Why judge's dismissal of manslaughter case for former Portsmouth cop is a 'rare' ruling
Judge H. Thomas Padrick, Jr. said in court Wednesday he did not take this ruling to dismiss lightly.
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Judge H. Thomas Padrick, Jr. said in court Wednesday he did not take this ruling to dismiss lightly.
The judge dismissed the voluntary manslaughter charge against Vincent McClean. The defense said the evidence did not support the charge.
It was the second time in less than a year that retired Portsmouth police officer Vincent McClean was found not guilty of assault charges that prosecutors had sought against him. A jury acquitted him the first case and this time the judge tossed the charges before the case even went to the jury.
The FOP responded to a grand jury's decision to indict Vincent McClean a second time, accusing the Commonwealth's Attorney’s office of an "underlying vendetta."
The Portsmouth Circuit Court Clerk’s office confirmed on Friday a new charge against Vincent McClean, a now retired Portsmouth police officer, for voluntary manslaughter in connection to the death of Carmeita Vangilder, a pregnant woman who died while in police custody. A grand jury filed the new indictment against McClean on Thursday, the same day he was acquitted of other manslaughter ...