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Plea Deal for Fairfax Killer Cop Adam Torres
On August 29, 2013, Fairfax County police officer Adam Torres shot and killed John Geer as he stood in his own doorway, speaking calmly with Officer Rodney Barnes and the other officers who had responded to Geer’s townhouse 40 minutes earlier. Geer’s partner, Maura Harrington, had called 911 because Geer was distraught over her announcement that she was moving out and taking their two teenage daughters with her, and was tossing furniture and personal effects outside onto the lawn.
On January 5, 2015, nearly a year and a half, later, Fairfax County officials finally released Torres’ name to the public, something they refused to do until forced to by a court order. Adam Torres was not charged with second degree murder until August 17, 2015, almost two years to the day after he killed John Geer.
Thanks to a plea deal, Torres will almost certainly be home enjoying his freedom and the love of his family when John Geer’s family marks the third anniversary of their loss this coming August; Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh accepted a plea deal for involuntary manslaughter with a sentence of 12 months. Torres has already spent 8 months in county lockup as he has been held without bond since the day he was charged.
A Twist of Fate
John Geer’s parents, a handful of reporters, Sean “We could all be Adam Torres” Corcoran, the shameless shill for a local police union, and perhaps a row and a half of Torres family members, sat in the mostly empty courtroom today. Among them was Adam Torres’ wife, Danyal Torres, who started an ill-fated fundraiser when Torres was terminated from the police department. She was holding their youngest child who had been born while Torres was locked up at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center awaiting trial.
It is the ultimately irony and indignity that John Geer’s death seems to have gained Adam Torres everything Geer lost that day; a second chance with his partner; the comfort and joy of raising his children into adulthood; the ability to provide for his parents in their old age.
“I want everyone to remember that he was a good guy.” — Jeff Stewart, John Geer’s best friend who was on the scene when Adam Torres killed him.
Plea Deal for Fairfax Killer Cop Adam Torres is a post from Cop Block – Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights
Source: http://www.copblock.org/158253/plea-deal-for-fairfax-killer-cop-adam-torres/
