Lawyer for Ex-Soldier with PTSD Says Client is Target of Vindictive Prosecution
Rob Low,edited by Jason Vaughn
6:09 p.m. CST, December 20, 2010
PLATTE CITY, MO — An attorney for a former soldier who says that he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when he called 9-1-1 and allegedly held a gun when police arrived are firing back against the felony charges filed against Zac Hershley, saying that he is the target of prosecutorial vindictiveness.
On Monday, a Platte County judge found probable cause to put Hershley on trial for felony charges of placing officers in fear for their lives. But Hershley and his attorneys say that the only person in danger on that night last spring was Hershley himself.
Early on the morning of April 23rd, Hershley was standing in his front yard with a military assault rifle, talking to 9-1-1 operators. According to transcripts of the 9-1-1 call, Hershley at times seems to think that he's in Iraq, and he informed the operator that he called 9-1-1, and that he had PTSD.
"I called for help and now I'm charged with a felony," said Hershley.
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Lawyer for Ex-Soldier with PTSD
Monday, December 20, 2010
PTSD veteran calls 911 and ends up facing charges?
Zac Hershley was a veteran in trouble and did what advocates keep saying veterans like him need to do. He reached out for help before he hurt someone or himself. What else was he supposed to do? He called 911 in crisis and now he faces charges for doing it?
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This is the exact reason started the Warrior Distress Line. Veterans answer the phone. WE decide TOGETHER what the next step will be. It's easier to talk to another veteran because you know we don't judge each other. I just wish I had more volunteers to get it up and running.
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