Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta cop Devin Brosnan says he has '100 per cent faith truth will' prove him innocent
One of the Atlanta police officers, Devin Brosnan, who was charged in the killing of Rayshard Brooks is confident that the truth will be revealed. Reports quoted Brosnan saying, "I didn’t do anything wrong" and that he is sure that "the truth will come out." Brosnan, 26, has been charged with aggravated assault for standing on Brooks' shoulder during the June 12 shooting, in addition to three other charges, Fox News reports.
While doing an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Brosnan shared, "I feel like my side wasn’t really heard, and given the short timeframe, it’s hard for anybody to understand all the facts and the whole circumstances around it. That being said, I’m still willing to cooperate." Brosnan revealed that he usually takes a very laid-back stand to try and defuse situations. Video footage shows Brosnan trying to have a conversation with Brooks at a Wendy's parking lot after he responded to a 911 call over Brooks falling asleep in his car in the drive-thru lane.
Brosnan was able to smell alcohol on Brooks' breath and then called for a certified DUI officer to come to the scene. That is when officer Garrett Rolfe arrived. After failing to take the breathalyzer test, Brooks attempted to flee while he was being arrested. When the officers threatened to tase him, he took one of their tasers before attempting to flee the scene and pointing the taser at Rolfe. Rolfe then fired three shots at Brooks, with two hitting him. Brosnan said, "You’re always taught in policing that you have to expect anything to happen."
"But that being said, I felt like he was very respectful, I was respectful to him," Brosnan added. According to the authorities, Brooks was given no more than 2 minutes of medical attention after he was shot. Brosnan said he had stood on Brooks' shoulder after he was shot but did not know it at the time. We had earlier reported that Brosnan had suffered a concussion during the altercation with Brooks, 27. He had also sustained injuries, the officers' attorney revealed during an interview with CNN.
Brosnan said, "I hear gunfire. I know he still has my Taser. I know there’s a crowd. I got up to him and I’m trying to figure out what’s going on. You need to make sure you’re safe before you can help or do anything else." While speaking to AJC, he said that he would not have done anything differently. According to his lawyer Don Samuel, Brosnan has been speaking to prosecutors and has answered their questions but has not made any agreements with them.
Brosnan added, "I just looked at it like, he could have just said I’m doing the right thing — I’m talking. But it just seemed like it was more important to make it political than it was to get to the truth of the matter and get to the real facts of it.… Some person lost their life. It’s not something to make political," Brosnan added. "I’m not a cooperating witness, I’m cooperating. I think that’s the takeaway. I’ll tell the truth to anybody who needs to hear it."
"I have full faith in the criminal justice system," Brosnan said. "I really do. I have 100 percent faith the truth will come out. People will see this for what it is. They will understand I didn’t do anything wrong. I know the truth is what counts."