Ward also explained what happened when he opened the wrong car’s door, and he emptied his pockets when McWhorter asked him for his identification. McWhorter approached Ward, who – while being questioned – said he was uncomfortable around law enforcement officers because he claimed some had used excessive force against him, according to deputy body camera footage that Killmer’s office released.
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Ward had realized his mistake, had apologized to the driver and had gone back to his mother’s car when deputies including McWhorter showed up to investigate a call about a suspicious person in the area. Ward took a walk as they waited and – after getting back – opened the door of another car that looked like his mother’s. On the day he was killed, Ward accompanied his mother and her boyfriend to pick up his younger brother from a local middle school. I have no words to explain this to Richard’s little brother. “This was nothing short of state-sanctioned murder of a citizen who should not have been arrested, let alone killed in broad daylight,” the Ward family’s attorney, Darold Killmer, said in a statement.Ī statement attributed to Ward’s mother, Kristy Ward Stamp, added: “My heart is broken. Meanwhile, in statements obtained by the Washington Post, Ward’s mother and the attorney representing his family expressed outrage at the slain man’s treatment by the Pueblo sheriff’s office. The spokesperson then reportedly told the Chieftain that the sheriff, David Lucero, would not discuss the decision to honor McWhorter because of the pending litigation. McWhorter received the purple heart medal during a sheriff’s office award ceremony on 17 February, four days before Ward’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against him and his agency.Ī spokesperson for the sheriff’s office confirmed to the local Pueblo Chieftain newspaper that McWhorter’s purple heart honored his actions on the day he shot the 32-year-old Ward to death. Guapo Uprising Youths 3 (Christon Phillip 1st, 37th, Kanye’ Francis 56th) vs Petit Valley/Diego Martin 3 (Russell Francois 33rd, Thierry Henry 47th, Joshua Miller 71st) - Petit Valley/Diego Martin won 5-4 on penalty-kicks.Charles McWhorter earned the Pueblo county sheriff’s office’s purple heart award for purportedly enduring injuries to his nose, forefinger, back, knee and neck as he shot Richard Ward three times at close range and killed him on 22 February 2022. The winners of the semifinals will meet in the final at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex, on Saturday (July 22) from 5 pm. However, each time, Petit Valley/Diego Martin replied with items from Russell Francois in the 33rd, Thierry Henry in the 47th, and Joshua Miller, in the 71st before the visitors silenced the home crowd in the dreaded penalty shoot-out. Guapo Uprising Youths had only themselves to blame as they led three times in the, through Christon Phillip as early as the first minute, and then in the 37th, as well as a 56th minute through Kanye Francis. In the other semifinal on Saturday at Diego Martin, Petit Valley/Diego Martin and Maguaya United FA will do battle after hard-fought last-eight wins.Īt the Mayaro Recreation Ground, Maguaya United got goals from Omarion Campbell, in the 66, and Akeem De Gaines, four minutes from full-time to secure a come-from-behind win over visitors Santa Cruz Football Academy, who led through a third-minute Kofi King item.Īt the Mahaica Sporting Complex, Point Fortin, visitors Petit Valley/Diego Martin eked out a 5-4 penalty-kicks win over Guapo Uprising Youths after an entertaining 3-3 draw at the end of full-time. Two minutes after the resumption, Moruga Mascall Football Academy drew thanks to Tyrique Lucas, but within a minute Hazel restored FC Ginga’s slim lead, and nine minutes before the final whistle he iced his team win by completing his hat trick for a 3-1 scoreline. He opened the scoring in the 13th minute which they held until the half-time whistle. This was after FC Ginga outclassed Moruga Mascall Football Academy inspired by a hat trick from Malachi Hazel. Playing at the Eddie Hart Ground, Tunapuna, Semi-Pro Blasters got goals from Israel Joseph as early as the seventh minute, the prolific Dwight Jordan in the 29th, and Terrell Wiley-Neptune in the 59th to blank Point Ligoure Nkomo and set up a semifinal meeting with FC Ginga at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex on Saturday. Three different players were on target to lead reigning champions Malabar Semi-Pro Blasters to a comfortable 3-0 win over Point Ligoure Nkomo in their quarterfinal of the RBC West Penn Island-wide Community Youth Under-20 Football Tournament on Saturday.
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