The Brief
- The family of St. Paul police officer James Sackett is urging the public to oppose parole for the man convicted of killing him in 1970.
- Ronald Reed, convicted in 2006, is up for parole for the fourth time after serving two decades in prison.
- Public comments on Reed’s potential release can be emailed to the Minnesota Department of Corrections by 4 p.m. on July 21.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The family of a St. Paul police officer killed in the line of duty is calling on the community to help keep his convicted killer behind bars.
Family seeks support to oppose parole for convicted killer
What we know:
James Sackett was shot and killed while responding to a fake call for help at a home on Hague Avenue in St. Paul on May 22, 1970, leaving behind a wife and four young children.
More than three decades later, a jury convicted Ronald Reed of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in Sackett’s death, and a judge sentenced him to life in prison.
Unfair and unjust
What they’re saying:…