Tuesday, May 1, 2012

County Attorney Rules Shooting Was Reasonable

BOONE, Iowa---The Boone County Attorney's Office has completed its review of the officer involved shooting on March 24th that sent Brian Johnson to a Des Moines Hospital.  County Attorney Jim Robbins noted that after a review of the DCI investigative report, it has been concluded that Boone Police Officers Korie Barber and John Wiebold were justified in firing their weapons at Brian Johnson.  The evidence indicated that Johnson pointed a handgun at the officers in a threatening manner.  Barber and Wiebold have been on administrative leave since the shooting on March 24th.

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