One of three men accused of killing a police officer and wounding his partner during a traffic stop in Brooklyn [in July 2007] was acquitted of aggravated murder and attempted murder on Wednesday.
Jurors convicted Robert Ellis only on three counts of weapons possession. He now faces five to 15 years in prison -- far less than the life in prison without parole that he could have received for murder.
Dexter Bostic and Lee Woods are still awaiting verdicts in the case, which was tried by three separate juries because the men made statements implicating each other.
Prosecutors said the three acted as a team to shoot the officers (reported HERE on YWN) because they were caught with a stolen SUV and with illegal weapons in the vehicle. They said Bostic shot and killed Officer Russel Timoshenko while Ellis simultaneously shot now-Detective Herman Yan, while Woods was the driver.
"I am stunned and disappointed by the verdict," NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly told WCBSTV. "My prayers are with the Timoshenko family as they contend with this ordeal."
(Source: WCBSTV)
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