A North Carolina police detective has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of a mentally ill teenager last month.Bryon Vassey was indicted by a grand jury Monday after Keith Vidal, 18, died Jan. 5. Vassey is a police detective in Southport.A judge set Vassey's bond at $50,000 secured and ordered him to turn himself in by noon Wednesday.Vidal, who had schizophrenia, was killed in Boiling Spring Lakes about 20 miles south of Wilmington. Family members said they called police after Vidal picked up a screwdriver and threatened his mother.In a news conference Tuesday morning, Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David said a crime "almost certainly" occurred during the incident, and it was a "bad shoot."Vassey was placed on paid administrative leave following the incident. Two other officers who responded to the scene were cleared of all wrongdoing by the SBI, David said.Vidal's father, Mark Wilsey Sr., previously told media outlets that two officers were able to calm his son, but when a third officer arrived, he became agitated. Wilsey said a stun gun and a shot hit Vidal.

A North Carolina police detective has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of a mentally ill teenager last month.

Bryon Vassey was indicted by a grand jury Monday after Keith Vidal, 18, died Jan. 5. Vassey is a police detective in Southport.


A judge set Vassey's bond at $50,000 secured and ordered him to turn himself in by noon Wednesday.

Vidal, who had schizophrenia, was killed in Boiling Spring Lakes about 20 miles south of Wilmington. Family members said they called police after Vidal picked up a screwdriver and threatened his mother.

In a news conference Tuesday morning, Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David said a crime "almost certainly" occurred during the incident, and it was a "bad shoot."

Vassey was placed on paid administrative leave following the incident. Two other officers who responded to the scene were cleared of all wrongdoing by the SBI, David said.

Vidal's father, Mark Wilsey Sr., previously told media outlets that two officers were able to calm his son, but when a third officer arrived, he became agitated. Wilsey said a stun gun and a shot hit Vidal.