By ZACH GILCHRIEST
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) Daniel Hambrick’s mother Vicki Hambrick told reporters Friday she would “get [Andrew] Delke,” after the former MNPD officer pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in her son’s shooting death on Friday.
“I don’t care if I have to go to jail, I’m gonna get him,” Hambrick said. “His family is going get it. Tonight. They better run, they better run town. But they can’t hide for long.”
Vicki Hambrick’s words followed a moment of chaos during Delke’s plea hearing Friday morning, which stemmed from an emotional outburst from Hambrick’s mother.
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The mother of a black man who killed a former white Nashville officer in the United States sobbed as she asked a judge on Friday who threw a court lectern, unknowingly, to deny the plea claim that he had secretly hit her. the chaotic scene briefly delayed hearing.
Former officer Andrew Delke has pleaded guilty to murder and will serve a three-year prison sentence in 2018 over the death of Daniel Hambrick in 2018 as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
Under the agreement, Delke agreed not to pursue parole or to appeal the case. However, Delke’s defense team has said he will likely serve a year and a half in prison with credit standards.
Her anger and frustration were felt by others Friday, too.
Many community activists wanted Delke to go to trial and face a far stiffer penalty for killing Hambrick. They want changes to the Nashville police department and the city s criminal justice system, which they ve been repeatedly calling for since the shooting.
“A three-year sentence is unheard of, Sam Hambrick III, Daniel Hambrick’s cousin, said at a news conference later in the morning Friday. This is insane. We did not get justice today. It’s not fair. We didn’t get a chance. A fair chance is all we want.”
Former officer in Tennessee pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter, sentenced to 3 years in prison
Former Metro Police officer Andrew Delke has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 shooting of Daniel Hambrick. He will serve three years in prison without the possibility of an early release.
By: WTVF Staff
and last updated 2021-07-02 23:26:09-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. â Former Metro Police officer Andrew Delke has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 shooting of Daniel Hambrick.
He was sentenced to three years in jail. However, his lawyer says he will likely serve about 18 months.
The long-awaited trial was supposed to start in just a little more than a week, but that all changed on Thursday when Delke s legal team and District Attorney Glenn Funk agreed to a plea deal for a lesser charge.
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