O governador da Virgínia comutou a sentença de ex-sargento da polícia condenado em 2023 por um tiroteio fatal. Virginia Governor commutes sentence of ex-police sergeant convicted in 2023 fatal shooting.

O governador da Virgínia, Glenn Youngkin, comutou a sentença de prisão do ex-sargento da polícia Wesley Shifflett, condenado por lidar imprudentemente com uma arma de fogo no tiroteio de um homem desarmado, Timothy McCree Johnson, em 2023. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has commuted the prison sentence of former police sergeant Wesley Shifflett, who was convicted of recklessly handling a firearm in the shooting of an unarmed man, Timothy McCree Johnson, in 2023. Embora Shifflett tenha sido condenado a três anos de prisão, Youngkin afirmou que a sentença era injusta, permitindo que Shifflett evitasse mais prisões. Although Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison, Youngkin stated the sentence was unjust, allowing Shifflett to avoid further imprisonment. Críticos, incluindo Steve Descano, advogado da comunidade democrata para Fairfax County, argumentam que a decisão prejudica o sistema de justiça. Critics, including Steve Descano, the Democratic commonwealth's attorney for Fairfax County, argue the decision undermines the justice system.