Grand jury won't get evidence yet in Lollis case -

Black Man fatally shot by Police
Evidence collected by the Seventh Judicial District Attorney's Office in the August shooting of Ron Lollis will not be presented to the current grand jury. Paul Scott, director of criminal investigations for the DA's office, said the investigation would not be ready until the fall grand jury is in place, after early October. Scott had originally hoped the information would be ready for the September grand jury. Scott said there was still evidence at the lab and officers were still filing investigative reports.The FBI is also conducting a separate investigation of the incident as a civil rights violation. Lollis died on Doty Road on Aug. 23. Sheriff Randy Maxwell has said the deputy was responding to a harassment call involving Lollis when Lollis pulled a gun on him. Residents of the Doty Road community have held several vigils and community meetings in support of the Lollis family. Many in the Ferriday community believe the incident was racially motivated. The Lollis family has said the state president of the NAACP is serving as their lawyer. [more ]