US EditionFormer LAPD Officer Charged with Murder in 2015 Shooting of Unarmed Homeless Man
Clifford Proctor faces murder charges nearly a decade after the 2015 Venice shooting, following a case review by new prosecutors and prior LAPD Commission ruling.
- Friday's arraignment had former LAPD officer Clifford Proctor pleading not guilty to second-degree murder for the May 5, 2015 Venice shooting.
- After taking office in 2020, George Gascón hired a special prosecutor to reexamine four on-duty killings, including Proctor's case, which Jackie Lacey declined to prosecute in 2018 citing insufficient evidence.
- Evidence reviewed by investigators found Brendon Glenn, 29 was on his stomach when Clifford Proctor fired twice, striking him in the back, and footage contradicted Proctor's claim he reached for a gun; Glenn had 18 arrests, 12 convictions, and alcohol and marijuana in his system.
- He remains jailed without bail and is due back in court Nov. 3, while the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said Nathan J. Hochman will review the indictment and decide whether to proceed.
- Amid community protests over Glenn's death, questions about timing rose after Proctor was arrested last week at LAX returning from Trinidad, with the City of Los Angeles paying $4 million to Glenn's relatives.
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Former LAPD officer charged with murder in 2015 shooting of unarmed homeless man
The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office says a grand jury indictment was unsealed charging a former Los Angeles police officer in the 2015 shooting death of an unarmed homeless man.
Former LAPD Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal 2015 Venice Shooting
A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in Venice in 2015 pleaded not guilty Friday to a murder charge. Clifford Proctor, 60, was indicted last year on the charge, which includes allegations of causing great bodily injury and use of a deadly weapon. The case remained on hold, however, until Oct. 16, when Proctor — who had apparently been living abroad — was arrested when he disembarked a plane at Los Angele…
Ex-LAPD cop charged with murder 10 years after homeless man's shooting death
The former Los Angeles Police Department officer who was arrested last week for allegedly killing a homeless man 10 years ago has been charged with murder. Clifford Proctor, 60, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on Friday, and he is being held without bail, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said he's due back in court on Nov. 3. Proctor is accused of killing an unarmed homeless man, 29-year…
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