Deputy Cleared in Fatal Shooting
By: Staff
Updated: January 22, 2013
Prosecutors in Columbia County have cleared a deputy that was involved in a deadly shooting.
They say Deputy Koby Schmittou was justified when he shot and killed Larry Pace the weekend before Christmas.
Prosecutors say audio and video taken from the camera system on the deputy's patrol car show Pace with a knife and the deputy telling his to stop before shooting Pace.
Deputy Schmittou has been on leave pending the outcome of this investigation.
They say Deputy Koby Schmittou was justified when he shot and killed Larry Pace the weekend before Christmas.
Prosecutors say audio and video taken from the camera system on the deputy's patrol car show Pace with a knife and the deputy telling his to stop before shooting Pace.
Deputy Schmittou has been on leave pending the outcome of this investigation.
