Kelly I must disagree,
The fact that the former Officer Schlager was Arrested and Charged with First Degree Murder, shows that the State believes that there was Malice and Forethought before Walter Scott was shot to death. You have a LOT of time to think and consider your actions in a Foot Pursuit, especially as slowly as former Officer Schlager seemed to be running.
As far as I know, there is no Trial Date set. The Preliminary Investigations are not yet complete, so we will have to wait until they are before a Trial Date can be set....I believe that the full weight of the Charges levied here will not allow for a Plea Bargain, nor should the Lesser Included Offenses be Plead on. He's going to Trial, I'm pretty confident in saying that....
Tony V.