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
Nearly six years later, Officer Jeffrey Nelson has been sentenced for the murder of Jesse Sarey. KENT, Wash. — After months of delays, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson was sentenced for the 2019 murder of Jesse Sarey on Thursday.
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.
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 officer gets over 16 years in prison for death of a homeless man
An Auburn police officer was sentenced Thursday to more than 16 years in prison for the 2019 death of a homeless man.
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 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.
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.
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
Nearly 17 years for police officer in Washington shooting
Former Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson was sentenced to 16 years and eight months for the slaying of 26-year-old Jesse Sarey, the first such sentencing under Washington state's revised legal standards for prosecuting police who use 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 ...
Former officer Jeffrey Nelson sentenced in murder trial
A former Auburn police officer — now a convicted killer — was sentenced inside of a packed King County courtroom today.
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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 ...