A screenshot of Stacey Koon getting into a limo (Photo Credit: Screen Grab From TMZ Video)
Stacey Koon, the Los Angeles cop who was involved in the notorious beating of the late Rodney King back in 1990, was seen driving a limo, according to TMZ.
(Click on the link to see video of Koon driving a limo)
The entertainment site reports that an independent photographer caught Koon driving a limo for Music Express, a high-end private transport company. Koon was leaving LAX when the photog asked him if he had any comments on King’s death. He scoffed at the question, got in to his vehicle and drove off.
Koon was acquitted in the beating in 1992 of any wrongdoing but was convicted in a federal court of civil rights violations and served 30 months in prison. He also wrote a book during that time, raising more than $4 million in legal fees. Koon’s lawyer, Ira M. Salzman, told the Los Angeles Times that, “He’s a committed family man and he’s moving forward with his life as best as he can.”
Ironically, according to Time Magazine, Koon was a model cop before the 1991 King beating:
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