News Roundup

The shooting death of Andrew Walker by an off-duty Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy has drawn significant attention this week.  Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin told ABC 11 that in his opinion Cumberland deputy Jeffrey Hash should be charged with a crime for shooting Walker, who Hash said jumped on his truck and ripped off a windshield wiper which Walker then used to beat the windshield as Hash and his family were in the vehicle.  A judge recently authorized the release of body camera footage from officers who responded to the incident.  Keep reading for more news. Sedition Charges.  The Associated Press reports that the founder of the Oath Keepers militia group, Stewart Rhodes, and ten other people have been charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol last January.  Indictments allege that Rhodes and the others were involved in planning military-style maneuvers in and around the Capitol in an effort to prevent the certification of the 2020 presidential election. First Step Guidelines.  As the New York Times reports, a recent change by the US Department of Justice to guidelines related to the First Step Act is expected to soon result in the release of thousands of federal prisoners to supervised release programs, residential reentry centers, and home confinement.  The change expands use of credits inmates have earned for good behavior and participation in job training programs to reduce active prison time.  It comes soon after a decision by the department that inmates already released early to [...]