Posted on Jun 28, 2024
Auburn cop found guilty of murder in 2019 death of Jesse Sarey
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Jeffrey Nelson, an Auburn police officer who was charged for shooting and killing Jesse Sarey, 26, in 2019, was found guilty of murder and assault on Thursday. Nelson is the first officer in Washington state to be convicted under a new legal standard for holding cops accountable for using deadly force.
Nelson was the first officer in Washington to be charged following the passage of Initiative 940, which removed the standard of proving “malice” to prosecute cops who kill on the job. Nelson was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault in 2020.
Nelson’s trial, which had been delayed several times, started in May, five years after Sarey’s death.
Nelson was the first officer in Washington to be charged following the passage of Initiative 940, which removed the standard of proving “malice” to prosecute cops who kill on the job. Nelson was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault in 2020.
Nelson’s trial, which had been delayed several times, started in May, five years after Sarey’s death.
Auburn cop found guilty of murder in 2019 death of Jesse Sarey
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel The jury was hung Tuesday and Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps sent the group back to deliberations. Jurors returned with a verdict on Thursday.
Nelson was attempting to arrest Sarey outside of an Auburn grocery store on May 31, 2019, when he shot him once in the abdomen and again seconds later in the head after Sarey had already hit the ground. Nelson claimed Sarey attempted to reach for his gun and the knife in his utility vest, but a witness to the scuffle picked the knife up off the ground and placed it on top of a nearby vehicle.
Nelson was attempting to arrest Sarey outside of an Auburn grocery store on May 31, 2019, when he shot him once in the abdomen and again seconds later in the head after Sarey had already hit the ground. Nelson claimed Sarey attempted to reach for his gun and the knife in his utility vest, but a witness to the scuffle picked the knife up off the ground and placed it on top of a nearby vehicle.
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