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Egg Harbor Township officials, law enforcement urge governor to deny clemency for 2006 shooter
Summary
Township leaders, the police chief and the Atlantic County sheriff told the Egg Harbor Township Committee they oppose an application for executive clemency by the man convicted in a 2006 attack that wounded three officers, and said they will send letters and a petition to the governor’s office.
Egg Harbor Township Committee members, the township police chief and Atlantic County Sheriff O'Donohue urged Governor Murphy to deny a clemency request by the man convicted in the 2006 attack that wounded three police officers.
Committee members and law enforcement said the offender’s appeals were exhausted and that the community and victims would be revictimized by any leniency. Chief (name not stated) said he organized a departmentwide petition and a letter "strong and unequivocal opposition to any consideration of clemency for the offender" that will be sent to the governor's office. He read the department's statement aloud during the public meeting and described the 2006 attack and its aftermath.
The request for clemency has prompted broad local…
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