Latest: Assault charges still pending for convicted ex-cop

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 1:43 pm CDT, Thursday, August 30, 2018



DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a white former police officer convicted of murder in the on-duty death of an unarmed black teenager in Texas (all times local):

1:35 p.m.

Prosecutors are considering whether to pursue pending assault charges against a white former Dallas-area police officer convicted of murder in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager.

Roy Oliver was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday after his conviction in the killing of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in Balch Springs.

The jury acquitted Oliver on two charges of aggravated assault stemming from the shooting, but he faces two further aggravated assault charges tied to the same incident.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Latest-Assault-charges-still-pending-for-13194314.php

[SamKnause]

1. Why isn't he cuffed and shackled ???

All of the photos I have seen of the undocumented immigrants in court hearings

show them wearing cuffs, shackles, and prison jump suits.

They appear in courts in groups of 50 to 75.

Their crimes are misdemeanors and this man was found guilty of murder.

I guess he gets special treatment.

We wouldn't want to be mean to our wonderful, caring, honest police now would we.