The man paralyzed when a Cedar Rapids police officer shot him last month during a traffic stop has a released a statement ahead of the dash camera video the Linn County Attorney will release Thursday.

On Tuesday, a Grand Jury decided the officer involved would not face any charges for shooting Mitchell. Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden made the findings public during a news conference, which included foul language the officer says Jerime Mitchell used during the incident.

Wednesday night, Mitchell asked that the following statement be released before the dash camera video is released Thursday:

"What Mr. Vander Sanden said during Tuesday's press conference & led people to believe about me is untrue & completely different from my true character. I would never say those things to anyone, let alone to a police officer. If there was sound on the video it would tell a completely different story.

After I stepped out of my vehicle Officer Jones changed his story as to why I was being pulled over and became combative toward me. I was frightened, and decided it was in my best interest to get back in my truck. At that point, Officer Jones got even more aggressive towards me and slammed me against the truck then, without provocation from me, he tackled me to the ground and released his dog who started attacking me.

I was scared and knew I had to get back in my vehicle to get away from the dog. Officer Jones then jumped on me and shot me while I was in my truck.

I realized I was shot and needed to get to the hospital immediately and that is when I accelerated. Immediately after, I lost control because his bullet paralyzed me.

I was unarmed. I never struck the officer, or the dog. This has changed my life forever... he shot to kill me... No one should ever be treated the way I was that night."

-Jerime Mitchell