Shreveport Police Officer faces 10 years for perjury, filing false records
/From [HERE] A former Shreveport police officer who was terminated more than four years ago after leaving the scene of an officer-involved shooting faces up to 10 years in prison for lying about his actions that night.
A Caddo jury this week convicted Morgan King on one count each of perjury and filing false public records. And Caddo District Judge Mike Pitman on Wednesday set a sentencing hearing for April 20. King, 54, faces up to five years in prison on each count. King was charged with perjury in February 2007 after he testified during a hearing to determine whether a man convicted of attempted murder of a police officer would get a new trial.
Authorities say King made a false statement about turning on his emergency lights at the scene of the shooting to cover up departmental violations, with hopes of getting his job back.
King was fired for his actions that night. Raymond Darnell was shot by a patrolman after he wounded his girlfriend in front of police. Video from a police car near the shooting shows King arrive at the shooting. He walked by the injured woman then left the scene. Prosecutors say King later falsified his daily activity log about being on the scene.
Attorneys for both sides will submit sentencing recommendations before April 20, when Pitman is expected to sentence King.