NEW HANOVER COUNTY -- A New Hanover County grand jury is deliberating on whether to indict former county Deputy Chris Long on manslaughter charges.
Testimony from all four witnesses wrapped up around five p.m. Tuesday. The fourth witness to testify was Peyton Strickland's father.
He drove down from Raleigh Tuesday morning.
Tuesday NewsChannel 3 obtained a statement taken by Long the night Peyton Strickland was killed. In it Long states how his superiors emphasized the risks in serving the search and arrest warrants and that he was wearing an outfit clearly labeled "sheriff."
Former Deputy Chris Long was in court Monday testifying before a grand jury in the case of the shooting death of Peyton Strickland.
Special prosecutors from the attorney generals office presented an indictment of voluntary manslaughter in New Hanover County grand jury Monday.
Chris Long is under investigation for killing 18-year-old Peyton Strickland on December 1, 2006.
Long and members of the New Hanover County Emergency Response Team were trying to serve arrest and search warrants on Strickland at his home off Long Leaf Acres.
According to previous statements by investigators, Long fired three shots through Strickland's front door because he thought he heard gunfire coming from inside.
Monday Long got a chance to testify about the events of that night.
The judge presiding says he let Long testify for three reasons:
- Because of all the publicity the case got
- The wrongful indictment that followed shortly after
- He was a law enforcement officer.
We'll never know what was said in the grand jury because what is discussed is kept secret by law.
Sad
Its very sad anytime someone loses his life, however when you live a life of crime.... especially violent crime... a loss of life is expected.
Long
Long was punished when he found he had killed the kid. Long was called out to do a job by someone. He did not go to kill he went on orders to do a job. The persons giving the orders were the ones with the information about the crime and crimmals. Regardless how much you try to destroy the officer you cannot bring the kid back to life. Why does people continue to destroy life. Let Go, Let God. We need to have sympathy for the Peyton family. We need to pray for The Peytons to release their angry. We need to Pray for all out law enforcement personnel. From the Senior person to the less senior person. Let be careful not to judge. Let them know we appreciate them and their efforts.
NO INDICTMENT
Well I guess people really are Innocent until proven guilty! So you bunch of idiots get over it! There was a life lost here though, A young man I mean kids life of crime was cut short because a deputy and the ERT was called out to do a job. Apparenty UNCW felt they needed the ERT or I am sure they would not have been called out. Read Long's statement 4-5 times a year this happens. Although it is very unfortunate, he did not deserve to die. Maybe he should have opended the door and this would not have happened. Or even better, maybe get a job and buy it his self so he would not have to steal it and beat someone with a blunt object and take it from them. I am glad there is closure for now. I am sure its not over. My heart goes out to the Long family and the Strickland family for the loss of their son. I am sure his father has gotten him out of alot and was unable to save him this time.He may not have known the POS he son really was. Maybe this incident has opened peoples eyes about robbing people. What was I thinking HELL NO! If I was a betting man I would say the majority of people posting anti law enforcement comments is people that either got a DWI, a speeding ticket or been arrested for getting drunk and beating their wife, Where do you fit in??I feel sorry the family and everybody involved including the dog. If he charged me , I would have shot him too. For the comment on Fire/EMS, they do a wonderful job saving lives, but their job is not to take peoples freedom away When was the last time someone bashed a firefighter for not putting a house out that was totally engulfed. This is one time the Justice System finally done the right thing.
More accurately
This shows that law enforcement employees are innocent until... oh their just innocent. Maybe I will join after all.....
NO INDICTMENT so get over
NO INDICTMENT so get over yourselves and get a real life and quit slandering someone you do not even know!
HIS DAD WILL APPEAL THIS
HIS DAD WILL APPEAL THIS DECISION YOU WATCH. HE NEEDS TO, LONG WAS WRONG TO FIRE HIS GUN. HE IS JUST TRIGGER HAPPY
Appeal
Tells how much you know. You can't Appeal the Grand Jury decision. Also, why was the Dad allowed into the Grand Jury room to give testimony? I don’t remember seeing anything in the news where he was there that night. So what input did he have to give the Grand Jury about what happen that night?
WHY IN THE HELL WAS DEP.
WHY IN THE HELL WAS DEP. LONG ALLOWED TO TESTIFY, IN A GRAND JURY DECISION IT IS BASED ON FACTS ON NOT FEELINGS. THIS CASE WAS HANDLED IN THE WRONG MANOR AND DEP. LONG WILL PAY ONE DAY FOR HIS ACTIONS. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT HE HAS "ACCIDENTLY" SHOT SOMEONE.
CHRIS LONG IS A FREE MAN
THEY RETURNED A NO TRUE BILL ON CHIRS LONG. HE IS A FREE MAN. NOW, START LOOKING UP THE LADDER FOR HOW THIS HAPPENED.
PEOPLE, CHRIS NEED YOUR SUPPORT. OUR SYSTEM FOUND HIM NOT TO BE AT FAULT. GIVE HIM AND HIS FAMILY A BREAK.
NEVER STOP ASKING QUESTION ABOUT HOW HE AND PEYTON GOT TO THAT MOMENT.
long
Well as a former husband of a LEC employee, I can tell you alot of stories about what goes on behind closed doors. Many of the people on that ERT team are not decent people, many of them are low character types who brag about "roughing people up". They are armed thugs that feel that they are above the law, and if you resist or disrespect them then you will feel the pain. I am glad that I am no longer around those types anymore, and I never want any of them around me, their trash and they cover up and look out for each other, your true heros are the EMS and Firefighters!!!!
Long
Dear Guest 119,
Now I know why you are a former spouse. Your generalization of ERT and SWAT is amazing. You state that the hero's are EMS and Firefighters? Are you aware that a few months back several of the EMS workers and Firefighters from Brunswick County got on the internet and threatened to withhold care from a sexual assault victim and anyone who came to her defense? I guess not. Using your theory about ERT and SWAT should then make it ok to then say "all EMT and Firefighters are scum" right?
Do not generalize people, it makes you look dumb.
law enforcenent is a joke anymore.
You would think that they would have some, just a bit, of common sence...but no.
OK let's see they go to his house and beat down his door, then shoot him and his dog in the process.... over a few playstations.... idiots.
The smart way to go about this would have been to serve him a warrant at his school the next time he was due in class... but that is just a smart way to do it. Our current police cannot think beyond brute force anymore.
Was it really nessairy to wast all of the taxpayers money on a sting operation that could have been a simple one man operation of droping off papers in class?
Problem is these "so called police" just want extra funding and want everyone to believe that it is absolutely nessairy to give them more money, yet they use it in such obviously agressive and power hungry ways that it is in the people's best intrest to STOP FUNDING THEM before we hand all out rights over on a silver platter.
Law enforcement is supposed to be here to serve the people not rule over them... Yet they wonder why people hate the police anymore... open your eyes.
Long Shooting
Your comments show how little knowledge you have of law enforcement.
Can you imagine the outrage if a Police Officer would have
gone to a school to effect an arrest?
Let's say for the sake of argument that one Police Officer
had attempted the arrest and the suspect killed the Police Officer.
What would your comments be about that incident. Never forget
Police Officers are paid to risk their lives not to give it
away.
Correct - a professional
Correct - a professional license/insurance is not required - not is education or integrity. That is why a lot of individual who graduated from "torturing small animals" and being playgorund bullies wind up as LEO's. They see it as an entitlement to respect they will never earn and an easy was to avoid obeying the laws of the land.
Law Enforcement a Joke?
Dear MemyselfandI,
Thank you for proving that inbreeding is alive and well in North Carolina.
Why did law enforcement not just send him an invitation to come to tea and talk things over. You know, like he did when he wanted to take the playstations from the other student.
Oh, Oh, I have a better idea, why bother even talking to him about it, we will just let this little robbery go, Im sure they didnt mean any harm to the young man they slapped around while they were taking the play stations. It was all a big misunderstanding. They really meant to just borrow them, they were going to give them back as soon as they returned the rental car they got before stalking the young man's purchase of play stations, following him back to the UNCW campus and then slapping him around and passing along a little threat before they took off. It's all a big mistake, these are nice white boys from good homes. Never been in any trouble..(right?)
Now that you have had your fairy tale, cuddle up next to your sister and go to sleep. Law Enforcement will be out there putting their life on the line so that you can rest your weary head from all that thinking.
PS, Im not in law enforcement just sick of small minded people who should wait until the man has been to trial before you convict him
It was an armed robbery - a felony
Strickland was not killed "over a few playstations." He was shot during an attempt to serve arrest and search warrants for an armed robbery.
An eighteen year-old felon can kill you just as dead as a thirty year-old felon can.
BTW, Columbo, I doubt that Strickland would be carrying the playstation to class with him. You conduct the search where you are most expecting to find the evidence or fruits of the crime.
Strickland
The sad part is this young man's life has become a "news tidbit". His life lost to unfortunate circumstances. If this sherrif showed up at your door even in the case of mistaken identity or missed address, how would we all feel then? This is a case of "proven guilty before allowed the court of justice". How unfortunate! Should we all receive fair justice when someone knocks at our doors or injustice as such?
Pax,
Bev
Pax and Bev
Someone knocks at our door? Honey, someone was wearing fully ERT gear, clearly makred SHERIFF..This was not a social call, it was an attempt to server a warrant on someone believe to be dangerous..duh
A few things
First of all...the door was NOT a glass door..it was a wooden door with glass panes that were not clear.
Second Peyton's friends admitted that they were in fact the ones that robbed the UNCW student for the PS3.
Unfortunately a life was unnecessarily lost here. However, as adults sometimes our actions result in consequences that we didn't bargain for.
If Peyton wouldn't have beaten someone for a PS3, this whole thing would have been avoided. People keep painting him as some sort of poster child when in fact he might have done some things that he ought not have.
NOW that does NOT get Mr. Long out of trouble. I agree that he did things wrong as well. Law enforcement officers should NOT be above the laws they are sworn to uphold. I was VERY ANGRY when the NC State Troopers Assoc. came out and wanted immunity from accidental shootings. THAT would be a bad idea!
Like someone said before,
Like someone said before, unless you've put on that gun and badge you just don't understand. Unfortunately, a young man lost his life but keep in mind, he wouldn't have if there hadn't been some concrete reason for a search warrant. Our family firmly stands behind Chris Long and the decision he made that night!
All things work together for good for those who love the Lord and have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
I agree
with the person who talked about Monday morning quarterbacking....until you have to put your life on the line, don't be so quick to judge how another person reacts to a situation. We are all just humans that sometimes have to make a quick decision with the facts that we have at the moment.
i cant help but
i cant help but think......about the kid that was brutally beaten by these two guys,about how he should have never been robbed,and then at that...by people who could well afford their own game,they were just too selfish and greedy to wait for one.....and MOSTLY ABOUT HOW ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS OPEN THE DOOR!!! but he chose not to, AND with whatever movement,hesitation. what kind of message is his father sending.....when you have committed a crime,you KNOW you have committed a crime, and the police come to your house...its OKAY to make their job harder,its okay to hesitate with them not knowing what you are doing on the other side of the door when you have made it obvious for the world to see that you have weapons????????????if this goes to trial every criminal around will take his chances rather than surrender peacefully,and you will see more and more problems. i wonder if anyone from peytons family have EVER gone to the kid and his family who was beaten,and apologized or offered help?
yes,i am sorry to see a young man lose his life,but he chose every action he took in his life right up until the moment it caused,and not the first.... heartache for so many.
Shooting
While this kid was no angel, deputy long screwed up and killed a kid based on assumption, were the ERT officers so out of touch with each other long didn't know the door was being rammed?.....this is a huge mistake and tragic event....Long should never be allowed to work in law enforcement again, and as far as jail time...well....I don't think so, but I do see him being sued in the future.
Well, an innocent child is
Well, an innocent child is dead. He may have been a part of the play station robberies, but how many people are condemned to death for a robbery?
....Poor Child...
This is turning into a circus
It was extremely odd that the subject of the indictment, Long, was allowed to address the grand jury. As much as I support Long's position, I don't think it was appropriate.
Today the judge must have totally lost his mind, by allowing Strickland's father to testify. Grand juries aren't supposed to make decisions based upon emotions, just facts. Strickland's father has no more knowledge about this case than anyone on this board. Can we all testify too?
Keep it up. The original on-again, off-again indictment and now allowing anyone at all to provide testimony to the new grand jury is going to poison the well so much that in the event he is indicted, a court may very well throw out the entire case because of the ridiculous pre-trial comedy of errors and ensuing publicity.
I agree it is a three ring
I agree it is a three ring circus.. What was the judge thinking ?? I have just one question If Long heard the ram and mistook it for gun fire wasn't he standing right next to the ram ? The front door stoop isn't very big. He's just one angry cop.
Walking in his shoes
Until you put a Badge and Gun on and walk in his shoes you have nothing to say. Isn't it funny how all these Monday morning quarter backs come out..
You never know what is going to happen when you are on the street. Yes, I am sorry about the young man losing his life, but all of this would not have happen if he had not decide to steal something..
Have you ever been in a situation like this? If you haven't you need to stop making comments you know nothing about.
Closed door?
Yes he shot through a closed door, and most of you think that was ridiculous. Did any of you know that it was a GLASS DOOR? Did any of you know that Peyton was at the door when the police showed up? Did you miss the fact that he ran to the back of the house when he saw officer Long and then returned to the door seconds later with something in his hand? I'm sure you did. I'm not saying what happend was right, however, If little peyton obeyed the offices commands things might have gone a little better for him. By the way did you forget the fact that his own FRIEND told the police that he was involved in the robbery. Yes he was guilty like the rest of them his sentence just started a little sooner.
TRIGGER HAPPY COP!
Do you not read the entire story? People like you make me sick to my stomach. Maybe if you know Payton or you rode by the home after the incident you would know that the door was a wooden door and the glass panels were at the top. There was no way that Long could have seen Payton or anyone for that matter, unless he was the jolly green Giant! This cop was just trigger happy, didnt you hear about the guy he shot after he pulled them over for speeding. He is just a trigger happy cop and a pice of you know what! I hope that Paytons dad takes this to the next level and appeals the decision. There is no way on earth that you or anyone else can tell me that this cop didnt shoot on purpose. Just like someone else said in a previous post...he was standing next to the guy who had the battering ram and he would have seen him hit the door dont you think. The boy didnt have a chance to run to the back of the house he was murdered before he could do anything, thats right i said murdered! He had gun powder on him which ment he was 2 feet away from him when he shot them and one of the shots didnt go threw the door. He is trigger happy! And what about that dog. Okay one time may have been enought but to keep shooting the poor dog! What in the world. He took not one but two lives, i wonder how he would feel if the shoe were on the other foot??? TRIGGER HAPPY!
The facts...
Here are some of the facts that you guys are failing to see...
Number one: This is not the first time Chris Long has shot someone in the name of "Justice"
Number two: Peyton was completely UNARMED
Number three: As I remember, you are supposed to give "armed suspects" three warnings to drop their weapons before firing yours.
I think it's obvious with Chris Long's history that he may just be the "angry cop". I truly believe that if it had been any other officer that night, Peyton would still be alive. It is obvious that Chris long did NOT follow protocol and he should do some time.
THE REAL FACTS
I DONT KNOW HOW YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT YOU ARE LUCKY IF YOU GET ONE WARNING BEFORE A OFFICER FIRES HIS WEAPON THE MAIN POINT TO THIS WHOLE THING IS THAT ALL MR LONG HAD TO DO THAT NIGHT IS FEAR THAT HIS LIFE OR THE LIFE OF HIS TEAM WAS IN DANGER TO FIRE HIS WEAPON HE DOES NOT NEED TO GIVE A WARNING THE FACT THAT HE IS THERE IN FULL UNIFORM IS ALL THE WARNING HE NEEDS I DONT KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK UP YOUR FACTS BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH MYBE YOU SHOULD USE THE NORTH CAROLINA BLET HAND BOOK BECAUSE THAT WHAT I WAS TESTED ON AND IT SAID NO SUCH THING OF THREE WARNINGS BY THE TIME YOU GIVE ME THREE WARINGS I COULD UNLOAD MY WEAPON IN YOU AND RELOAD SIR
people are crazy.
this world is getting crazy. who is a good cop any more. they lie cheat and rape and kill and steal just as much as the people on the streets. yet they wear a badge and they think that makes them god. we need to screen our law inforcemen more better. and the first sighn of uncontroleable behavier. by by ...... a person on the streets are guilty untill proven inacent. but a cop has people in the law raising money to get them off the hook.i wish the law would raise money to help me.
The Facts...
Wow, three warning huh.
Now there is one I have never heard before. Did you think that over before you wrote it? We would be burying LEO left and right. Listen, Im not saying the cop or the kid was in the right, but lets go ahead and think before we post.
Things like Peyton was completely unarmed. Just for fun, how would Officer Long have known that? Should he have yelled out three times to ask him?
Please, this is a big enough mess without specualtion on what he could have, should have or what you would have done.
people are crazy.
the cop shot through a closed door. what if a small child would have been their insted?????
the cop should know better then to shoot through a closed door. what kind of law inforcement do we have???
People are crazy
yes, they are. Starting with someone who robs another man for a toy, or bust another man face up at a party.
Yes, they are. Starting with someone who sees the cops at their door and runs away and then comes back.
Normal people do not have this type of behavior.
Do you steal a toy from someone and beat them while you are doing it...no, guess you are not one of the crazy people
Well next time you take a
Well next time you take a cookie out of a cookie jar... WATCH YOUR BACK!!
Meant for BABYGIRL not Teresa
My apologies in advance, Teresa, I responded to the wrong screen name......
Meant for Baby Girl and not Treasa
Why are we responding to someone named baby girl anyways?
Just read the writing and you know what you are dealing with.
WTH sympathy? My goodness
Long could see Peyton in plain view, old news. (Glass in the body of the dead, from the WINDOW in the door.)
HE WAS COMING TO ANSWER THE DOOR, missy, (again, old news) which is how Long got such a direct shot between the kid's eyes.
DRUG use by the dead is NOT ACCURATE so stop all that crap.
Please stop commenting on things, missy Teresa, until you read all the well documented facts. They are out there, on these postings as well as very up to the minutes postings on the Starnews.com forums.
I agree Law enforcement in general is a necessary evil, and they are here to protect us from those that chose not to abide by laws...but come on now, missy, please please don't think for a minute that Long mistakenly took a ram of the door as a shot from a gun. To think that would be an insult to the other task force members who were hearing the same things.
HEY PBS GIRL
YOU SAID IT...
LONG COULD SEE PEYTON THROUGH THE DOOR..RIGHT? WELL GUESS WHAT...PEYTON COULD SEE THE COPS THROUGH THE DOOR AS WELL..SO GUESS WHAT..HE COULD HAVE PUT HIS HANDS IN THE AIR...YELLED IM NOT ARMED...DONT SHOOT IM NOT ARMED...ANYTHING..BUT HE LEAVES AND THEN COMES BACK TO THE DOOR...YES..YOU SAID IT..PEYTON COULD SEE THE COPS..
Crime committed by criminals posing as police
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Thanks Chris Long
Chris Long made a choice in his life to protect us in his dedication in law enforcement. We must remember that some situations do not allow time for one to stop and ponder.." should I do this or that?" The images presented by Peyton's circle of friends portrayed a gun related group, combined with actions that had resulted in charges of deliberated harm to another student making a "Loud statement" that would be disturbing for any law officer. This group had presented everthing but a wholesome image. Chris Long or any other law official periodically find themselves in situations where a quick response is mandated and not have time for a lenghtly thought process to second guess how one being apprehended may react. This tragedy is a loss; however we must thank God each day for the personnel that live their lives in jeopardy for us one day at the time and pledge to protect us. We must respect them and their training that we so seemingly take for granted and when tradgedy occurs; we must pray for the families affected and move forward. Thanks to Chris Long and all the officers today that have protected us yesterday, today and tomorrow.
PEOPLE HAVE PROFESSIONAL
PEOPLE HAVE PROFESSIONAL PICTURES TAKEN ALL THE TIME DRESSED UP AS COWBOYS , GANGSTERS , SAMURI WARRIORS , ETC. ALL HOLDING GUNS OR WEAPONS OF THE PERIOD. THEY TRY TO LOOK THE PART. THESE WERE A BUNCH OF KIDS, JUVENILE DELINQUINTS. THE WRONG APPROACH WAS TAKEN FROM THE GET GO. AT NIGHT WITH LIMITED VISIBILTY. THE OFFICER WAS SCARED AND TRIGGER HAPPY. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ERT AFTER HIS FIRST SHOOTING.
are you serious?
OK, next time I do high risk warrant that may involve heavily armed suspects as intel has told us and they are 18 or 19 years old, I will go in and hold their hand and walk them out telling them it's going to be alright. This unfortunately is not like the 1970's when kids were being taught right from wrong by thir parents. Kids today are carrying real guns and they fire real bullets. Just ask anyone who was working January 18,2005 when Mitch Prince was killed. His killer...19 years old.. Should Mitch and ever officer that responded that night have taken a different approach because of the KILLER's age? Should the Brunswick County SWAT team have taken different measures when they served a high risk warrant in 2001 and had an officer shot by a suspect who was in his early 20's? Age has nothing to do with it. My heart goes out to all families involved. It's tragic. A kid lost his life that night and a cop lost his career. Circumstances aside, that's what happened. Now both of those families have to deal with that the rest of their lives.
Fact - a juvenile delinquent can kill you...
....just as fast as an adult.
Unless you've been there and done it, you have no idea what it's like, or what goes through your mind.
We better stand behind our police and military or no one will be willing to stand in front of us.
people are crazy.
look from what i have seen and read criss long is just a trigger happy cop. what kid in the south dosent think its kool to play with guns and get photos to look like al copone or bonny and clyd. just for fun. never intending on hurten any one. they just think they look kool in the photos. and the photos are just make belive. this is a free country. or so i thought. if i want to take photos holden a gun. thats my buzz. their are good cops. but their are also cops that are crooked just like people on the streets.taken bribes, rapeing people in jail, and killing people when it is not needed. in fact if you go to the brunswick police dep. their is a photo of ronald hewette pionting a gun.just to look kool for the photo.does that mean he wants to shoot all crooks? i dont think so. he just thinks its a kool photo.
Thanks, Chris
Teresa, I could not agree with you more. Thanks, Chris. And thanks to the rest of you who try to keep us all safe from harm and people who think they are above the law.
Thank you...for what?
I can't believe some folks are thanking Chris Long for killing a unarmed 18 year old college student. I have much respect for law enforcement and the job that they do but they can't just shoot first and ask questions later. That is not protecting citizens, it's murder.
We thank him because he was
We thank him because he was a great deputy! Remember innocent until proven guilty applies to law enforcement officers too!
A truck driver has been
A truck driver has been driving his 18 wheeler for 15 years, dutifully delivering his loads every day. This particular day, he leans over to reset his radio, runs a stop sign and unfortunately kills a young man who is crossing the intersection in his vehicle. The driver didn't mean to do it. He did not leave home that morning thinking I am going to kill someone today. He is really sorry. But, he is charged with a crime. He will lose his job but he will also have to face a court.
Chris Long committed a crime.