GUILTY MO - Brandon Ellingson, 20, falls off police boat & drowns, Versailles, 31 May 2014

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Handcuffed man drowns while in custody of Missouri cop. Officer pleads guilty misdemeanor to boating violation.

A Missouri state trooper accused in the 2014 death of an Iowa man who fell from a patrol boat while handcuffed has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor boating violation, meaning he won't face an involuntary manslaughter trial in the case.

Missouri trooper pleads, avoids trial in handcuffed drowning of Brandon Ellingson

Two weeks before he would have faced trial for involuntary manslaughter in the drowning death of a handcuffed Iowa man, a Missouri state trooper pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor boating violation.

Anthony Piercy avoided a jury trial when he told the judge he was guilty of negligent operation of a vessel in the death of Brandon Ellingson, 20, in late May 2014.

That charge is a Class B misdemeanor, far less than the felony the trooper faced. It carries the possibility of up to six months in jail and/or a $500 fine. The prosecutor also could ask that Piercy be barred from law enforcement for life.

Piercy’s lawyer asked that if the sentencing assessment report recommends more than probation that Piercy be allowed to withdraw his plea.

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[Blondie in Spokane]

Outrage as Missouri highway trooper is given just 10 DAYS 'shock time' in jail after man, 20, he improperly handcuffed fell off a boat and drowned while in his custody

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