Abelove acquittal won't stop AG from investigating police fatal force cases Abelove acquittal won't stop AG from investigating police fatal force cases Major stories of 2020: Trial of former district attorney offered rare look into how the prosecutor handled an investigation of a police shooting FacebookTwitterEmail 1of14 Former Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove, left foreground, in Rensselaer County Court on Sept. 25, 2020, after he learned he was acquitted of all charges related to his handling of the investigation into the killing of Edson Thevenin by a Troy police officer in 2016.Robert Gavin/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of14 Former Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove, right, in Rensselaer County Court on Sept. 25, 2020, with is attorney William Dreyer after he learned he was acquitted of all charges related to his handling of the investigation into the killing of Edson Thevenin by a Troy police officer in 2016.Robert Gavin/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less