No Charges In Case Of Century Man Shot By Off-Duty Cop At Bar

April 10, 2009

No charges will be filed against the off-duty Foley police officer that shot a Century man late last year outside a Pensacola bar.

Assistant State Attorney David Rimmer said in a report released Thursday that Foley Officer Maurice Wiley acted in self-defense when he shot Johnny Cloud of Century in the abdomen on December 27 outside Boomerzz Lounge on New Warrington Road. On January 18, Cloud died at Baptist Hospital from complications related to the gunshot wound.

“It’s my opinion that Mr. Wiley was justified in shooting Mr. Cloud,” Rimmer wrote in his report.

Wiley, who is black, entered the lounge about 2:30 a.m., and three white men began making racial slurs, according to a news release from the Foley Police Department. Wiley decided to leave bar after one of the three men said he was going to get a pistol, but he was confronted by the three men in the parking lot, according to the Foley release.

Cloud allegedly tried to sneak up behind Wiley with a knife. That’s when Wiley identified himself as a police officer, and ordered Cloud to drop the knife. When Cloud continued toward Wiley, Wiley fired a single shot that hit Cloud in the abdomen, according to authorities.

Escambia authorities say several witnesses confirmed Wiley’s story. Wiley was placed on paid administrative leave by the Foley Police Department. He was later cleared by the Foley Police Department of any wrongdoing.

Cloud had a long arrest record, according to Rimmer’s report, with over 40 arrests for burglary, aggravated assault, aggravated stalking, felony battery, kidnapping and harassing phone calls.

Comments

3 Responses to “No Charges In Case Of Century Man Shot By Off-Duty Cop At Bar”

  1. Cha-Ching on April 11th, 2009 8:27 am

    Nice that you put up that last paragraph for the ones that were calling him a saint in the last article. Carma is a wonderful thing aint it.

  2. Terri Sanders on April 10th, 2009 6:46 pm

    He was not off the streets because our judicial system leaves much to be desired.Too often it is the criminal who has more rights than the victim.

  3. curious on April 10th, 2009 5:17 pm

    Why was he not off the streets?

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