Officer convicted in fatal shooting gets probation

By Washington Examiner
Published June 12, 2014 4:58pm ET
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CONROE, Texas (AP) — A Houston-area police officer has been sentenced to five years of probation for the fatal, off-duty shooting of a 19-year-old suspected of shoplifting.

The punishment of Conroe Sgt. Jason Blackwelder was issued Wednesday, a day after he was convicted of manslaughter in the July death of Russell Rios. A Montgomery County jury recommended the punishment, and Judge K. Michael Mayes agreed.

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