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of the evidence by an expert. the expert found that officer harris was driving carelessly, given the wet grass and the darkness. he also said the officer violated the department s policy of non-pursuit, except after a forcible felony. harris was fired the same day the video was watched. marlon brown had been in and out of jail for drugs and fraud. he was just released the month before he died. friends in the car with him that night told police he fled because he was so afraid of going back to jail. randi kaye, cnn, florida. and let s talk more about the attorney for marlon s family, you believe this was an execution? well, i think when you look at the velocity that he came at marlon brown that night, regardless if he fell down that
velocity that he way at marlon brown with that night, that regardless of marlon fell down or not that car was headed straight at him. look at the video. you have no doubt that car hit marlon? no doubt whatsoever. that s why we found it unbelievable the medical examiner said there was no vehicle contact. you can look at the car with your own eyes. it is either inaccurate or an attempt to conceal something. you don t think that the officer did anything criminal? i think it was stupid and negligent. but does it rise to the level of being criminal? i don t think this is an issue where we have someone reckless to the extent of criminal liability. i don t think anyone can condone this officer s actions but does it rise to the level of
the civil settlement is irrelevant to the criminal matter. if we are looking at that medical examiner s report is inaccurate and there is evidence that the car did hit marlon brown and hold him accountable just as if any of us did that we would be charged. what about autopsy results on him? it was done by the medical examiner. you would like a separate autopsy? absolutely. we think there is other evidence that shows he was hit. you know what the biggest problem here is that this prosecutor did not seek out a special prosecutor to investigate this case. he investigated his own case and sent it to the grand jury. had they reached a statewide prosecutor s office and asked them to take over you might have
randi kaye has their story. reporter: you are watching the final moments of a man s life, caught on police dash cam video. it is 12:38 a.m. on may 8th and marlon brown is running from the police. a volusia county police officer tried to stop him earlier for not wearing a seat belt. from there, the police officer and another police officer pick up the pursuit each in their own patrol car. they spot brown down there at that intersection. they tail him until he makes it to a dead end. brown pulls over and takes off running and jumps running to a vacant lot. the officer stays on him. he was chasing a man down with a 4,000 pound car, he had to realize there was a risk here. what my client is trying to do is drive towards the back of the lot where he can stop, and