article_snippet.sent: A passer-by caught the shooting on cell phone video, and Officer Michael Slager was swiftly charged with murder.
article_snippet.sent: Officer Michael Slager was fired and faces life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.
article_snippet.sent: On Thursday, Gwen Nichols told CNN's Brian Todd that Gwen Nichols saw Anthony Scott and Officer Michael Slager scuffling at the entrance to a vacant lot.
article_snippet.sent: Gwen Nichols account has similarities to Officer Michael Slager's.
article_snippet.sent: Nichols' account had told investigators that Nichols' account had tussled with Anthony Scott over Anthony Scott Taser and that Anthony Scott feared for Anthony Scott safety.
article_snippet.sent: Criminal defense attorney Paul Callan said Criminal defense attorney Paul Callan believes Officer Michael Slager's defense will play up the reported scuffle in arguing that this is not a murder case.
article_snippet.sent: Criminal defense attorney Paul Callan was walking to work when Criminal defense attorney Paul Callan saw Officer Michael Slager on top of Scott, Criminal defense attorney Paul Callan said, who was on the ground.
article_snippet.sent: Slager's lawyer, Andy Savage, has complained that he "has not received the cooperation from law enforcement that the media has.
article_snippet.sent: Savage's office said in a statement that Savage's office has yet to receive "any investigative documents, audio or video tapes, other than a copy of Mr. Slager's arrest warrant.
article_snippet.sent: The news release added that the lawyer has been advised that the police union that Slager belongs to "is no longer involved in the case.
article_snippet.sent: Slager was being held in isolation and being "monitored for his mental health," Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon said.
article_snippet.sent: In a statement, one of Slager's lawyers said the meeting lasted about an hour.