Delaware

What's Next for Man Left Paralyzed After Delaware Police Shooting?

A judge has postponed a plea hearing for man who was left a quadriplegic after being shot by Wilmington police.

The judge had been scheduled to conduct a plea hearing by teleconference Monday for Marvin Jones, who is at the state hospital for the chronically ill.

Instead, the judge is holding a scheduling teleconference with attorneys.

Jones, a parolee from Georgia, was shot by police in January 2015 during a struggle after a traffic stop.

Delaware's attorney general's office found that the shooting was justified because the officers believed their lives were in danger.

Last year, prosecutors offered a plea bargain allowing Jones to plead no contest to resisting arrest with force or violence, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and possession of ammunition by a person prohibited.

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