Above is a great documentary put together by reason.tv that outlines the tragic case of Cory Maye.
Maye, who shot and killed a police officer during a raid of his Mississippi home, is now serving a life-sentence. The circumstances of the incident, however, are what make it intriguing.
According to reason:
The cops were looking for drugs and smashed through the back door. In the ensuing chaos, Maye hunkered down with his daughter in a bedroom and when the police broke down that door, he fired three bullets, one of which killed Officer Ron Jones. Maye testified in court that the police did not identify themselves until after they had entered his residence; indeed, he testified that they did not identify themselves until after he had fired his shots. Once they did, he said he put his weapon on the floor, slid it toward police, and surrendered.
The police are telling a different story saying that they identified themselves multiple times before kicking in the door. Maye was asleep on the couch when he heard someone banging on the door, so he hid in the a bedroom where the rest of the incident ensued.
Oh, and what did the cops find in his house? Nothing but a mostly smoked marijuana cigarette. A roach.
Watch the video for the whole story.
