NY gentleman convicted of second-diploma murder in link to killing officer sentenced to 30 decades

A guy who was convicted of murder in relationship with a 2019 robbery in New York Metropolis that led to a law enforcement officer's capturing and loss of life was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to everyday living in prison.

Jagger Freeman, 28, prepared the Feb. 12, 2019, holdup that resulted in Detective Brian Simonsen's loss of life, Queens County District Legal professional Melinda Katz mentioned. A second officer was also wounded.

A jury very last month identified Freeman responsible of fees such as second-degree murder in the dying of Simonsen, who was caught in a crossfire of other officers' bullets.

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Protection attorney Ronald Nir said Freeman would appeal the conviction.

New York law enforcement officer murderer sentenced to 30 a long time to existence.

Katz explained in a news launch that Freeman "orchestrated a string of robberies, the previous of which involved an imitation weapon and led to the tragic loss of Detective Brian Simonsen and the wounding of Sergeant Matthew Gorman."

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Authorities claimed Freeman and an accomplice, Christopher Ransom, went to a cellphone retailer in the Richmond Hill part of Queens and demanded income and products, with Ransom brandishing what appeared to be a actual gun.

When law enforcement responded to the scene, Ransom pointed the phony gun at them, leading officers to hearth their individual weapons, law enforcement said. Simonsen, 42, was killed, and Gorman was shot in the leg.

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Ransom pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and theft past yr and was sentenced to 33 yrs in prison.