SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Marion County Grand Jury has found a Salem police officer was justified in opening fire on a man last week.
The Statesman Review reports the jury made the finding Friday in the March 8 shooting of Zackary Pevey by Officer Jesse Rios.
Police had tried to contact Pevey inside his pickup truck because of arrest warrants.
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Prosecutors say Pevey fled, hitting a patrol cruiser. Officers then found Pevey in a residential driveway.
Officers Chad Basaraba and Rios parked behind his truck, then got out. Prosecutors say Pevey reversed the truck toward Rios, who shot Pevey once.
Pevey was treated at a hospital and is being held without bail at Marion County Jail.
Jurors have indicted Pevey on charges of attempted assault, felony eluding a police officer, delivering heroin and other crimes.
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Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com
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