Julian button was in a coma for six weeks after being shot by police. When he woke up, he couldn't feel his legs and had no memory of the incident. His friend reggie mitchell says julian told him: 'I'm not shooting at cops' Johnny mc coy is a lawyer and reggie's old friend. He went to see julian right away but wasn't allowed into the hospital room. The two are now trying to get the truth out about what really happened.
“I didn’t do what they said I did. And it was like, I don’t know how to disprove the police. I mean, it’s my word against theirs. I don’t really stand a chance.”
In 2015, the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit in South Carolina gave a confidential informant $100 to buy marijuana from Julian Betton. And then they broke down his door. Officers David Belue, Chris Dennis, and Frank Waddell shot at Julian an estimated 29 times.
We speak with Julian Betton and Jonny McCoy.
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