{"id":45998,"date":"2025-11-14T02:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/45998\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T02:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:20:09","slug":"orlando-officer-who-pinned-bystander-under-car-wont-face-manslaughter-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/45998\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando officer who pinned bystander under car won\u2019t face manslaughter charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Orlando police officer who pinned a homeless man under his car<\/a> at the end of a high-speed chase will not face a trial, prosecutors say.<\/p>\n

Christopher Moulton became wrapped in controversy in February when he initiated a traffic stop on 30-year-old Dornell Bargnare, who he said had an \u201cunreadable\u201d license plate on his car.<\/p>\n

He said Bargnare took off, and the chase reached 90-miles-per-hour through city streets. According to investigators, the chase ended when Bargnare rounded a corner and hit a pole \u2013 and Neal, who was walking on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n

Neal fell, detectives said, and Moulton\u2019s car rolled on top of him as he tried to pin Bargnare in. Neal remained under Moulton\u2019s tire<\/a> for 15 minutes as a foot chase ensued.<\/p>\n

In a memo dated October 17, prosecutors said the question of whether Moulton should have initiated a pursuit was a moral and policy one.<\/p>\n

Policy allowed Moulton to chase Bargnare, they explained, and Moulton followed policy as the chase played out.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven assuming Moulton at some point pursued Bargnare in a culpably negligent manner, it is impossible to prove when that began and if it was so closely related to Bargnare\u2019s causing Mr. Neal\u2019s death that it should be attributed to Moulton,\u201d Traffic Homicide Unit Chief Attorney Brian Hagner wrote in his 14 pages.<\/p>\n

Hagner\u2019s decision under State Attorney Monique Worrell, who does not shy away from prosecuting law enforcement officers, was littered with references to cases to explain why he would not be able to achieve reasonable doubt in court.<\/p>\n

An internal investigation into Moulton\u2019s actions, which included prematurely ending his body camera recording when he realized Neal was under his truck, is ongoing.<\/p>\n

WFTV has reached out to Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Neal\u2019s family<\/a> as they weigh a civil lawsuit against the department.<\/p>\n

Bargnare\u2019s trial is currently scheduled for December. He faces 30 years in prison for leaving the scene if he\u2019s convicted.<\/p>\n

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