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Two Cops Get Long Sentences in Katrina Killing

David Warren gets 25 years, Gregory McRae 17 in death of Henry Glover

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 31, 2011 10:11 AM CDT | Updated Mar 31, 2011 4:10 PM CDT

(AP) – Calling the crimes inexcusable and barbaric, a judge sentenced two former New Orleans police officers to prison today for their roles in the shooting death of an unarmed man whose body was later set on fire in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The judge gave David Warren 25 years for shooting 31-year-old Henry Glover and Gregory McRae 17 years for burning Glover's body afterward.

Warren had said he thought Glover had a gun and posed a threat when he shot him outside a police substation at a strip mall. District Judge Lance Africk called his testimony absurd. "You killed a man. Despite your tendentious arguments to the contrary, it was no mistake." A good Samaritan drove Glover's body to a police compound at a school, where McRae commandeered the vehicle and set it on fire. "Your conduct was barbaric," said the judge. "At a time when more was expected of you, you failed miserably." Click for background on the case here and here.

In this Dec. 6, 2010 file photo, Gregory McRae enters federal court in New Orleans.
In this Dec. 6, 2010 file photo, Gregory McRae enters federal court in New Orleans.   (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber, File)
Rebecca Glover, aunt of Henry Glover, who police allegedly shot and later burned his body in a car in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010.
Rebecca Glover, aunt of Henry Glover, who police allegedly shot and later burned his body in a car in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Edna Glover, second left, mother of Henry Glover, leaves court holding his photo.
Edna Glover, second left, mother of Henry Glover, leaves court holding his photo.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Edna Glover, center, mother of Henry Glover, talks to the media.
Edna Glover, center, mother of Henry Glover, talks to the media.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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cascadoux
Apr 1, 2011 8:43 AM CDT
It was my misfortune to be present in a Hotel bar, in FL, where some "White" guests were chatting, with gleeful excitement, as each one tried to recount a "known" event, as ones in this story. They seemed to have an in-exhaustible amount of stories about New Orleans policemen, who killed Blacks for no reason other than their color, during those terrible days after Katrina. The police, they claimed, used the mass chaos to cloak their deeds. They felt comfortable talking with me present, as my wife, who is White, was with me. I am Asian. They bragged that the alleged murders by cops of Black people, after Katrina, was common knowledge, and "appreciated" that the cops were "doing right by us."
Count-Spatula
Apr 1, 2011 5:51 AM CDT
25 years is a good start, but these sadistic sons of bitches should be hung up, strung up, cut up and spit on.
yoeydude
Mar 31, 2011 5:27 PM CDT
the veneer of civilization drapes thin and loose around the shoulders of the clever primate ,..... never far from his roots in the natural world , but with instinct twisted and conditioned by his modern life , into some pathetic distortion ,........... we will have many more examples of societies little breakdowns in the coming years ,.... Political Upheaval , Climate Change and population displacement ,...... thats coming ,... here to the U.S.

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