Thread: FedEx driver who fatally punched man after he hurled racist slurs will not face criminal charges

A FedEx delivery driver who punched a man who shouted racial slurs at him will not face criminal charges after the man later died, officials announced.

Timothy Warren was driving his truck through a Portland, Oregon, neighbourhood when Joseph Magnuson began to shout at him to tell him that he was going too fast.

Mr Warren stopped his truck and tried to explain to Mr Magnuson that he was exhausted and just wanted to finish his work.

But Mr Magunson did not stop shouting and began hurling racist insults at him.

Mr Warren, who is black, stepped out of the truck and both men shouted at one another.

Mr Magnuson went to punch Mr Warren, who then punched back and hit Mr Magnuson's left eye.

The 55-year-old man then fell to the ground and briefly lost consciousness. He died later that evening.

Prosecutors have decided not to charge Mr Warren with a crime.

e did not intend to kill Mr Magnuson and acted in self-defence during the incident on 26 September, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said in a memo.

Mr Magnuson's death from the fall was precipitated by "extremely poor health," a medical examiner concluded and the punch itself was not fatal, Senior Deputy District Attorney Adam Gibbs wrote.

Mr Warren was within his legal right to challenge Mr Magnuson's "racist vitriol," Mr Gibbs noted. He said Warren's decision to confront Mr Magnuson - rather than ignore him - was not legally significant.

Oregon law does not carry a "duty to retreat" provision that would have required Warren to reasonably remove himself from danger, Mr Gibbs wrote.

Prosecutors and police pieced together events using accounts from six eyewitnesses, three of whom saw the entire incident. They all maintained that Mr Warren had driven at an acceptable speed and that Mr Magnuson started the incident, and then escalated it.

"Mr Magnuson's actions, as reported by all three witnesses and Mr Warren, gave rise to a reasonable belief on Mr Warren's part that a limited use of force was necessary to prevent injury to himself," Mr Gibbs wrote.

ccurred, district attorney spokesman Brent Weisberg told The Washington Post.

Mr Warren, whose age wasn't released, could not be reached for comment.

The announcement by the prosecutor's office was the first public mention of Mr Magnuson's death and the ensuing investigation, the Oregonian newspaper reported. It was unclear why prosecutors had only recently released information about the incident.

It is also unclear whether Mr Warren still works for FedEx. The company declined to comment on his status.

The company, which said it cooperated fully during the investigation, extends "condolences to those affected", FedEx Ground spokeswoman Nikki Mendicino said in a statement.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fedex-dri...l&uh_test=1_02

He now drives for UPS

Looks like self defense to me.

What I'm really tired of is this knee jerk reaction everyone seems to be having now. Road rage is going crazy, shoppers are becoming insane, even walking on a crowded sidewalk is sketchy. When did everyone get so angry?

Originally Posted by Lista

What I'm really tired of is this knee jerk reaction everyone seems to be having now. Road rage is going crazy, shoppers are becoming insane, even walking on a crowded sidewalk is sketchy. When did everyone get so angry?

Media. Twitter, Facebook, CNN...and of course we knew this was coming. Jesus said that the love of many will grow cold for the increase of wickedness. But, not so with us. I hope.

Originally Posted by Lista

When did everyone get so angry?

It's been brewing for some time. I perceived a distinct change in attitudes following the 2008 bank heist/bailout theft. America was forced to recognize that "elite" thieves and psychopaths can have their way whenever they want. Of course the main stream media is always throwing gas on the fire with constant nonsense about racism, misogyny, blah, blah..

Originally Posted by FireBrand

Media. Twitter, Facebook, CNN...and of course we knew this was coming. Jesus said that the love of many will grow cold for the increase of wickedness. But, not so with us. I hope.

I make an effort to stay cheerful while out and about. I've found that some of those scowls can turn into smiles pretty quickly with a kind word.

Originally Posted by John

I make an effort to stay cheerful while out and about. I've found that some of those scowls can turn into smiles pretty quickly with a kind word.

I do the same even if people look at me like I’m naive and look like Forrest Gump.

Originally Posted by Lista

Looks like self defense to me.

Only because he was black and it was the pc thing to do. You really think he’d be let off if he was white and the victim was black? It would already be national news and demands for him to be tried for murder.

Originally Posted by fuego

Only because he was black and it was the pc thing to do. You really think he’d be let off if he was white and the victim was black? It would already be national news and demands for him to be tried for murder.

I don't care what color your skin is....if someone throws a punch at you, you have the right to defend himself. Where he was wrong, was stopping the truck in the first place.