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A former Missouri detective convicted in the 2019 death of a Black man plans another appeal and asked for bond Wednesday, a day after he was jailed.Eric J. DeVa
Eric DeValkenaere is to be taken to a Missouri prison before a panel of judges decides on his bid to be released on bond pending a new appeal, according to state law. But it’s unclear when he will be moved.
A panel of judges unanimously ruled there had been enough evidence to convict Eric DeValkenaere for Cameron Lamb's death.
DeValkenaere is being held in Platte County and has not been transferred to a state prison
A former detective in Missouri convicted in the death a Black man in 2019 is now jailed after losing an appeal of his conviction despite unusual support from the state’s Republican attorney general. Eric J. DeValkenaere had been free on bond during the appeal, but a judge revoked bond Tuesday. Authorities told the Kansas City Star that DeValkenaere went to the Platte County jail himself Tuesday and surrendered. He was found guilty in 2021 of second-degree manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of 26-year-old Cameron Lamb. DeValkenaere said he fired after Lamb pointed a gun at an...