Deputy Who Shot And Killed Teen has Lengthy Past

Kiran Chawla
WAFB 9 News
Aug. 28, 2012

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - An 18-year-old was shot and killed by a deputy. That teen's family has now filed a federal suit claiming it was a wrongful death. Could the deputy's past have foretold the future?

"I can only tell you that without a doubt, my deputy says he did not intend to pull the trigger," said Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards.

Deputy William Phebus, a three-year veteran of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Department is on paid leave as State Police investigate the recent shooting death of Dee-Jay Galmon, 18.

August 11, 2012, Galmon reluctantly accompanied two of his friends to Club 81 in Tangipahoa Parish. Well into the night, the club's security called Tangipahoa deputies for help following a large disturbance. Two of the deputies who arrived on the scene were in the process of handcuffing an allegedly armed man on the ground when Galmon came into the picture.

"He was approaching the police to help them. He was telling them you've got the wrong person. You've got the wrong person. He had his hands in the air when the officer turned and shot him point blank, and he fell. When he hit the ground, he still had his hands above his head," said attorney Donna Grodner.

Grodner filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Galmon's family claiming wrongful death. The main reason for that?

"Dee-Jay was not armed," said Grodner.

Sheriff Edwards supports that statement and goes even further.

"We have no reason at this time to believe that this 18-year-old did anything wrong and certainly, I want to make that clear. He was unarmed. I'm not saying he violated any laws what so ever," said Sheriff Edwards.


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