Former New Orleans Cop Sentenced in Perjury Case
A federal judge today sentenced former New Orleans police officer Ronald Mitchell to 20 months in prison for lying about the circumstances of a fatal shooting. More »
A federal judge today sentenced former New Orleans police officer Ronald Mitchell to 20 months in prison for lying about the circumstances of a fatal shooting. More »
Mitchell is one of 16 current or former New Orleans officers convicted as part of a far-reaching Justice Department probe into police misconduct before and after the hurricane. More »
The verdict handed down today is likely to be seen as the most significant yet for federal prosecutors trying to clean up the New Orleans Police Department. More »
There is no police report describing what happened in this photo.
Why didn’t police tell his family he was killed by an officer?
How does a man waving down a police car die from a shotgun blast to his back?
The gun police said he had was never found.
His skull and ashes were found in the back of an incinerated Chevy.
Officers responding to an emergency call opened fire on civilians, injuring four and killing two.
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