White South Carolina trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man

ByJEFFREY COLLINS AP logo
Monday, March 14, 2016
Trooper shoots unarmed man
A South Carolina state trooper lost his job and now faces assault charges for shooting an unarmed man. <b>WARNING: THE VIDEO ABOVE MAY BE DISTURBING</b> (Handout / ABC News)

COLUMBIA, SC -- A white South Carolina trooper has pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in the 2014 shooting an unarmed black driver seconds after a traffic stop.

Trooper Sean Groubert entered his plea Monday. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

The shooting captured on dash-cam video from the trooper's patrol car shocked the country, coming during a wave of questionable police shootings.

Levar Jones was walking into a convenience store when Groubert got out of his car and demanded Jones' driver's license.

Jones turned back to reach in his car and Groubert fired four shots. Jones' wallet is seen flying out of his hands.

Jones was shot in the hip and survived. Groubert's boss fired Groubert after seeing the video.