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A Montgomery County Grand Jury has indicted Conroe police officer Jason Blackwelder on one count of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of a teen outside a Wal-Mart in late July.

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According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office, Blackwelder turned himself in to Montgomery County authorities on Friday after being indicted in the fatal shooting of a teenage shoplifting suspect outside a Wal-mart store in late July.

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Montgomery County First Assistant DA, Phil Grant says Officer Blackwelder was off duty when he followed the suspect, Russell Rios, from a Conroe Wal-mart last July. The teen was later found dead from a single gunshot to the head. Grant says the officer was also indicted on a charge of tampering with a government document and making a false report to a police officer. Blackwelder is suspended without pay from the police department and could get up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Conroe Police Officer Indicted On Manslaughter Charges  was originally published on news92fm.com