CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept 14 (Reuters) - A South Carolina judge denied bail to a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man who ran from a traffic stop, court documents filed on Monday show.
Michael Slager, 33, has been jailed since his April arrest in the death of Walter Scott, 50. The shooting, caught on video by a bystander, renewed national debate over police treatment of minorities and led to Slager's firing from the North Charleston police force.
Judge Clifton Newman wrote in an order filed to the court record Monday that releasing Slager on bail "would constitute an unreasonable danger to the community."
Judge Denies Bail To Michael Slager, Former Officer Charged With Murder Of Walter Scott