This still image provided by Camden County Sheriff’s Office shows the police dash camera video of a traffic stop involving a sheriff’s deputy and Leonard Cure on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Camden County, Ga. The deputy fatally shot the Black man at point-blank range during a traffic stop after the man, who had been wrongfully imprisoned years ago, grabbed the officer by the neck and was forcing his head backward, according to video released by a sheriff Wednesday, Oct. 18. (Camden County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge fatally shot Leonard Cure during a roadside struggle after pulling him over for speeding, it wasn’t the first time a traffic stop involving the Camden County sheriff’s deputy had spiraled into violence.
Last year, Aldridge dragged a driver from a car that crashed after fleeing the deputy on Interstate 95. Body and dash camera video obtained by The Associated Press show the driver on his back as Aldridge punches him. Records indicate the deputy faced no disciplinary action.
