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Second Trial Brings Guilty Verdict For Cop Killing Suspect

2009_03_leewoods.jpg After his previous trial ended in a mistrial, today a jury found Lee Woods guilty of murder for the 2007 killing a police officer. Woods and two friends, Dexter Bostic and Robert Ellis were in a stolen car when Officers Russel Timoshenko and Herman Yan pulled them over; both cops were shot and Timoshenko died from his injuries. The three defendants were tried at the same time, but with different juries: Ellis was acquitted of murder (his jury believed he was the driver and not a shooter), outraging Timoshenko's family and the NYPD, while Bostic was found guilty and Woods' trial ended in mistrial when a juror had health problems. In Woods' second trial, his lawyer argued his client was the driver. Timoshenko's parents were thankful for the verdict.

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  • Snoopy

    Live by the sword die by the sword. Bring back the death penalty and allow only one appeal. Pop these worthless pieces of shit in less than two years. They like drugs so let them have some. A little heroin boost and then the serious stuff comes into their blood stream. It will be a happy ending for these parasites.

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