{"id":24942,"date":"2023-10-20T10:47:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=24942"},"modified":"2023-10-20T10:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:47:36","slug":"video-show-ga-deputy-shooting-killing-reckless-driver-whod-just-spent-16-years-in-prison-on-wrongful-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/video-show-ga-deputy-shooting-killing-reckless-driver-whod-just-spent-16-years-in-prison-on-wrongful-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Video show Ga. deputy shooting, killing reckless driver who\u2019d just spent 16 years in prison on wrongful conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cvr-02-Leonard-Cure-in-court-IPF.png\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Video show Ga. deputy shooting, killing reckless driver who\u2019d just spent 16 years in prison on wrongful conviction\" class=\"wp-image-24943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cvr-02-Leonard-Cure-in-court-IPF.png 549w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cvr-02-Leonard-Cure-in-court-IPF-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cvr-02-Leonard-Cure-in-court-IPF-435x317.png 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(Leonard Cure in court, Image credit: Innocence Project of Florida)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 16 around 7:30 a.m. on Interstate 95 Northbound in Camden County, Georgia, a patrol deputy pulled over 53-year-old Leonard Allan Cure for speeding and reckless driving.&nbsp; During their highly charged encounter that was captured on video, Cure ended up being tased, and then shot and killed by the deputy. Perhaps the only thing that could make this story more tragic \u2013 if that\u2019s even possible \u2013 is that Leonard Cure had recently been released from prison after spending 16 years behind bars for a crime he didn\u2019t commit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the afternoon of October 18, the State of Georgia\u2019s Camden County Sheriff, Jim Proctor, along with Keith Higgins, District Attorney for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, and Agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reported releasing the patrol car and body camera videos from the October 16 deputy involved shooting that took the life of Leonard Allan Cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dash cam video released by police shows the events that led to the shooting of exonerated Florida man, Leonard Allan Cure in Camden County. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Florida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Florida<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Georgia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Georgia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CamdenCounty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CamdenCounty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LeonardCure?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LeonardCure<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Britney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Britney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sAExagG82u\">pic.twitter.com\/sAExagG82u<\/a><\/p>&mdash; True Crime Avenue (@Welovetruecrime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Welovetruecrime\/status\/1714990196775583893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CBI announced that their office is investigating that shooting, confirming that Cure was shot and killed and that no deputies were injured in the incident.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CBI\u2019s preliminary information indicates that at about 7:30 a.m. on October 16, a Camden County deputy initiated a traffic stop on Interstate 95 northbound, just south of Mile Marker 9 in Camden County, Georgia. The driver of the car, later identified as Leonard Allan Cure, got out of the car at the deputy\u2019s request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Cure complied with the officer\u2019s commands until learning that he was under arrest. After not complying with the deputy&#8217;s requests, the deputy tased Cure. Cure assaulted the deputy. The deputy used the Taser for a second time and an ASP baton; however, Cure still did not comply.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The deputy pulled out his gun and shot Cure. EMT\u2019s treated Cure, but he later died.&nbsp; ~ CGI<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man who Spent 16 Years Wrongfully in Prison, Gets killed by Police Shortly After Release.<br><br>(Dashcam video below &#8211; I cut video short).<br><br>Was the Officer in the right during this arrest?<br><br>Leonard Allen Cure, was released from prison in April of 2020, and just this year was\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IYdwLN357a\">pic.twitter.com\/IYdwLN357a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krassenstein\/status\/1714999650174767592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Office is staunchly standing behind their deputy, saying that the videos they released \u201c<em>show that law enforcement is transparent regarding the actions that occurred Monday morning, including the dash camera video of the truck speeding in excess of 100 mph, <\/em><em>and being operated in a Reckless Manner. Also the body camera video that the Deputy was wearing reveals the confrontation and use of force<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GBI will conduct an independent investigation.&nbsp;Once complete, the case file will be given to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney\u2019s Office for review.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cure had only been released from prison in 2020 after his case was taken up by the Innocence Project of Florida, a nonprofit legal organization that helps exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/leonard-cure-bodycam-footage-wrongful-conviction-shooting-b2432882.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Cure was exonerated after the discovery of a receipt that showed he was miles away from the crime scene at the time of the robbery, and that a victim was shown multiple photos of Cure in a photo array in an &#8220;unreliable, suggestive identification procedure,&#8221; the Innocence Project said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The GBI will conduct an independent investigation in the deputy involved shooting.&nbsp;Once complete, the case file will be given to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney\u2019s Office for review.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see the three newly released body cam videos showing the interaction between Cure and the Georgia deputy, below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Car Cam Part # 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uKXcMz9yDvo?si=7CP9f0TZRRMdyqra&amp;fbclid=IwAR1XmjNB8lgwJ2uijXO65v5jDQjQM0sjs3csRKnMBint24fwpoxuzZ6xYOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/uKXcMz9yDvo?si=7CP9f0TZRRMdyqra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Car Cam Part # 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FalsXFvQIr_A%3Fsi%3Dbhy_5TwXKGFTPbfA%26fbclid%3DIwAR2qAeLI8zJWrnE56jNH2ouReMQ-Q0Fw29b2xaonzfI_6Ko6qD6Os04yNFw&amp;h=AT2-xUsygW4ifogUBoBO6vB1tUd_LHITRPy5754fdoPLEqyfHVw_XXQE3JmP60gYjHDBpDazM0QeQP5ix_Zt56Dxlx-ddxo460r7n07lceEbFolhRXV67_cq7YTOVPBKE7LhnNbKN9l0B2hJGwxc&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c%5b0%5d=AT3rUWqRPFJ-PK6TQS8jjOQocnoCpR8ay8RnSOvE5hjad7okIBK9-f37TRJkWGVb9HsVv25_-gwxMyPSdoUhF3t49pQP6TP08q1t8GDjQaRBlMKq2GArwDGPNdozpAPQuHOQiyRM6ksTHMwRyhyxEEL1R1AoZdSp926JAAnJX7rmeeag3iXMf7yB5iq0NiP2dG8hiV1RCMRi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/alsXFvQIr_A?si=bhy_5TwXKGFTPbfA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Body Cam : <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZkpDPm-thpY?si=iFQiUgZh-GnBroUR&amp;fbclid=IwAR3HPxjXhN-UHikqeCYfLxFIWoia1HD3XUmMiuZ77SMHrdqdnE2o7qwu1T4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZkpDPm-thpY?si=iFQiUgZh-GnBroUR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PART 1\/2 - Car Cam Footage - CCSO Deputy encounter 10\/16\/2023\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uKXcMz9yDvo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PART 2\/2 - Car Cam Footage - CCSO Deputy encounter 10\/16\/2023\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/alsXFvQIr_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Body Cam Footage - CCSO Deputy encounter 10\/16\/2023\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZkpDPm-thpY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Sources: Camden County Sheriff\u2019s Office &amp; Georgia Bureau of Investigation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today<\/em><em><br>Follow Richard on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<em>&amp;&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rdwebster54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonard Cure was complying with the deputy until he heard he was under arrest \u2013 at which time he assaulted the deputy \u2013 leading to his fatal shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5673,18,547,774,8663,1007,3079,4950,11,6678],"tags":[15764,15762,15765,9111,11770,15767,15763,15766,8232,560],"class_list":["post-24942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caught-on-camera","category-crime-courts","category-events","category-guns","category-human-interest","category-mental-health","category-police","category-rest-in-peace","category-top-news","category-video","tag-body-cam-videos-released-of-leonard-cure-shooting","tag-camden-county-ga","tag-camden-county-sheriffs-office","tag-deputy-involved-shooting","tag-georgia-bureau-of-investigation","tag-innocence-project-of-florida","tag-leonard-allan-cure","tag-leonard-cure-shot-and-killed","tag-reckless-driving","tag-speeding","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24945,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24942\/revisions\/24945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}