Man sentenced to prison in theft from slain Huntsville officer's memorial fund Share Updated: 9:17 PM CDT May 25, 2021 The Associated Press The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 9:17 PM CDT May 25, 2021 The Associated Press A man who pleaded guilty to stealing from a memorial fund established to aid survivors of a slain Alabama police officer has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.News outlets report a federal judge sentenced 27-year-old Devonte Lemond Hammonds, of Birmingham, on Tuesday. Three months ago he pleaded guilty to fraud in the theft of money from the Billy Clardy Memorial Fund. Clardy was a Huntsville police officer who was killed in the line of duty during a narcotics operation in 2019.A memorial fund was set up to collect donations and assist his family.