UPDATE/ Jury selection scheduled in assault case against D.C. police officer

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The Washington Post



Jury selection scheduled in assault case against D.C. police officer

By Keith L. Alexander | Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 10/15/2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/jury-selection-scheduled-in-assault-case-against-dc-police-officer/2012/10/15/d3f205f4-1708-11e2-9855-71f2b202721b_blog.html

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Jury selection in the case of a District police officer charged with assaulting and soliciting sex from a transgender woman last year is scheduled to begin Tuesday in D.C. Superior Court.

Opening statements by attorneys could begin Tuesday afternoon if a jury is selected in trial of Kenneth Furr, who was arrested after an August 26 incident.

Furr was charged with nine offenses — including multiple counts of assault and assault with a dangerous weapon — after an incident in which, according to authorities and interviews, he tried to solicit sex from transgender women, leading to a collision between two vehicles and gunfire.

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WJLA.COM



Kenneth Furr convicted of assault; acquitted on other charges

October 26, 2012 - 06:06 pm


http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/10/kenneth-furr-convicted-of-assault-prositution-acquitted-on-other-charges-81492.html


A jury convicted a D.C. police officer on assault and solicitation of a prostitute but acquitted the officer of assault with intent to kill and several other charges.

Kenneth Furr, 48, was on trial this week for the Aug. 26, 2011 incident. He was accused of trying to solicit a transgender woman and pulled out a gun after the woman refused.

Furr faces up to 10 years in prison on the assault charge and up to 90 days on the prostitution charge.