Suburban Seattle officer Jeffrey Nelson convicted of murder under Washington's eased law for police killings, after shooting Jesse Sarey for disorderly conduct in 2019.

A suburban Seattle police officer has become the first to be convicted of murder under Washington state law, which eases the prosecution of law enforcement officers for on-duty killings. The officer, Jeffrey Nelson, was found guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for shooting Jesse Sarey twice while trying to arrest him for disorderly conduct in 2019.

June 27, 2024
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