Shifflett's defense lawyer, Caleb Kershner, said during his closing argument that Shifflett reasonably believed his life was in danger when he saw Johnson reaching for his waistband. While ...

Glenn Youngkin, Republican governor of Virginia, commuted the sentence of a former police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man accused of stealing a pair of sunglasses in 2023.

I’m shot, man, please. Hurry.” Shifflett was later fired from the department. Shifflett’s lawyer, Caleb Kershner, had argued that Shifflett feared for his life when he pulled the trigger.

“My action does not limit Sgt. Shifflett’s right to appeal his reckless discharge of a firearm conviction.” WUSA9 spoke to Shifflet’s attorney, Caleb Kershner. He said Shifflet was ...

Wesley Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, but spent just two nights in jail before walking free just before 8 p.m. Sunday, his attorney Caleb Kershner told The Washington ...

News4 spoke with Shifflett’s defense attorney, Caleb Kershner, on Sunday night. He called the governor’s commutation “a tremendous relief.” Johnson’s mother said she first learned of the ...

Former Fairfax County Police Sergeant Wesley Shifflett was processed into the county jail Friday evening, Feb. 28. At his sentencing hearing earlier that day, Fairfax County Circuit Judge Randy I.