Former sheriff's deputy Eddie Duran found not guilty of manslaughter in fatal shooting of Airman Roger Fortson

A jury acquitted the former Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy on Thursday.

October 1, 2026, 4:32 PM

Eddie Duran, a former Florida county sheriff's deputy, was found not guilty by a jury on Thursday after facing one count of manslaughter with a firearm in the 2024 shooting death of a U.S. Air Force airman Roger Fortson.

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