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DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch
DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wants a longer sentence for the ex-city cop convicted of killing an unarmed black man in 2017.  In a statement issued Tuesday, Nov. 29, Krasner said he filed a motion in Common Pleas Court seeking reconsideration of the 11.5-to-23-month sentence handed down to former Philadelphia police officer Eric Ruch earlier this month.  Ruch was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in September for the killing of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in Germantown in 2017, as Daily Voice has reported. Ruch's sentence, Krasner said, was a "gross downward departure" fr…

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Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate
Ex-Philly Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Learns His Fate A former Philadelphia police officer convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed black man will spend 11 to 23 months in prison, multiple outlets report.   A jury convicted ex-cop Eric Ruch, 34, of voluntary manslaughter in September for the killing of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in Germantown in 2017, as Daily Voice has reported.  Ruch was also charged with third-degree murder, but the jury found him not guilty, reports indicate.  It's the first time in Philadelphia's history that a jury convicted a police officer for an on-duty killing, according to District Attorney Larr…

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by Mac Bullock