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Laurence Powell Biography
Laurence Powell is one of the most popular and richest Law Enforcement Officer who was born on August 26, 1962 in California, California, United States. Former police officer known for being one of four LAPD officers who participated in the beating of Rodney King in March 1991. His acquittal on assault charges ultimately led to the 1992 LA riots.
He was involved in the beating of Rodney King, who suffered a fractured skull.
On March 3, 1991, Powell and three other officers, Sgt. Stacey Koon, Officer Theodore Briseno, and Officer Timothy Wind were videotaped repeatedly striking Rodney King with their police batons in Lake View Terrace. Officer Powell was partnered with Officer Wind at the time.
The 1992 song “Guerillas in the Mist” by Da Lench Mob uses a sample of the phrase “gorillas in the mist” uttered by Powell. The LAPD officer had used the phrase to describe a black family in a domestic dispute that he responded to just before stopping King, named after the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist.
He has been married and has children.
Name | Laurence Powell |
First Name | Laurence |
Last Name | Powell |
Occupation | Law Enforcement Officer |
Birthday | August 26 |
Birth Year | 1962 |
Place of Birth | California |
Home Town | California |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Full/Birth Name | |
Father | Not Available |
Mother | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Not Known |
Children(s) | Not Available |
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The four officers were later indicted on federal charges for violating Rodney King’s civil rights. Powell and Koon were convicted in 1993. The United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines recommend the offenders serve up to ten years in prison. Instead, U.S. District Judge John Davies sentenced the offenders to 30 months. The sentencing was vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in August 1994 for violating the guidelines. In February 1996, that judgment was itself reversed by the Supreme Court of the United States, which found that the shortened sentences were within the district court’s discretion.
Laurence Powell Net Worth
Laurence Powell is one of the richest Law Enforcement Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Laurence Powell's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was born in Los Angeles and graduated from Crescenta Valley High School.
His usage of the phrase “gorillas in the mist” just prior to the King beating has become infamous in popular culture and was referenced in the Da Lench Mob song “Guerrillas in the Mist.”
Laurence Michael Powell (born August 26, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Los Angeles Police Department officer. He was one of the LAPD officers involved in the beating of Rodney King on March 3, 1991.
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Law Enforcement Officer |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
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Height | Unknown |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
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The Los Angeles District Attorney charged the four officers with assault with a deadly weapon and use of excessive force. A year later, after a change of venue from Los Angeles to Ventura County, a jury of ten whites, one Asian and one Hispanic, acquitted the four officers of the assault charge, but deadlocked on the excessive force charge for Powell. The verdict led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
Who is Laurence Powell Dating?
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Laurence Ranked on the list of most popular Law Enforcement Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Laurence Powell celebrates birthday on August 26 of every year.
Where is Lawrence Powell now?
Powell, one of the four officers, is seen on the video hitting King more than 40 times. He also was acquitted of state charges but convicted in federal court of violating King’s civil rights and sentenced to 30 months in prison. He lives in the San Diego area and has said he will no longer discuss the King case.
Where is Stacey Koon now?
After his prison release Koon eventually moved to Castaic, north of Los Angeles.
What happened to Officer Powell from Rodney King?
The jury found Officer Laurence Powell and Sergeant Stacey Koon guilty, and they were subsequently sentenced to 30 months in prison. Timothy Wind and Theodore Briseno were acquitted of all charges, but both were soon dismissed by the LAPD for their role in the beating.
Who rescued Reginald Denny?
Four Black residents of South Central Los Angeles, Bobby Green Jr., Lei Yuille, Titus Murphy, and Terri Barnett, who had been watching the events on television, came to Denny’s aid. Green, also a truck driver, boarded Denny’s truck and drove him to the Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood.
What caused the LA riots?
Unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) charged with using excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King. This incident had been videotaped and widely shown in television broadcasts.
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