Minnesota trooper Ryan Londregan must give up his passport and refrain from contact with Cobb’s family.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state trooper accused in the fatal shooting of motorist
The complaint said Cobb’s car began to slowly move forward. Londregan reached for his gun, and Cobb stopped the car. The trooper pointed his gun at Cobb and yelled at him to get out. Cobb took his foot off the brake again. In less than a second, Londregan fired his handgun twice at Cobb, striking him both times in the chest, the complaint said.
The car kept moving before striking a concrete median about a quarter-mile (400 meters) away. Cobb died at the scene.
Seide and Trooper Garrett Erickson said they believed lethal force was necessary, according to a court document filed by the defense.
“At that time, I knew that Trooper Londregan and I were in danger of being run over by Cobb’s car, being hit by an oncoming car on the highway, or otherwise being dragged away at a high rate of speed,” Seide said, according to the filing.
Cobb’s sister, Octavia Ruffin, said as she left the courtroom Monday that she wants justice for her brother — and nothing more.
“We’re coming respectfully,” Ruffin said. “We don’t want no drama, no violence, no nothing. Justice for Ricky Cobb II. We will get that.”
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