Remember the Russian roulette killer cop?

[PilotsError 2286]

Gets seven years.  Still don't think the full story has been told.  

 

A former St. Louis police officer pleaded guilty Friday in the shooting death of a fellow cop during a game of Russian roulette, according to a report.

Nathaniel Hendren, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action for killing off-duty officer Katlyn Alix, 24, in January 2019. The pair had been playing a Russian Roulette-style game with a handgun in his apartment in Carondelet, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, Hendren will serve seven years in prison for manslaughter, as well a three-year sentence for armed criminal action — to be served concurrently. The prison term is the maximum sentence he had faced, the newspaper reports.

“I don’t intend to try and explain anyone else’s hurt or make this day any more about me than it already is,” Hendren said while apologizing to Alix’s relatives in court. “I simply wish to express my sincere remorse to this court and to the family of Katlyn Alix, a wonderful woman full of tenacity and self-determination.”

Hendren, who had been set to go on trial next month, left the department less than one month after the shooting. The disgraced cop’s state peace officer license was suspended, meaning he was no longer able to work in law enforcement, according to the newspaper.

Court records cited by the Post-Dispatch indicated that Hendren removed bullets from a revolver before putting one back in the handgun. He then allegedly spun the cylinder, pointed it away and pulled the trigger.

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Nathaniel Hendren leaves the Justice Center after making bail last month in St. Louis.AP

The weapon didn’t fire, leading Alix to take the firearm and point it at Hendren before she pulled the trigger with the same result. Hendren then took the gun back, pulled the trigger and struck Alix in the chest, court records show.

Hendren and his on-duty partner, Patrick Riordan, reported the shooting on their police radios before rushing Alix — a married, two-year veteran — to the hospital in their department SUV.

Riordan, who was not charged in the fatal shooting, told investigators that he warned the pair that they should not be playing with a gun.

Hendren, meanwhile, did not fire the weapon believing that a round was in its active cylinder position, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner told the newspaper in a statement.

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Katlyn Alix’s husband, Anthony J. Meyer, is consoled by friends and family as his wife’s casket is carried out of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis after her funeral last month.AP

“Although there is nothing that the law can do to restore the life of officer Alix, it can make sure that the person responsible for her senseless death is held accountable for his careless behavior,” Gardner said in the statement.

Alix’s mother, meanwhile, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in November claiming that Hendren had a “complicated psychiatric history” and previously forced other girlfriends to play Russian roulette, the Post-Dispatch reported.

 

https://nypost.com/2020/02/28/ex-cop-gets-7-years-for-killing-fellow-officer-in-russian-roulette-shooting/

[Steel Shank 9421]

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Hendren, meanwhile, did not fire the weapon believing that a round was in its active cylinder position, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner told the newspaper in a statement.

At this point there's a 1 in 4 chance the bullet is active. Even if she wasn't shot, he should spend some time in jail for being such a dumbass while in LE.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21874]

That’s almost 25%

[ztejas 43411]

What's fucked up is I hear "7 years" and I think "wow that's a lot for a cop".

Surprised it wasn't 6 weeks paid leave and counseling.

[Steel Shank 9421]

4 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

That’s almost 25%

Yes, sir, you are correct.

[BBQ2Bayou 807]

Is it common for a funeral to be held a year after the death? 

[Handcruser 2805]

So she’s married and in an apartment with 2 other cops playing a game.

Hmmmm.


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[number6 12]

MAO ! 

[shakahorn 1645]

5 hours ago, number6 said:

MAO ! 

One shot.

[Cajun 11705]

This is this!

[El Diablo 4232]

15 hours ago, Handcruser said:

So she’s married and in an apartment with 2 other cops playing a game.

Hmmmm.


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Article describes his past in a way that alludes to some relationship other than co-workers "previously forced other girlfriends to play Russian roulette". At least that's the way I read it.

[Anastasis 23463]

14 hours ago, Handcruser said:

So she’s married and in an apartment with 2 other cops playing a game.

Hmmmm.


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A game of Chinese finger cuffs. 

[El Diablo 4232]

2 hours ago, Anastasis said:

A game of Chinese finger cuffs. 

She got finger banged.

[DoobieWah 1435]

13 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

She got finger banged.

I think we're done here. 

[Lat22 4010]

I cannot imagine the stupidity it takes to point a gun at your head, let alone pull the trigger.  I would never point a gun at my head (or anybody else), even if I quadruple checked that it was unloaded.  It would not happen.