On June 27, a King County jury convicted Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in the 2019 shooting death of 26-year-old Jesse Sarey. This marks the first conviction of a police officer for murder since Washington state law was amended to ease the prosecution of police officers. Nelson shot Sarey twice while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct. Sarey was the third person Nelson had killed on duty in the past eight years.
First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police https://t.co/65uy8HxRJD
Auburn Police Officer Jeff Nelson shot Jesse Sarey twice while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct. Sarey, 26, was the third person Nelson had killed on duty in the past eight years. https://t.co/1jh70rrArQ
BREAKING: A King County jury has convicted Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson of murder and assault Thursday for the 2019 shooting death of Jesse Sarey (via @stimesmcarter) https://t.co/7G9CWlEab8
BREAKING: A jury found an Auburn police officer guilty of murder and assault for the shooting death of a 26-year-old man in 2019. https://t.co/qj1Zzh0H24
BREAKING: Auburn Police Department Officer Jeff Nelson was found guilty of murdering Jesse Sarey five years after his death. More here: https://t.co/51xcBukTbz
BREAKING: A King County jury convicted Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson of murder and assault Thursday for the 2019 shooting death of Jesse Sarey. https://t.co/M5ZtnDp5zk
NOW: A jury just found Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson GUILTY of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for killing 26-year-old Jesse Sarey while on duty in 2019. @komonews https://t.co/psNF7NO2ng
BREAKING: A jury has found Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in the death of Jesse Sarey. https://t.co/SbOyNAWISu
NOW: A jury just found Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson GUILTY of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for killing 26-year-old Jesse Sarey while on-duty in 2019. @komonews https://t.co/M9990hXhnN
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BREAKING: The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson: https://t.co/SbOyNAWISu
I would like to thank the jury for their service in this trial. The jury’s verdict holds Mr. Jepsen accountable for driving under the influence + sends a sobering msg to drivers that there will be consequences for dangerous criminal behavior that places countless lives in danger. https://t.co/tBQLG5Oonj
There has been a shakeup in the murder trial of Auburn Police Department Officer Jeff Nelson. More here: https://t.co/6oxcbz75t9