The shooting happened back in February on M-43 near Grand Ledge after a fight with the high school student led to the sergeant firing his gun seven times.
Deven Guilford, 17 was initially pulled over for flashing his high beams at Eaton County Sgt Johnathan Frost, who he thought had his high beams on.
Things got heated when the Sgt. asked Guilford for license and registration, something Guilford had left at his girlfriend’s house.
What happened next ended in punches being thrown and the Sgt. shooting Guilford.
Investigators say Guilford was unarmed, but he shot video from a cell phone at the same time Sgt. Frost’s body camera was recording.
It was this moment where Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd says Sgt. Frost had reason to arrest 17-year-old Deven Guilford for not showing his license and registration.
Sgt. Frost orders Guilford to get out of the car, then tries to arrest him, shooting him with a taser.
From here the prosecutor says the two got into a fist fight. Slow motion shows Guilford punching the officer in the face. Autopsy reports show the Sgt fought back, rolling into the snow and knocking the lens off of his body camera.
“Sgt. Frost reports that as Deven is hitting him he can feel blood coming to his mouth, he can feel the pain in his face and he believes that he may be losing consciousness,” said Doug Lloyd, Eaton County Prosecutor.
Then in a matter of four seconds, Sgt. Frost fires seven shots, hitting Guilford in the chest, stomach, arm and head.
Prosecutor Doug Lloyd says the shots were justified for self-defense with the non-lethal taser out of reach.
“They did end up in the snow, off of the side and then Sgt. Frost had nothing else in his possession in order to defend himself,” said Prosecutor Lloyd.
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