A NYPD officer was sentenced to prison after killing a drug suspect with a cooler back in August 2023. Credit: Fox and Friends screenshot
The NYPD sergeant who killed a fleeing drug suspect by hurling a cooler at him will spend years in prison, infuriating police advocates.
Back in August 2023, a motorcycle-riding drug suspect named Eric Duprey died after a New York Police Department (NYPD) sergeant tossed a cooler he grabbed from a local family’s sidewalk table at him, knocking him off his bike. Duprey was fleeing a Bronx buy-and-bust drug sting at the time.
Following the incident, the NYPD announced that Sgt. Erik Duran, an NYPD Bronx narcotics veteran who joined the force in 2010, was suspended without pay just hours after the lethal afternoon encounter.
Duran was charged with second-degree manslaughter in January 2024.
Now, he will pay a heavy price while hardened criminals continue to walk the New York City streets. The New York Post reported that on Thursday, radical Bronx Judge Guy Mitchell handed Duran a sentence of 3 to 9 years in prison.
The sentence came despite Duran, a married father of three, pleading with the judge to show mercy and apologizing to Duprey’s family.
“Your honor, I am asking for a chance to be there with my kids. I am asking for a chance, just one,” Duran said.
But Mitchell, who was appointed to the bench by far-left then-mayor Bill De Blasio in 2015, ignored his plea.
While Mitchell had the option of giving Duran no time in prison, he claimed that a 3 to 9-year sentence would serve as a “general deterrent” to other police officers.
“The distinction is that the deceased will no longer be seen again by his family,” he added.
Sergeants Benevolent Association President Vincent Vallelong released a blistering statement obtained by the New York Post following the verdict.
“Today will be forever remembered as one of the darkest days in the history of our profession,” Vallelong said.
“It wasn’t only Sgt. Duran, a great cop, who was on trial. Every law enforcement officer who makes a split-second decision in the performance of their duties to protect the public was also on trial,” he added.
“This has now sent a very chilling message to every cop in the nation.”
Below is the video of the incident involving Duran and Duprey. Judge for yourself whether the NYPD officer’s actions were justified.
WATCH:
BREAKING: NYPD Police Officer Who Threw Cooler at Fleeing Man Charged With Manslaughter.
Erik Duran, 36, a police sergeant, was part of drug-sting operation in the Bronx when he tried to stop a suspect, Duprey.
The officers were attempting to arrest the suspect during an… pic.twitter.com/rPr4VJS2pN
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