Missouri governor commutes sentence of White police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

'A Betrayal of Justice': Kansas City Detective Convicted of Killing Black Man In His Own Garage and Allegedly Planting Gun Freed By Republician Missouri Governor, Sparking Outrage

Former Kansas City Police Detective Eric DeValkenaere will not spend Christmas in prison, but his days as a cop are over, at least in Missouri. Missouri GOP Gov. Mike Parson commuted DeValkenaere’s six-year prison sentence Friday, one year after he started serving. He was convicted in 2021 of killing 26-year-old Cameron Lamb as he backed into his garage. DeValkenaere’s release was not a surprise. Back in September, the governor told a Kansas Ci…

Missouri GOP governor commutes sentence of former KC cop convicted of killing a Black man

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson commuted the prison sentence of a former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man Parson announced his decision to free former police detective Eric DeValkenaere from prison in a press release Friday afternoon that included numerous other individuals receiving a commutation or pardon. He did not explain his reasoning, but has long hinted he planned to…

Missouri governor frees Eric DeValkenaere, first KC cop convicted of killing a Black man

Parson commutes sentence for St. Louis County man who had police on his side

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced several pardons and commutations Friday before his term ends next month, including one man from St. Louis County who had police officers fighting for his freedom. 62-year-old Paige Spears was convicted of an armed robbery that was in Ferguson in 1988. He was 27 years old at the time and was with another man who reportedly had the gun. There was no report of a shot being fired or anyone…

Missouri governor commutes prison sentence of police officer in case defined by race

The decision by Republican Gov. Mike parson to free Eric DeValkenaere came after months of public debate about the case.

Where is justice for Cameron Lamb?

Missouri Gov. Parson is about to pardon a convicted killer cop after insisting that an innocent man, Marcellus Khaliifah Williams be executed.Former Police Officer Eric DeValkenaere took the life of Cameron Lamb at his own home without legal justification, reason, or basic decency and tampered with the crime scene afterward.When Missouri courts determined “qualified immunity” did not apply, it underscored that his actions went beyond the protect…