UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- A former District Heights police officer will spend at least five years in prison for shooting a handcuffed suspect who had escaped a squad car.
A jury of six men and six women found Johnnie Riley guilty of first- and second-degree assault, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence and misconduct in office. Riley was acquitted of attempted second-degree murder.
The shooting followed a traffic stop in September 2012. Riley took Kalvin Kyle into custody after learning the suspect had been riding a stolen motorcycle.
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3 comments:
no comments?!
Well, someone finally had the gonads to actually convict a criminal cop, yes. But, look at the degree of cruelty it took. shot in the back while running away in handcuffs! I'll bet that put the "officer" in "fear for his life".
100 to 1 odds that if the victim had not lived to prosecute this, he would still be a "cop" today.
It's just that sick out there; that's why there's no comments.
they say violence is not the answer, but when cops shoot civilians TEN times the rate cops get shot, I think we need to close that ratio.
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