of the county attorney's office primary community initiatives.

More disturbing still, is when the RCAO was asked to explain why the defendant was not convicted of felony assault, the blame was placed upon the victim. Their office said, prior to sentencing, they could not reach the deputy for input resulting in a lower level conviction. Even though, their office maintained contact with the deputy up until the plea hearing date. The deputy was never told the defense attorney told the court, "he also awaits the best opportunity to convey his apology to the deputies and to the police community at large, for what must have appeared to be little more than a suicide-by-cop at first…"

It is disappointing when elected officials condemn law enforcement officers for using justifiable lethal forceFox News had 4.8 million viewers for its coverage of President Trump's Fourth of July "Salute to America" speech, according to Nielsen Media Research, marking the highest ratings the network has registered on July 4 in its nearly 23-year history.

The viewership topped NBC's prime-time coverage of the Fourth of July fireworks show from New York City, which averaged 3.8 million total viewers.

NBC did attract 5.9 million viewers for its pre-fireworks broadcast from 8-10 p.m., which included musical performances, easily besting broadcast competitors ABC and CBS for the night.

CNN also carried Trump's speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington live and averaged 1.5 million viewers.

In the 25- to 54-year-old demographic sought by advertisers, Fox News averaged 793,000 viewers during the president's remarks, while CNN averaged 353,000 in