A man in Georgia, previously wrongfully convicted and having served more than 16 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, tragically lost his life during a traffic stop carried out by a Camden County deputy, according to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Leonard Allan Cure, 53, was pulled over by the deputy on Interstate 95 around 7:30 a.m. on a Monday, but the reasons for the stop and the circumstances that led to it remain unknown. Cure, who had been exonerated and released from prison in April 2020 after unjustly spending more than 16 years behind bars for a 2003 robbery in Broward County, Florida, according to court records, was ordered out of his vehicle by the deputy, and initially cooperated with the officer’s instructions.
However, things took a tragic turn when Cure learned that he was under arrest. According to the GBI, after he refused to comply with the deputy’s orders, the deputy used a taser on Cure. A struggle followed, with Cure assaulting the deputy. The deputy responded by deploying the taser a second time as well as an ASP baton, but Cure still did not comply. At that point, the deputy was forced to use his firearm, tragically shooting Cure.
First responders quickly intervened to provide care to Cure, but he unfortunately succumbed to his injuries later. This sad outcome has reignited the debate over how law enforcement handles traffic stops and the use of force, particularly in the context of people who have already been victims of a miscarriage of justice.
Source CNN
