Supervisors Push for Resolution Supporting Alleged Cop Killers
Monday, Jun. 8 2009 @ 12:28PM
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| San Francisco Police Sgt. John V. Young |
Supervisor Eric Mar will introduce the resolution during tomorrow's regular board meeting, according to Cassandra Costello, his aide. (The resolution is not currently on the board's agenda.) An aide to Supervisor Sophie Maxwell confirmed that she is co-sponsoring the measure. It is unclear whether other supervisors will attach their names to the resolution, which will likely be voted on next week.
The move is sure to stoke anger among police officers, whose union, the San Francisco Police Officers Association, has actively sought prosecution in the case, which had seen little movement for decades before charges were brought against the men two years ago. A similar resolution of support, narrowly passed this winter by the San Francisco Labor Council, drew a stinging response from police union President Gary Delagnes.
A preliminary hearing in the case is taking place today at the Hall of
Justice. Seven men have been charged in connection with the attack on
the Ingleside Station, in which one of the assailants pushed a shotgun
through the grate at the station's reception desk, shooting and killing
Young. A station clerk was also wounded.
Two of the defendants, Anthony Bottom and Herman Bell, are already serving life sentences for the murder of New York City police officers. One of the defendants, John Bowman, has died.
Two of the defendants, Anthony Bottom and Herman Bell, are already serving life sentences for the murder of New York City police officers. One of the defendants, John Bowman, has died.
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