By Police1 Staff
PENDLETON, S.C. — Police released body camera footage Monday of a fatal April 3 shooting.
Cpl. John Marano was responding to a domestic violence call when he was flagged down by a female jogger, unrelated to the initial call, who told him a man in his underwear chased her, according to a city press release.
As Marano approached an intersection, he saw Jose Antonio Hernandez coming toward him. Video shows Marano exit his patrol vehicle and command Hernandez to show his hands. Hernandez refuses and continues toward Marano.
Marano told Hernandez to get on the ground, but when he refused and attempted to steal his patrol car, Marano deployed his TASER. Hernandez tried twice to grab Marano’s patrol rifle before Marano fatally shot him.
A toxicology report showed Hernandez had marijuana, methamphetamine, amphetamine, cocaine and methadone in his system.Marano was found justified in the shooting Monday, The Independent Mail reported. He could return to work as soon as this week.