Jogging doctor asks for bond review in his battery case

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A bond evaluate hearing for a former Baton Rouge medical professional charged with easy battery was postponed Tuesday.

Dr. Shane McKinney, 54, was booked into the East Baton Rouge parish prison on a charge of straightforward battery past yr. His arrest came right after a member of the Southern University observe group claimed the medical professional pushed her out of his way and yelled a racial slur at her as he was jogging together the LSU lakes.

The scenario is now currently being managed by prosecutors from the 18th Judicial District, in West Baton Rouge parish, immediately after area prosecutors recused by themselves.

19th JDC District Attorney Hillar Moore recused his business from the scenario late very last calendar year due to the fact a relative of the medical professional is effective for his place of work.

McKinney and his lawyer appeared in court Tuesday and questioned Decide William Jorden to postpone the bond evaluate listening to right until September 14. The choose agreed, court information present.

McKinney’s lawyer filed the movement for the bond overview, asking the choose to evaluate specified limitations established on McKinney as a problem of him currently being authorized out on a $10,000 bond last 12 months. The filings did not suggest what those people problems are.

No demo day in the scenario has been set.

In the law enforcement report tied to this circumstance, an officer wrote that the woman was walking with a friend when McKinney ran previous them.  “The victim suggested that the Defendant (McKinney) intentionally raised his elbow and struck her in the shoulder/upper body location, with more than enough force to trigger the sufferer to switch 180 degrees.”

The first law enforcement report from the incident would make no point out of any racial slur remaining utilised.  That allegation was, on the other hand, provided in a law enforcement news launch despatched out about the scenario.

Detectives with the Baton Rouge Law enforcement (BRPD) claimed they did not have any proof to help that the assault was racially enthusiastic.

McKinney’s legal professional issued the following assertion last year about the doctor’s arrest:

Dr. Shane McKinney is harmless.  Allegations that he threw a punch and made a racially offensive remark are not legitimate and not supported by law enforcement motion.

He was not arrested for any variety of detest crime since the evidence does not guidance it.  And the misdemeanor easy battery is based mostly on his elbow making contact with the accuser’s bicep or shoulder as he jogged earlier her on the slender sidewalk. A easy battery requires the “intentional use of drive or violence.” There was none.  The make contact with was unintended.

Dr. McKinney’s lifestyle and vocation has been devoted to encouraging and therapeutic individuals in want in the course of the most susceptible situations of their life.  He left a career taking care of people for a big company to attend professional medical faculty and residency to aid people today in his and our community.  He is a healer and not a harmer.  He is sorry for any of his actions that contributed to this circumstance.  He has no ill will in the direction of any person and seems ahead to the legal system operating its system and for the real truth to be fully unveiled.

If anyone in the location has any video from a mobile cell phone or from a property or business enterprise surveillance digicam, we talk to that they you should supply this online video to legislation enforcement so the correct and precise account of this incident can be found.

McKinney worked for Our Lady of the Lake clinic at the time of his arrest. He no lengthier works for that medical center.

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