{"id":37002,"date":"2016-09-26T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/keith-lamont-scott-marijuana-video\/"},"modified":"2016-09-26T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T20:45:00","slug":"keith-lamont-scott-marijuana-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/keith-lamont-scott-marijuana-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Keith Lamont Scott’s Final Moments Before Officers Ended His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keith Lamont Scott was reportedly rolling a marijuana blunt at the time he was confronted by police officers, which <\/span>played<\/a> a major role in his death, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Kerry Putney revealed over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Officers were attempting  to serve a warrant when they spotted Scott roling “what they believed to be a marijuana ‘blunt’” in his car. They also saw Scott had a weapon.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Officers did not consider Mr. Scott’s drug activity to be a priority” until they saw the gun. According to Putney, officers thought: “Uh,oh this is a safety issue for us and the public.”<\/span><\/p>\n

A police report adds: “Because of that, the officers had probable cause to arrest him for the drug violation and to further investigate Mr. Scott being in possession of the gun.” Police released video of a gun ankle holster and joint he possessed at the time of the shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was not lawful for [Scott] to possess a firearm. There was a crime he committed and the gun exacerbated the situation,” Putney said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Due to the combination of illegal drugs and the gun Mr. Scott had in his possession, officers decided to take enforcement action for public safety concerns,” the statement reads. Putney said that, although Scott “absolutely” had a gun, this wouldn’t be clear from the video released.<\/span><\/p>\n

Body-cam and dash-cam videos of the encounter have been released, though no gun is visible in that video except the officer’s. <\/span>
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