Former Kansas City Detective Eric DeValkenaere sentence commuted [Video]

https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/…Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has granted the commutation of former Kansas City Police Detective Eric DeValkenaere, who had been serving a six-year sentence for the fatal shooting of Cameron Lamb in December 2019. Unlike a pardon, a commutation does not erase a conviction but instead reduces a sentence. Some elected officials made statements after the commutation was announced.”The Mayor continues to pray for all those touched by the tragic events surrounding the death of Cameron Lamb,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a release. “As Mayor and Kansas City’s only selection as commissioner on the state-appointed five member Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, Mayor Lucas remains committed to strengthening the trust between law enforcement and our community.”Lucas directed other questions to Parson and Governor-elect Mike Kehoe.Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, in an interview with KMBZ, also recommended that people ask Parson himself questions about his decision.”A judge issued a …