Browsing: Meka Fortson has attended every hearing since her son’s death

Eddie Duran, a former sheriff’s deputy from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, who shot and killed U.S. Airman Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old African American, is still headed for trial after a judge rejected his latest attempt to dismiss the manslaughter charge against him. The Sept. 11 ruling keeps the case on track for a Sept. 28 trial, although Duran’s attorneys plan to appeal and have also asked Judge William F. Stone to step aside.