Charges reduced, immigrant hopes to stay in US (AP) An Ecuadorian immigrant facing possible deportation says he hopes to be allowed to stay in the U.S. after a court removed a felony conviction stemming from a clash with a now-disgraced Connecticut police officer. With the felony conviction removed, 32-year-old Edgar Marin (mah-REEN’) hopes to persuade a judge to stop deportation proceedings. Marin, a legal resident, was arrested in June 2011 following a scuffle with East Haven police officer Dennis Spaulding. He struck a plea agreement that led to his conviction on a felony charge of assaulting an officer. Spaulding received a five-year prison sentence in January for conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of Hispanics and using unreasonable force. A court on Monday approved a reduction of the charge against Marin to misdemeanor interference. Source: mynews13/ newsinfl/charges-reduced-immigrant-hopes-to-stay-in-us/
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:00:47 +0000