ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – A former St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to 12 months and one day for his role in the 2017 beating of a fellow officer. Jury finds former SLMPD officer Dustin Boone guilty for role in assault on undercover detective After nearly two days of deliberation, a jury has convicted Dustin Boone for depriving St. Louis detective Luther Hall of his civil rights during a violent arrest during protests in 2017. In June, a jury convicted Dustin Boone for depriving St. Louis detective Luther Hall of his civil rights during a violent arrest during protests in 2017. His lawyers claim that Boone did not participate in the initial attack of Luther Hall but "only held him down later. Another former officer involved in the attack was sentenced to three years of probation and two consecutive weekends in jail.

Source: CNN November 23, 2021 02:35 UTC