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Footage Reveals Ex-Trooper Shooting Unarmed Man [VIDEO]

Melissa Brown Contributor
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Video released Wednesday shows a South Carolina trooper shooting an unarmed man, Lever Jones, 35.

The Highway Patrol trooper was arrested and charged with assault and batter of high and aggravated nature Wednesday, The State newspaper reports.

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety fired, Sean Groubert, 31, on Friday following the shooting incident, WLTX reports.

If convicted, the officer could face 20 years in prison.

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Groubert stopped Jones for a seat-belt violation and asked for Jones’s license. Jones turned to his vehicle, when Groubert began yelling at Jones. When Jones turned to face the officer, Groubert shot him in the hip, sending Jones to the hospital.

The Department of Public Safety Director Leroy Smith said Groubert didn’t follow protocol when he shot Jones on Sept. 4.