The Rosa Parks Committee of Huntsville/Madison County sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking them to look into the Huntsville Police Department s actions.
City of Huntsville reveals how much it has spent to defend police officer convicted of murder
Huntsville Police Officer William Darby no longer is on paid administrative leave
Posted: May 20, 2021 1:10 PM
Updated: May 20, 2021 1:19 PM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
The city of Huntsville on Thursday released information about the status of Huntsville Police Officer William Darby that WAAY 31 has been asking for since his murder conviction earlier this month.
City leaders initially said they were still calculating how much, if any, of the $125,000 pledged for Darby’s legal defense had been spent.
On Thursday, the city said it “has paid $89,132.39 in legal fees for Mr. Darby.”
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There were no protests nor press conferences.
It took only about a month for Huntsville police to announce that the department’s internal review cleared Darby of wrongdoing and that the young officer was back to active duty.
The case mostly escaped scrutiny by the public until about three months later when Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard announced that a grand jury had charged Darby with murder.
Though the indictment raised questions about how the city handled the shooting, the public still knew very little about what happened. Body camera video wasn’t released, and local officials avoided commenting on specifics of the case.