Convicted Kansas City officer to be sentenced March 4

Published December 2, 2021 4:26 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A white Kansas City police officer convicted in the fatal shooting a Black man will be sentenced March 4. A Jackson County judge on Thursday set the sentencing date for police Detective Eric DeValkenaere, who was convicted in November of second-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of Cameron Lamb. Attorney Molly Hastings said Thursday his defense team plans to appeal DeValkenaere’s conviction. He faces up to four years on the manslaughter conviction and at least three years for the armed criminal action charge. DeValkenaere remains free on bond. He has been suspended from the police force pending termination.

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