Suspected cop killer in Philly escaped prior murder conviction due to bad casework, DA says
The man charged with killing a Philadelphia police officer in a deadly ambush over the weekend has a criminal record that includes a prior murder accusation, but the city's top prosecutor said faulty casework by detectives prevented them from locking him up sooner.
TL;DR
- The suspect charged in the killing of a Philadelphia police officer has a criminal history including a prior murder accusation.
- The city's top prosecutor attributes the suspect's freedom to faulty casework by detectives.
- This casework failure prevented the suspect from being locked up sooner.