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A former Kansas City police officer has decided to give up fighting his 2021 conviction and accept the consequences of his actions. At least that’s what appeared to happen.
A former Kansas City police officer convicted in the shooting death of Cameron Lamb is seeking to be released again, a day after he was jailed with the failure of his appeal in a state court.
The first Kansas City police officer to be convicted in the death of a Black man, Eric DeValkenaere had asked the Missouri Court of Appeals to overturn his convictions or grant him a new trial.
Court rules that Eric DeValkenaere will have to serve a six-year prison sentence.
Black community leaders in Kansas City welcomed the news that Eric DeValkenaere’s conviction was upheld and expressed hope that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson would not pardon him.