Rodger Wesley Beaver

Deadly force

Beaver was the suspect of a pawn-shop break-in, caught leaving the scene in his white pickup around midnight. He was fatally shot during a traffic stop by two county officers. Both officers were later indicted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the deputy for involuntary manslaughter, the captain for tampering with evidence, making false statements and writings, and violation of his oath of office. The captain had planted a knife.