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The State Attorney s Office completed a legal review and chose not to file charges against Cpl. Pierre Jean, the deputy who killed Morales Besanilla, deeming the use of deadly force legal and justified. Jean fired four gunshots at Morales Besanilla while another deputy released a K9.
The sherriff s office Professional Responsibility Bureau is conducting an administrative investigation to ensure that agency policies and procedures were followed during the encounter, the agency said in a news release Feb. 12.
At the vigil Sunday, Morales Besanilla’s family members described him as a diligent farmworker, a provider and a peaceful man.
Jesus Andrade said Morales Besanilla, his stepfather, took great care of his mom, Olga Olvera Andrade, before she died in 2015. Andrade said his mom had diabetes and used a wheelchair, and his stepfather would cook and clean for them.
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State Attorney: Collier County deputy justified in shooting death of Immokalee man
Published: February 12, 2021 3:22 PM EST
Updated: February 13, 2021 6:57 AM EST
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A Collier County sheriff’s deputy has been cleared in the shooting death of an Immokalee man that occurred last year.
Nicolas Morales Besanilla, 37, was killed on Sept. 17, 2020 when he had a run-in with Corporal Pierre Jean.
The officer-involved shooting investigation was under review by the 20th Judicial Circuit.
“Based upon the investigative reports provided, and the applicable law, I am convinced that the actions of the officer involved in this incident were a legally justifiable use of deadly force, in the defense of himself or others,” wrote 20th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Amira Fox.