Peter Liang Won't See Jail Time as Manslaughter Charge Reduced

 

By Chris Fuchs

Former New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Peter Liang was spared jail time Tuesday for fatally shooting Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn housing project, a sentence that drew anger from Gurley's friends and family who packed the courtroom.

 

Following a recommendation that Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson made in March, Justice Danny Chun of the State Supreme Court in Brooklyn ordered Liang, 28, to serve five years probation and 800 hours of community service. Liang will also serve three years probation concurrently on misconduct charges.

Thompson had originally recommended five years probation along with six months of home confinement and 500 hours of community service. 

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Source: NBC News