A North Miami cop will face criminal charges in the shooting of an unarmed behavioral therapist who was looking after a man with autism last July.
Officer Jonathan Aledda fired 3 shots at Charles Kinsey, who was lying on the ground with his hands up in the street with a resident of the Miami Achievement Center, who left his care with his silver tanker toy truck in hand. One of Officer Aledda's shots hit Kinsey.
Aledda faces 1 count of attempted manslaughter, a 3rd degree felony, as well as culpable negligence, a misdemeanor.
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This is the toy truck that was in the hand of the autistic resident. Charles Kinsey was with the resident when he was shot.
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In the arrest warrant another an officer on scene said over the radio, "I have a visual does not appear to be a firearm."