Portland officer who shot and killed Black motorist resigns
Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 10:26PM
TheSpook
The officer who shot and killed James Jahar Perez has resigned to take
a job at a Christian school. In a letter to Chief Derrick Foxworth,
Officer Jason Sery said his decision has nothing to do with the March
28 shooting, which was the second lethal encounter between Portland
police and an unarmed black motorist in less than a year. A Multnomah
County grand jury cleared Sery, but the shooting prompted outrage among
residents and led to a public inquest. Perez's family has filed a $10
million lawsuit against Sery, the city of Portland and another officer.
Sery's resignation letter, dated Monday, says he has been asked to take
a full-time ministry position with the junior high program at Southwest
Bible Church and a teaching position at Southwest Christian School. [more ]
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