We shared this exclusively yesterday – Today the media confirm our research.
A source close to the Walter Scott shooting investigation has confirmed the identity of the passenger.
#WalterScott passenger ID’d as North Charleston man http://t.co/wUXwYQWQxw #chsnews pic.twitter.com/2rKuHDPO2P
— Melissa Boughton (@mel_bough) April 13, 2015
Pierre D. Fulton, 29, of North Charleston, was riding in the vehicle with Scott when he was pulled over on Remount Road April 4 by North Charleston Patrolman 1st class Michael T. Slager. (link)
Pierre Fulton DOB 01/19/1985 (aka Pierre Deangelo Fulton, aka Pierre D’Angelo Fulton)
Charleston County, SC, LEO Engagement consists of:
2001 – (16 years old) 2 counts of armed robbery – No disposition listed because the prosecutor sent it down to family court and those proceedings are protected from public view. [link]
2003 – (18 years old) Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol (dismissed), [link] Unlawful Possession of a Pistol (plead guilty – sentenced to 2 years probation[link]), Distribution of Crack Cocaine (reduced to possession of crack – probation [link]), Possession With Intent to Distribute Crack Near a School (dismissed [link]).
2005 – (20 years old) Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol (plead guilty – 174 days time served), Possession of a Stolen Pistol (dismissed) [link], Unlawful Possession of a Pistol (dismissed), Probation Violation – probation revoked for a short period. [link]
2011 – (26 years old) Distribution of Marijuana (dismissed) [link].