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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson accused Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Jean Peters Baker of politicizing the case against the convicted KCPD officer Eric DeValkenaere.
Mayor Quinton Lucas says allegations made by a former Kansas City Police Department attorney that the department withheld evidence in criminal cases and denied public records requests is “troubling” and could trigger further federal oversight of the department.
Defense attorney Dan Ross said allegations of KCPD’s top attorney filtering information could cause a review of current and former cases.
Former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for fatally shooting Cameron Lamb in 2019.
Eric DeValkenaere, the former officer convicted of fatally shooting a Black man in 2019, has been sentenced to six years in prison.