PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia police officer who was hurt during an arrest called out District Attorney Larry Krasner for offering a plea deal to the person who fired at him.
Officer Patrick Keller said the D.A.'s office contacted him last week about a plea deal for the defendant of 4-8 years behind bars, plus three years probation.
Keller, who now serves as a police officer in the suburbs, believes the punishment is not enough. Keller was one of two Philadelphia police officers that responded to a home on South 56th Street in late December 2020 for reports of a domestic incident.
The officers found Devon Smith, who was 19-years-old at the time, armed with a gun.Police said as one officer attempted to arrest Allen, he backed away, and the officers heard a gunshot.