Taxpayers will pay legal fees for 3 officers charged in deadly shooting of teen
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Commission voted Wednesday to approve the use of taxpayer funds to cover the legal fees of three officers charged in the fatal shooting of a teen.
Officers Zackary Ah Nee, Christopher Fredeluces and Geoffrey Thom have already secured well-known attorneys. The officers are paying their legal expenses right now, but commission’s vote sets up a process for public funds to be used to cover legal fees for the three.
Thom is charged with murder in the April 5 shooting of Iremamber Sykap.
Ah Nee and Fredeluces are charged with attempted murder.
The officers’ lawyers have also filed a motion to dismiss the charges due to the grand jury’s decision to not charge the officers with a crime.
They face life in prison with the possibility of parole if convicted.
This story will be updated.
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