Suburban Seattle officer gets over 16 years in prison for fatally shooting homeless man
A suburban Seattle police officer was sentenced Thursday to over 16 years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law that made it easier to prosecute officers for on-duty killings.
Former Auburn Officer Jeffrey Nelson to be Sentenced for Fatal 2019 Shooting of Homeless Man
Former Auburn officer Jeffrey Nelson awaits sentencing after being convicted for the 2019 fatal shooting of Jesse Sarey.
Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson sentenced to 16 years for murder of Jesse Sarey
After months of delays, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson will be sentenced for the 2019 murder of Jesse Sarey on Thursday morning. Nelson shot and killed Sarey outside of an Auburn grocery store in May of 2019.
Auburn police officer sentenced in the fatal shooting of a homeless man
Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson was sentenced for his June conviction of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Jesse Sarey while trying to arrest him for disorderly conduct.
Auburn police officer sentenced in 2019 killing of unarmed man
The prosecution of former Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson took years and cost millions of dollars. A jury convicted him of killing 26-year-old Jesse Sarey.
Sarey’s foster mother asks for back-to-back prison sentences for officer who killed him
Jesse Sarey’s foster mother, Elaine Simons, has waited for more than five years to see Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson held accountable for murdering Sarey in 2019.
Auburn officer gets over 16 years in prison for death of a homeless man
Thursday’s ruling is the first conviction under a Washington state law that made it easier to prosecute officers for on-duty killings.
Former Auburn police officer sentenced to 16 years after murdering homeless man in 2019
Former Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson has been sentenced to serve 16 years and eight months in prison Thursday afternoon.
Seattle Police Officer Set to Be Sentenced for 2019 Shooting Death of a Homeless Man
A suburban Seattle police officer is set to be sentenced Thursday for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store
Auburn police officer charged with murder to be sentenced
Nelson was the first officer to be charged following new standards for officers was adopted in Initiative 940.
Police officer sentenced in murder of Cambodian American
A judge Thursday sentenced a police officer in Auburn, south of Seattle, to 16 years and 10 months in prison for the murder of 26-year-old Jesse Sarey, reports KING5. Jeffrey Nelson is the first officer in Washington state to be convicted under a new legal standard of using deadly force,
Juror in Auburn police officer's murder trial describes 'heartbreaking' experience
Dan Benjamin said he originally felt officer Jeffrey Nelson was not guilty of second-degree murder, but changed his mind ...
First Officer Convicted Under A Washington State Law Gets 16-Year Sentence
The police officer, Jeffrey Nelson, shot and killed Jesse Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him in May 2019. Mr. Nelson was found guilty of murder and assault last June.
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Ex-Auburn cop gets nearly 17 years in prison for 2019 murder of Jesse Sarey
A former Seattle-area cop found guilty of murder was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison on Thursday. Jeffrey Nelson, 46, was convicted in June of second-degree murder and first-degree assault ...