Criminal charges not recommended in Blair officer-involved shooting

NOW, A GRAND JURYDECIDES IF CRIMINALCHARGES SHOULD BEFILED.SENIOR REPORTER JAKEWASIKOWSKI EXPLAINS.30:22-"A GRANDJURY CONVENESFOR 2 DAYS HERE INWASHINGTONCOUNTY THIS WEEK.THEY FIND NO TRUEBILL IN THE DEATHOF LESLIE FLYNN JR.THAT MEANSTHEY'RE NOT GOINGTO RECOMMENDANY CRIMINALCHARGES BE FILEDAGAINST ANY OFTHE OFFICERS ORSHERIFF'S DEPUTIESINVOLVED IN HISDEATH." :38SUPER: CRIMINALCHARGES NOTRECOMMENDED INBLAIR OISAPRIL 15-TH OFFICERSARE CALLED TO LESLIEFLYNN JUNIOR'S BLAIRHOME FOR A DOMESTICDISTURBANCE LAWENFORCEMENT IS TOLDFLYNN MAY BEINTOXICATED, HAS ANUMBER OF FIREARMS,AND IS MAKING THREATSPROSECUTORS SAYPOLICE AND DEPUTIESGAINED ENTRYSUPER: SCOTTVANDERSCHAAF;WASHINGTONCOUNTY ATTORNEY19:54 UPONREACHING THEDOOR OF THERESIDENCE, MRFLYNN WASOBSERVED HAVINGA FIREARM, LONGRIFLE OR AR-15,THAT WAS DIRECTLYPOINTED AT LAWENFORCEMENTOFFICERS TO WHICHTHEY RESPONDEDWITH THEIR USE OFFORCE." :10TWO OFFICERSDISCHARGED THEIRWEAPONSBUT IT'SUNKNOWN IF FLYNNFIRED AS WELL HE LATERDIED AT THE HOSPITAL.WASHINGTON COUNTYSERGEANT SHANETHALLAS, DEPUTYALEXANDER JUDKINS,AND BLAIR SERGEANTKELLY MC-MANIGALWERE PLACED ON LEAVEDURING THE STATEPATROL'S INVESTIGATIONTHEY'VE SINCERETURNED TO WORKSUPER: SHERIFF MIKEROBINSON;WASHINGTONCOUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE5:05-"IT WAS ATRAGEDY.I JUST WANT TOSAY MY HEARTFELTCONDOLENCES ANDCONDOLENCES OFTHE SHERIFF'SOFFICE GOES OUTTO THE FAMILY OFLESLIE FLYNN JR." :15PROSECUTORS SAYMORE DETAILS AND BODYCAMERA VIDEO CAN'T BERELEASEDBECAUSE OFTHE GRAND JURY RULESSHERIFF ROBINSON ANDCHIEF LAGER BELIEVEIT'S THE FIRST FATALOFFICER INVOLVEDSHOOTING IN THE CITY'SHISTORY21:46 THE LAWENFORCEMENTOFFICERS I THINKRESPONDED IN ACORRECT MANORWITH THE USE OFFORCE GIVEN THESCENARIO THEYHAD WITH THEM ATTHE TIME." :54REPORTING IN BLAIRJAKE WASIKOWSKI3NEWS NOWVANDERSCHAAF SAYSTHE GRAND JURYWANTED THE PUBLIC TOKNOW THEY WANT TOSEE MORE RESOURCESAND HELP OFFERED FORPEOPLE DEALING WITHMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.