Hammeren, who has no criminal record, was released on $50,000 unsecured bond after a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Primomo. Arraignment was scheduled for June 29. LAPD officials said Hammeren was on their force from 1998 to 2002. If convicted of receiving child porn, Hammeren faces five to 20 years in prison, and if convicted of possession, he faces up to 10 years. BY: Guillermo Contreras Comment here
Judge refuses to throw out Kenneth Bowen's case June 21, 2011 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has refused to throw out the indictment against one of five current or former New Orleans police officers whose trial on charges stemming from deadly shootings on a bridge in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath is scheduled to start this week. In a ruling filed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt rejected Sgt. Kenneth Bowen's claim that federal prosecutors improperly used his 2006 testimony before a state grand jury under an immunity deal and tainted the case. State charges against Bowen and six other officers were dismissed in 2008, but he and five others were charged last year in the fatal shootings of two unarmed people and wounding of four others on the Danziger Bridge after the 2005 storm. Jury selection for the trial is scheduled to start Wednesday. http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Judge-refuses-to-quashofficer-s-indictment-1433765.php Comment here