Nelson was found guilty of one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault in Jesse Sarey’s 2019 death.
KENT, Wash. — Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson was found guilty on Thursday for the murder of a 26-year-old man in 2019, a jury determining that the killing was not justified under Washington state law.
Nelson was found guilty of one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault in Jesse Sarey’s death. The court set Nelson’s sentencing for July 16.
The jury was hung Tuesday and Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps sent the group back to deliberations. Jurors returned with a
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