Police have identified Maurice Clemmons, a Parkland man with extensive criminal history, as a person of interest,who had been granted clemency to Clemmons nine years ago, By governor of Arkansas as Four uniformed police officers were shot and killed in a Pierce County coffee shop Sunday morning as they worked on their laptop computers, authorities said.
Clemmons, the 37-year-old man wanted for questioning in the killing of four Lakewood police officers Sunday morning, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health.
Maurice Clemmon criminal history includes at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington. His record also stands out for the number of times Clemmons has been released from custody despite questions about the danger he posed.
Mike Huckabee, when he was governor of Arkansas, granted clemency to Clemmons nine years ago, commuting his lengthy prison sentence over the protests of prosecutors.
"This is the day I've been dreading for a long time," Larry Jegley, prosecuting attorney for Arkansas' Pulaski County, said Sunday night when informed that Clemmons was being sought in connection with the killings.
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