by Bob Walsh
A grand jury has indicted Lt. John Mitchell, 40, for shooting and killing a road rage shooting suspect in the early morning of May 20.
Michael Ann Godsey, 34, had, prior to her being shot and killed, fired at least two shots at the cops and two shots at her own mother. She is known to have fired other shots at apparently random people in town.
Lt. Mitchell and one other officer engaged her with rifle fire, shooting into her pickup truck. They continued to fire even after the truck stopped moving. When the smoke cleared Godsey was found deader than dogshit in the drivers seat of the truck. Lt. Mitchell fired about 60 rounds at the suspect, which the grand jury apparently found to be excessive.
The members of the grand jury had probably never been shot at by a violent criminal.
Lt. Mitchell's attorney describes Godsey as a violent, fleeing felon. Sounds like a reasonable description to me. Mitchell is facing second-degree murder charges, which could get him ten years if he is convicted.
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