NYPD, Queens

Queens Man Sentenced to 39 Years for 2023 Shooting of NYPD Officer
Devin Spraggins was sentenced to 39 years to life for the 2023 shooting of NYPD Officer Brett Boller in Queens.
Man sentenced to at least 39 years for shooting NYPD cop in Queens bus seat clash
A menacing Queens bus rider convicted of shooting a rookie NYPD cop after an altercation with a fellow passenger was sentenced to at least 39 years in prison on Monday as a courtroom filled with angry cops looked on.
Devin Spraggins, of Queens, sentenced for shooting NYPD Detective Brett Boller
Devin Spraggins stood motionless, his hands cuffed behind him, as he was sentenced for the wounding of Det. Brett Boller, of Hauppauge.
Judge scolds convicted NYPD cop-shooter in sentencing smackdown: ‘You didn’t give a damn’
A 24-year-old criminal who shot an NYPD cop last year after a scuffle on an MTA bus was hit with a prison sentence of 39-years-to-life in Queens court on Monday.
Queens man sentenced to 39 years for 2023 shooting of rookie NYPD officer
Spraggins was charged with attempted murder of a police officer, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and obstructing governmental administration, NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said during a news conference in April 2023.
Queens man sentenced to 39 years to life for shooting NYPD officer
Dozens of officers packed a Queens criminal courtroom on Monday where Devin Spraggins was sentenced to 39 years to life.
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