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Sentencing of Former NYPD Officer Erik Duran

April 10 – April 15, 2026

Former NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for manslaughter following a fatal incident involving a thrown cooler. Defense attorneys are now alleging that the presiding judge displayed anti-police bias during the trial proceedings.

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Islanders fans rally behind jailed 'cooler cop' Erik Duran after launch of defense legal fund

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Exclusive | Immigrant mom of ex-NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran says family's American dream now a nightmare with son's prison sentence

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Exclusive | Lawyers for NYPD 'cooler cop' blindsided by judge's 'obvious anti-police bias' despite his background as prosecutor

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NYC judge seeks to make example of officer who threw cooler at fleeing suspect, causing fatal crash

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