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Officials Outraged Over Trump's Pardon Of Kingpin In Killing Of Upstate NY Police Officer Officials Outraged Over Trump's Pardon Of Kingpin In Killing Of Upstate NY Police Officer
Officials Outraged Over Trump's Pardon Of Kingpin In Killing Of Upstate NY Police Officer Some officials in New York have expressed dismay over outgoing President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the sentence of a drug kingpin convicted to life in prison for his role in killing an upstate police officer. On his way out of the Oval Office, Trump issued pardons to more than 100 convicted criminals, including Jamie A. Davidson, who was sentenced to life for the murder of Syracuse police officer Wallie Howard Jr. nearly three decades ago. Davidson reportedly was the leader of a cocaine ring that operated upstate. One of his associates Robert “Bam Bam” Lawrence shot and killed Howa…

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