SPOKANE — Prosecutors have found a Washington state police officer justified in his use of force against a machete-wielding man who was shot with a rifle outside a bar in Spokane.
The Spokesman-Review reports the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office cleared Officer Scott Lesser of wrongdoing Monday in connection with the May 2016 shooting.
Officers had found Charlston Harper outside a bar after reports that he was brandishing a machete and threatening people.
They used a Taser to subdue him but were unsuccessful.
Police say Harper was shot after he failed to comply with orders not to enter a staircase that provided access to apartments.