Officer Kills Man Who Attacked Him With A Flagpole

by Austin Petersen

LOUISVILLE, KY – Police Chief Steve Conrad released a video from an incident where Officer Nathan Blanford shot Deng Manyoun, who attacked the policeman with a flag pole.

Manyoun was shot twice, and the video from Chief Conrad was released to ease tension with community members who took issue with the shooting. Surveillance footage shows Officer Blanford acting in self defense against what the Chief called a “dangerous instrument.”

“I believe looking at the video, he (Blanford) did not have the opportunity to transition to another option,” Conrad said. “It would appear to me based on my viewing of the video that he felt threatened, that his life was in danger, there’s a man swinging an eight foot metal pole at him. You see in the video he’s coming down in what I would describe as a sledgehammer-like motion towards the officer.”

Activists who were upset at the shooting protested the police officer’s actions in not subduing the subject instead of shooting him. Organizer Chanelle Helm said she and others want to know why Blanford “did not use other weapons on his belt,” such as “a Taser, mace, or his baton.” “You’re telling me you can’t defeat a person with a flag pole who seems to be intoxicated?” she said. “An officer is supposed to be trained to protect people. He lost all type of control.”

Officer Blanford is under paid administrative leave while he is being investigated.

 

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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