Crime & Justice
Ronald Glasser charged with manslaughter in the road rage shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight
Ronald Glasser, the man who fatally shot former NFL player Joe McKnight in a road rage incident, has been charged with manslaughter.
Authorities have charged Ronald Glasser with manslaughter and accuse him of fatally shooting former NFL player Joe McKnight in a road rage incident.
The charges come days after the New Orleans police department received public scrutiny after releasing Glasser immediately after the incident. Investigators said they wanted to look into more facts before formally charging Glasser. Police brought in the 54-year-old motorist for questioning immediately after the shooting, then released him—prompting outrage.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand defended the department’s decision not to “rush to judgment” on Friday amid criticism. “Everyone should pause and reflect and recognize that a rush to judgment does not equal anything,” Normand said. “The easiest thing for me would have been, ‘Book ‘em, Danno.’ But the fact of the matter is in trying to flesh out these details, we chose not to do that.”
The department previously cited the increasingly controversial Stand Your Ground law as reasoning for initially releasing Ronald Glasser.
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