Daily News | Fellow officers testify in case of Eric Ruch, former Philly police officer charged with murder
The former partner of a one-time Philadelphia police officer charged with murder took the stand at the officer’s trial Wednesday and backed his account that he had been fearful that the man he shot to death might have been reaching for a gun.facing third-degree murder and manslaughter charges
Prosecutors say Ruch fatally shot Dennis Plowden Jr., 25, without legal justification as he emerged dazed from the crash and was attempted to comply with orders from police. While the defense has emphasized what it says was the possible threat posed by Plowden with his right hand, prosecutors have focused on his other hand — how an autopsy showed that the fatal bullet had tore through his raised left hand before striking his head.
Though Comitalo was called as a prosecution witness, his testimony often seemed to reinforce the defense’s arguments. He and other witnesses have painted a picture of an urban hellscape at 19th Street and Nedro Avenue at the time Plowden was fatally shot. They said police closed in on Plowden after he led them on a car chase at speeds that a police expert said hit at least 77 mph.
Frank testified in a prison jumpsuit. He was sentenced to a jail term this year on sex-abuse charges.
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