- Oct 17, 2011
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Police say the former Atlanta police officer who admitted to shooting and killing his Lyft driver thought the man was a member of a “gay fraternity” and was trying to recruit him and kidnap him, according to a witness.
Minor said Folks [the victim] began talking on the phone through the car’s Bluetooth radio in a language he didn’t understand.
Minor said he asked Folks to stop the car so he could get out, but Folks did not stop. Minor said when the car stopped at a red light, he tried to unlock and open the door, but it would not open. Minor then told police that he did not know if Folks was gay or not, but when Folks reached into the back seat, he shot at him approximately three times.
At the time of his arrest, he was on unpaid leave after being arrested in Milton in December 2023 when police found 20 Xanax pills in a bag after he crashed his car.
[Following this arrest, he resigned.]
Minor said Folks [the victim] began talking on the phone through the car’s Bluetooth radio in a language he didn’t understand.
Minor said he asked Folks to stop the car so he could get out, but Folks did not stop. Minor said when the car stopped at a red light, he tried to unlock and open the door, but it would not open. Minor then told police that he did not know if Folks was gay or not, but when Folks reached into the back seat, he shot at him approximately three times.
At the time of his arrest, he was on unpaid leave after being arrested in Milton in December 2023 when police found 20 Xanax pills in a bag after he crashed his car.
[Following this arrest, he resigned.]
