individuals receive proportionate sentences.
Mom of man killed by ex-Fairfax County officer speaks after sentence commuted by governor
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Virginia Legislative Black Caucus condemns Youngkin’s decision to commute sentence of former Fairfax County police sergeant
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus released a statement condemning Gov. Glen Youngkin for commuting a former Fairfax ...
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has commuted former Fairfax County Police Department Sgt. Wesley Shifflett’s prison sentence for ...