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3 Cops Found Guilty in Post-Katrina Killing

'Hurricane Katrina didn’t turn petty theft into a capital offense'

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 9, 2010 10:43 PM CST

(Newser) – Three New Orleans police officers have been found guilty in the death of a man who was shot and had his body burned in the days after Hurricane Katrina. David Warren was found guilty on manslaughter in the death of Henry Glover and two other officers were found guilty on charges including perjury and obstructing justice, the New York Times reports. Two other officers were acquitted.

Warren claimed that he shot Glover, who was unarmed, in self-defense, but his partner testified that he shot the man in the back as he fled. After a passing motorist took Glover to a school police were using as a base, his car was seized and set on fire with the body inside. Prosecutors described Warren as having been eager to use his expensive personal assault rifle and stressed that the rule of law was never abandoned in the chaotic days after Katrina. "Hurricane Katrina didn’t turn petty theft into a capital offense," a prosecutor said.

Henry Glover's mother talks to reporters with family and supporters outside the courthouse in New Orleans.
Henry Glover's mother talks to reporters with family and supporters outside the courthouse in New Orleans.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans police Officer Gregory McRae enters federal court in New Orleans. A jury on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 convicted McRae of burning the body of 31-year-old Henry Glover.
New Orleans police Officer Gregory McRae enters federal court in New Orleans. A jury on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 convicted McRae of burning the body of 31-year-old Henry Glover.   (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber, File)
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It was repeated over and over again throughout the trial that these were folks that were entrusted to maintain the law and order, especially after such a crisis. - David Welker, special agent in charge, FBI's Louisiana field office

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red_ox
Dec 10, 2010 10:13 AM CST
Power corrupts No cop is safe
Dave
Dec 10, 2010 6:59 AM CST
Wanna see how out of control the cops are ? You won't believe some of this stuff. http://www.injusticeeverywhere.com/
coolsmoothla
Dec 10, 2010 5:15 AM CST
It is very disappointing to see few comments on a story of such important consequence. I wonder if it would be different, if it took place in Los Angeles or New York? New Orleans must really be the city that care forgot. No one really seems to care to discuss why and how innocent lives were taken in New Orleans.

 
Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • manslaughter • Katrina aftermath • New Orleans Police Department

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