Tears are streaming down my face as I write this e-mail. And when I tell you whatâs happened, youâll understand why Iâm heartbrokenâ¦
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ d66e3d435db5f9af09cbb55e10dcfecd Dear Friend, Tears are streaming down my face as I write this e-mail. And when I tell you whatâs happened, youâll understand why Iâm heartbroken⦠â¦and I pray youâll take 30 seconds out of your day right now to give me a glimmer of hope by signing this [Emergency Pardon Petition](~/AARclAA~/RgRnXJAGP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbS9sZWxkZi80YTMxN2JjNi1iZTFiLTRhMDgtYjk1OC1iNGNkYTAwZmMyYzI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1CREctUkVOJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09RU0mdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMxMjEzX0JER19MRUxERl9EUFBTUF9SRU5fUEEtVVNDTlcDc3BjQgplc1__eWV2LnGpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to bring my husband home before Christmas. The Missouri Courts just upheld the unjust manslaughter conviction against my husband, decorated Kansas City Police Detective Eric DeValkenaere. You see, my husband is a victim of the radical anti-police movement sweeping our nation. And he just lost what we believed was a slam-dunk appeal. Although the Missouri Attorney General agreed Eric is innocent, woke anti-cop prosecutors and the defund the police mob somehow still won Now Eric sits in a jail cell for a crime he did not commit â locked away from our 3 children and me â unless Missouri Governor Mike Parson pardons him. [Thatâs why Iâm asking you to sign the Emergency Pardon Petition right now.](~/AARclAA~/RgRnXJAGP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbS9sZWxkZi80YTMxN2JjNi1iZTFiLTRhMDgtYjk1OC1iNGNkYTAwZmMyYzI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1CREctUkVOJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09RU0mdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMxMjEzX0JER19MRUxERl9EUFBTUF9SRU5fUEEtVVNDTlcDc3BjQgplc1__eWV2LnGpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Please let me explain⦠On December 3, 2019, the Kansas City Police Department observed a red pick-up truck chasing another vehicle through the city streets. [DeValkenaere Family Photo](~/AARclAA~/RgRnXJAGP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbS9sZWxkZi80YTMxN2JjNi1iZTFiLTRhMDgtYjk1OC1iNGNkYTAwZmMyYzI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1CREctUkVOJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09RU0mdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMxMjEzX0JER19MRUxERl9EUFBTUF9SRU5fUEEtVVNDTlcDc3BjQgplc1__eWV2LnGpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Officers unsuccessfully attempted to catch the truck â and had to involve the departmentâs helicopter to track it. The chopper tracked the car to the backyard of a home â and my husband and his partner were the first to arrive at the scene. Eric approached the passenger side of the pick-up and his partner approached the driverâs side, both shouting commands at the driver to STOP and SHOW HIS HANDS. My husband saw the suspect reach toward his waistband and grab a handgun, pointing it directly at his partner. Fearing the suspect would shoot, Eric discharged his firearm four times into the windshield of the pick-up as it continued driving into the garage. When officers entered the garage, they found the suspect deceased with his arm hanging out of the window and his .45 semi-automatic pistol on the ground. (A weapon they would later learn was stolen.) No doubt Eric saved his partnerâs life that afternoon â and probably his own. But instead of receiving an award for his heroic actions, Eric was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Armed Criminal Action by a District Attorney desperately trying to hold onto her elected seat on the bench. [Now I hope you can see why Iâm asking you to sign the Emergency Pardon Petition to Governor Mike Parson.](~/AARclAA~/RgRnXJAGP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbS9sZWxkZi80YTMxN2JjNi1iZTFiLTRhMDgtYjk1OC1iNGNkYTAwZmMyYzI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1CREctUkVOJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09RU0mdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMxMjEzX0JER19MRUxERl9EUFBTUF9SRU5fUEEtVVNDTlcDc3BjQgplc1__eWV2LnGpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) When Jason Johnson at the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) told me they would continue to fight for Ericâs freedom, I was able to take my first deep breath in days. If youâve heard of LELDF, then you already know theyâre a non-profit organization that supports and defends wrongly accused officers like my husband. LELDF has helped dozens of men and women in blue clear their names and win back their freedom. Itâs such a comfort knowing there are pro-police patriots like Jason at the team and LELDF⦠â¦but without your urgent action today, Eric will be locked in prison for the next 6 years⦠6 Thanksgivings, 6 Christmas, and 6 New Years⦠6 birthdays for each child⦠6 wedding anniversaries⦠I still canât wrap my mind around the full magnitude of what this miscarriage of justice means for my family. I just know every time I think about the future without the man I love â the father of my children â my heart cracks more. [Thatâs why Iâm urgently asking you to sign the Emergency Pardon Petition to Missouri Governor Mike Parson today.](~/AARclAA~/RgRnXJAGP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbS9sZWxkZi80YTMxN2JjNi1iZTFiLTRhMDgtYjk1OC1iNGNkYTAwZmMyYzI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1CREctUkVOJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09RU0mdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMxMjEzX0JER19MRUxERl9EUFBTUF9SRU5fUEEtVVNDTlcDc3BjQgplc1__eWV2LnGpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Eric should have been commended for his service and life-saving actions that day, not convicted and sentenced to years in prison! The reality is we canât get back the last few weeks Eric has been sitting in prison or the nearly four years this nightmare has hanging over our heads. But with your help today, we can bring my husband home in time to enjoy the holidays with his three children. [So please, wonât you take just 30 seconds of your time right now to sign the Emergency Pardon Petition to Governor Mike Parson?](~/AARclAA~/RgRnXJAGP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbS9sZWxkZi80YTMxN2JjNi1iZTFiLTRhMDgtYjk1OC1iNGNkYTAwZmMyYzI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1CREctUkVOJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09RU0mdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMxMjEzX0JER19MRUxERl9EUFBTUF9SRU5fUEEtVVNDTlcDc3BjQgplc1__eWV2LnGpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) After signing the petition, please make a generous donation to LELDF to fund this petition and the legal defenses of 12 officers (including Eric) they currently support. Remember, LELDF is able to support wrongly accused and convicted officers like Eric because of the generosity of patriots like you. Friend, to say itâs been a difficult few years for our family would be an understatement. But with a pardon the final option to secure Ericâs freedom and restore his good name, Iâm begging you to [sign the Emergency Pardon Petition today.](~/AARclAA~/RgRnXJAGP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbS9sZWxkZi80YTMxN2JjNi1iZTFiLTRhMDgtYjk1OC1iNGNkYTAwZmMyYzI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1CREctUkVOJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09RU0mdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMxMjEzX0JER19MRUxERl9EUFBTUF9SRU5fUEEtVVNDTlcDc3BjQgplc1__eWV2LnGpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Thank you in advance for your continued prayers and support. Gratefully, Sarah DeValkenaere P.S. Without your immediate action, my husband Eric DeValkenaere â a decorated Kansas City Police Detective â will spend Christmas, New Years and every holiday for the next six years behind bars. Our three beautiful children wonât have their biggest cheerleader at their graduations, maybe even their weddings. My best friend is locked away â and the only way to get him out is to get Missouri Governor Mike Parson to pardon him. [Will you please take 30 seconds right now to sign the Emergency Pardon Petition and help me fight for Ericâs freedom?](~/AARclAA~/RgRnXJAGP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWN1cmUuYW5lZG90LmNvbS9sZWxkZi80YTMxN2JjNi1iZTFiLTRhMDgtYjk1OC1iNGNkYTAwZmMyYzI_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1CREctUkVOJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09RU0mdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMxMjEzX0JER19MRUxERl9EUFBTUF9SRU5fUEEtVVNDTlcDc3BjQgplc1__eWV2LnGpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) I hope youâll also make a generous, tax-deductible donation to LELDF. No matter what, please pray for Eric and my heartbroken family. More such officers who sacrifice so much for will face similar fates unless we speak out and stand up for the brave men and women in blue. The next time you see a police officer in your community, please thank them for their service. To read more about our mission or the other Law Enforcement officers we're defending, please visit www.leldf.org. And remember - Blue Lives Matter! 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