officer james labord will face manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter charges, in connection with 17-year-old christopher brown's death. here's what police say happened in this. it was two weeks ago, when brown and some other young people were walking through their neighborhood in randallstown. the officer heard someone throw a rock at his door. he tried to chase them down. he confronted brown. there was some sort of an altercation. and brown ended up dying. now, the police chief said this is a deeply sad day for his department. he spoke to us just a few moments ago, regarding these charges against officer labord. let's hear what he had to say. >> police officers are not above the law. they are empowered to enforce. in this case, the evidence shows that a moment during this altercation, officer labord stepped beyond the scope of his employment. he, as well as the brown family, deserve a thorough investigation of facts, which we have conducted. officer dabord deserves due process under the law, the same as any other citizen. lastly, coistent with the department's rules and regulati

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that after almost two weeks, no charges have been filed against off duty baltimore county officer james laborde who police say chased down her son after they believe the 17-year-old threw a rock at their door. the teen died in the confrontation. >> if he was an average joe blow, if christopher killed that officer he would be behind bars. i would have loved to replace that door, because there's no money or anything that will bring back my son. >> because he was not on duty at the time the incident occurred, we have to look at the facts and determine whether he was acting in the capacity of an officer or not. >> reporter: mrs. brown says she no longer has faith in the department and wants federal authorities to step in. the state's attorney issued a statement saying although it can be frustrating to all involved, thorough investigations take time to do the job properly, we cannot rush the process. >> that is not enough for me, now this is where i draw the line. >> reporter: police say there's no timetable for the investigation, the officer is on paid routine administrative leave. the police chief

police say he was walking with others when someone threw a rock at the home of officer james laborde. they say the off-duty cop chased brown and the teen died in the confrontation that followed. police say their investigation needs more time. brown's family, community members come and civil rights units met tuesday calling on the law to take action. >> we are not going to wait another day, not another week. we are on this issue and it's going national if they don't step up to the plate. >> wanting the investigators will do is to determine whether or not the officer was on duty. >> he says there's no strict timetable for this kind of complex investigation. >> there is so many moving parts in the situation. forensic evidence, physical evidence, witness testimony. >> but patience is running thin. >> they are not being fair. so go ahead and charge the guy. >> brown's mother also has some harsh words for baltimore county police chief jim songs in. he -- she called it cowardly that no one from the police department intended to make community meeting. wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. commu

they called on authorities to arrest james laborde. >> he needs to be arrested. he did a crime. i don't know why this has not been done already. >> it has been 12 days since christopher brown was with a group of teenagers when someone threw a rock at laborde's home. he was off duty but came outside. the medical examiner determined that what happened next was a homicide. >> brown died of asphyxiation. >> the officer murdered my son. >> brown and the officer are both african american. the local chapter of the national action network is involved in the case. >> i think he should have been arrested immediately. if it were you or i, we would have gone to jail that night. >> chris brown's mother says that a deputy state attorney called her and asked her for more time for the investigation. she says she has waited long enough. >> you still have an office or walking the streets free. you don't know what frame of mind he is in. i would say everybody is not safe. >> christopher brown's mother had also been told that a representative from the police department would be attending tonight's

officer, james labord. it's a question at the heart of growing outrage in randallstown. >> really, what was going through the man's mind, you know, why he didn't call for backup immediately, why did he pursue a chase? >> it's unfortunate that christopher is gone now. ask we have no answers. no answers. >> reporter: the county executive issued a statement to wjz, saying he had spoken to both the police chief and the state's attorney. telling us, i am deeply saddened by the events. the investigation will shed light on exactly what transfire pired that night. i am confident that it will be examined objectively. they also called brown's pastor. >> overall, it's like a hit in the gut. and you're trying to get a grip on really what's happened. >> reporter: here's what we do know. police say officer labord was at his home when someone threw something at his door. he saw several people running away, and ran after them. >> the chase wound through the neighborhood. brown was killed a mile from where it all started. >

. >> reporter: and wjz has just obtained the mug shot of officer james labord. me aattorney left court a short ti. hecould not but the law firm sent out a statement saying, they wish the people of baltimore county would not judge the officer. an look forward to prohibiting his side of the-- presenting his side of story. again, he was released here on his own personal recognizance, just moments ago. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> complete coverage continues now, live in randallstown, in baltimore county. where alex demetrick, just n'nished speaking with chfamily. alex? >> reporter: for the victim's victim's family, wethere more serious chges. >> standing with her rney in front of her ho, chris brown haa more public response to the public proceedings that saw the man charged with the death of her son charged with manslaughter. >> this is exactly what i to rush everything along, to . quiet everybody, and say, we're doing somethin that's not where i'm going. >> if we separate the fact th he's an officer and look at it purely from e actions in

officer james laborde heard rocks thrown at his front door. he then opened the door and chase the 17-year-old christopher brown down and the two got into a fight. the team at some point lost consciousness and later died of a six nation. another team involved tells her media partner that brown was not one of the teens that threw the rocks in the first place. this morning he's on administrative leave. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky will see a psychologist today. it's what his legal team requested are you sandusky is on trial for sexually abusing at least 10 boys over 15 years. the defense team believes sandusky has a mental disorder that causes him to cave in this manner. they convinced the judge to allow testimony in court. that trial is set to resume tomorrow. >>> united nations observers in serious and a mounting violence is becoming more dangerous by the minute. so this is an all patrols at this time. rebels are trying to overthrow the government, but there are some violent opposition eight face. the latest for

police say brown was killed after an altercation with off- duty baltimore county police officer james laborde, leaving his family outraged. >> it's still unfathomable at this point to understand someone not having that amount of control within themselves to understand that this person crossed that line many times over. >> reporter: it happened in randallstown. police say the man chased a group of people after something was thrown at his door. the baltimore county executive stressed the importance of a sweeping investigation in his first comments to wjz. >> i have met extensively with chief johnson, as well as the state's attorney, and they have assured me that there will be a thorough investigation that will be fair and impartial. >> reporter: the brown family's lawyer believes if it were not an officer charges would already be filed. >> it's a lot different. asas citizens, we don't get 10 to 20 days to put a statement together and respond to allegations against us. >> reporter: police have yet to answer questions about the training and policy for officers when off-duty, and whether this inci