Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Edwards family urged people on Friday not to protest at Jordan’s funeral. Mr. Oliver became a police officer after serving as an infantryman in the Army, eventually rising to sergeant. He submitted his voluntary resignation in May 2011 and began officially working for Balch Springs two months later. A prosecutor described the interactions with Mr. Oliver as “scary,” and others said Mr. Oliver was uncooperative and cursed at an assistant district attorney. Balch Springs suspended him for 16 hours and ordered him to attend anger management training.

Source: New York Times May 05, 2017 22:40 UTC