A 23-year-old man who was shot by Hamilton County sheriff’s deputies in November and then charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder had his case passed up to a grand jury after a probable cause hearing Thursday.
Ta’Darius McDaniel, 23, was wounded by deputies after police said he accelerated an allegedly stolen vehicle toward them during a traffic stop at a Speedway gas station on Highway 58. He also faced charges of unlawful possession of a weapon and theft of property at the hearing, where Hamilton County General Sessions Judge Gary Starnes found there was probable cause for the accusations.
During the proceedings, Starnes watched dashcam video of the shooting; heard testimony and cross-examination of Jonathan Ray and Andrew Peterson, the two deputies who opened fire; as well as testimony and cross-examination of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Detective Brian Lockhart.
The video showed the deputies park in front of McDaniel’s car, step out and approach with weapons drawn and commands. McDaniel’s Hyundai Sonata reversed and rolled forward, and the deputies fired.
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