Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in February 2017.
A passerby who shot and killed a man who was attacking a Florida sheriff’s deputy will not face criminal charges.
The State Attorney’s Office formally cleared Ashad Russell, reports the Daily Mail.
Russell, 35, came to the rescue of Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy First Class Dean Bardes when he saw Edward Strother attacking the deputy on Interstate 75.
Bardes had pulled over Strother for speeding. Strother, 53, then allegedly attacked Bardes, pinning him to the road and punching him repeatedly.
Russell, who has a concealed weapons license, was armed when he emerged from his vehicle to help.
