Tag: Cop Killers: Page 47

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Slain NYPD Cop's Partner Chokes Up In Court

The partner of slain NYPD cop Peter Figoski choked up in court yesterday as he testified in the trial of two Brooklyn men accused in the botched robbery that led to the fatal shooting.

May 12, 2013

Patrol

Inmate Guilty In Wash. C.O.'s Slaying

A convicted rapist may face the death penalty after a Snohomish County, Wash., jury on Thursday found him guilty of first-degree murder for strangling a corrections officer.

May 9, 2013

Patrol

Mistrial Declared In Miami Cop's Killing

Eight jurors wanted to acquit Dennis Escobar of the 1988 killing of a popular Miami patrolman. But four, bothered by key facts of Escobar's role in the slaying—some detailed in testimony from his own wife—couldn't agree to a not-guilty verdict

March 19, 2013

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Prosecutor Seeks Death In Va. Trooper's Slaying

The suspect charged with killing a well-respected Virginia State Police trooper would face the death penalty if convicted of the crime, a Dinwiddie County prosecutor said Friday.

March 10, 2013

Patrol

Police Union Opposes 'Compassionate' Parole for Calif. Cop Killer

In 1973, Gerald Youngberg took the lives of San Bernardino County Sheriff's Lt. Al Stewart, California Highway Patrol Officer Larry Wetterling, and gas station attendant Robert Jenkins in execution-style murders.

March 5, 2013

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NYPD Detective's Killer Gets 45 To Life

A 28-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday to 45 years to life in prison for the 2011 killing of a veteran police officer during a botched predawn robbery in Brooklyn. It was the maximum allowable sentence.

February 27, 2013

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Man Convicted In Killing of NYPD Detective

Lamont Pride now faces 25 years to life following his conviction on second degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and burglary. Pride was acquitted of intentional murder of a police officer, which carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole.

February 10, 2013

Patrol

Judge: NYPD Cops' Killer Eligible for Death

A New York City man who was sentenced to be executed for the murder of two undercover police officers in 2003 — and who made headlines once again this week after it was revealed he impregnated one of his prison guards — was found by a judge on Thursday not to be mentally retarded and therefore eligible to be put to death.

February 6, 2013

Training

Cop Killer Impregnates Prison Guard To Avoid Death Penalty

A convicted killer of two undercover NYPD detectives impregnated a guard at a federal prison, hoping to avoid the death penalty.

February 4, 2013

Patrol

Judge: Suspect In Texas Deputy's Death Incompetent

The man who overpowered and killed a Bowie County (Texas) Sheriff's deputy during a prisoner transport assignment has been declared mentally incompetent for trial.

February 4, 2013

Patrol

Trial Opens In Slaying of NYPD Detective

The murder trial of two men accused of killing an NYPD detective during a botched robbery began Thursday morning in Brooklyn. Prosecutor Kenneth Taub told a packed courtroom that Lamont Pride intended to kill Officer Peter Figoski to escape capture.

January 24, 2013

Patrol

Tenn. Cop Killer Got 'Rush' from Killing

Dexter Cox, who was scheduled to go to trial Monday, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and accepted a 15-year sentence for killing Lt. Ed Vidulich at the officer's home.

January 24, 2013