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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.

It is difficult to prosecute U.S. police because the courts and juries tend to side with the police. That may be changing. The U.S. Congress is debating widespread protests in the Black Lives Matter after the death of George Floyd in 2020 after the death of George Loyd. police reform proposals.

The hearing became volatile as Hambrick’s mother, Vickie, made a lengthy statement when she was applauded by family members and others. Other supporters, outside the courtyard courtyard, knocked on the door in support. Delke’s family sat on the other side of the court with security guards.

“I hate you,” Vickie Hambrick shouted again and again, and in turn shouted jokes, addressing Delke and the prosecutors.

In a chaotic moment, the mother jumped over a lectern and a computer monitor, and the family sided with her. Judge Delke and Monte Watkins were briefly removed from court.

Delke, 27, was on trial for a first-degree murder charge, but his attorney reported that he would be found guilty of a reduced charge on charges of manslaughter.

“I hope this case can contribute positively to the proper discussion how police are trained and how we want the police as a community to keep in touch with the citizens, ”Delke said shortly after making his request.

With his voice sometimes shivering, Delke apologized, saying he felt very sorry for “the damage caused by my actions.”

A group of about two dozen protesters gathered outside the courthouse, shouting “no racist police” to protest Delke’s request for an agreement. Others police and whites receive lighter penalties For committing crimes like black and brown people.

Hambrick’s family said they were not contacted or consulted and did not report the complaint until after the agreement was reached.

“I have contempt for this system. I have contempt for this claim. I have contempt [Fraternal Order of Police]. And I have a special contempt for Andrew Delke. May you all rot in hell, ”said lawyer Joy Kimbrough, who read Vickie Hambrick’s statement crying behind her.

District attorney Glenn Funk told reporters later that he had reported the deal to Hambrick’s family lawyer and spoke to Vickie Hambrick on Thursday. He said he had been in contact with them for three years, and knew that Vickie Hambrick wanted Delke to be convicted of murder and to be sentenced to life in prison.

Vickie Hambrick went to court where Andrew Delke himself committed the murder of Daniel Hambrick in Nashville, Tennessee. [Josie Norris/The Tennessean via AP]

In approving the claims agreement, Funk said the decision was made in the interest of the state of Tennessee. Funk said it was “a very high percentage” to end the case in a hanging jury, which said the excitement seen in court on Friday would be “played a hundred times.”

Funk said it would be a “significant step forward” as “tonight will be the first night Nashville has had a police officer in jail with a police officer in jail.”

The prosecutors relied on surveillance films that caught the shooting, stopping Delke from chasing him and shooting the man on the run.

The Nashville Metro Board has approved a $ 2.25 million settlement civil hearing By the hand of Hambrick’s family.

For the legally blind Vickie Hambrick, the loss of her only child will haunt her forever.

“My son was my eyes,” Kimbrough said, reading Vickie Hambrick’s statement. “Things are not going to be the same and everything will never be the same.”