The Camden County Sheriff’s Office has released the disturbing dashcam video of the traffic stop that took the life of Leonard Cure on Oct. 16.
The 53-year-old was recently exonerated for a crime he didn’t commit after serving 16 years in jail and was released only three years ago.
Cure was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 near the Georgia-Florida state line. Video was also released from the deputy’s body camera, and the disturbing footage captured the deputy fatally shooting Cure.
After being pulled over for allegedly speeding, Cure was instructed to exit his vehicle, which he did. The footage shows Cure complying with the deputy when he was told to place his hands on his truck as the deputy pointed his Taser at Cure and called for backup. The situation escalated after the deputy told Cure to put his hands behind his back as Cure asked if he had a warrant.
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“Put your hand behind your back,” yelled the deputy, who identified himself as Staff Sgt. Aldridge.
“Why,” asked Cure with his hands still on his truck. “Do I have a warrant?” As the deputy tried to handcuff Cure, he could be heard saying, “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Excuse me. Excuse me.”
“Put your hands behind your back! You’re getting tased; I’m telling you that right now!”
“Why am I being tased?” asked Cure.
“You are under arrest for speeding and reckless driving,” screamed Aldridge.
“I’m not driving. Nobody was hurt. How was I speeding?”
“You passed me doing 100 mph,” replied Aldridge.
“OK, so that’s a speeding ticket, right?”
“Sir, tickets in the state of Georgia are criminal offenses,” the deputy said.
After Cure said he had no speeding tickets in Georgia, Aldridge screamed, “You do now!”
Cure responded that he was not going back to jail, and the deputy replied that he was before he shocked Cure with the stun gun while screaming,…
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