Stacey Koon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stacey Koon
Occupation	Police Officer
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1950(1950-11-23)
Age	74
Birthplace	Lynwood
Country	United States
Horoscope	Scorpio

Stacey Koon Biography

Stacey Koon is one of the most popular and richest Police Officer who was born on November 23, 1950 in Lynwood, United States. Stacey Cornell Koon (born November 23rd 1950) was an ex-sergeant of the Los Angeles Police Department who became famous internationally following Rodney King. Rodney King incident.

In 1993, four police officers were confronted in Federal court located at Los Angeles; Koon and Powell were found guilty for violating the civil rights of King. In the United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines suggest that offenders spend as long as ten year in jail. In the end, U.S. District Judge John Davies sentenced the offenders to 30 months. The sentence was later vacated from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in August 1994 because of the violation of guidelines. On February 26, 1996 the decision was annulled by the Supreme Court of the United States in a decision that found the sentence shortened was within the discretion of the district court.

Koon eventually moved to Castaic, north of Los Angeles. In 2012, he began working as a chauffeur in Los Angeles for the limousine company Music Express where his patrons have included former U.S. vice president Al Gore and actor and political commentator D. L. Hughley.

In 2018, Koon was arrested for driving under the influence in Santa Clarita, California.

Both Koon as well as Koon’s fellow LAPD officers Laurence Powell have been used as racist symbols in hip-hop and other related music. Koon is mentioned by the Rap metal group Rage Against the Machine in their hit song “Vietnow”, and is featured in the Ice Cube songs “Really Doe” and “We Had to Tear This Motherfucka Up.” Koon was also named on The Simpsons episode “Sideshow Bob Roberts” by conservative commentator Birch Barlow as an example of someone who was “railroaded by our liberal justice system.” Koon was twice parodied during 1993, by Jim Carrey on the American sketch comedy TV show In Living Color.

Stacey Koon Net Worth

Stacey Koon is one of the richest Police Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stacey Koon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

On the 3rd of March 1991 at Los Angeles, a high-speed chase was launched by California Highway Patrol officer Melanie Singer after a motorist Rodney King was allegedly observed driving a white 1988 Hyundai Excel at more than 100 miles an hour (160 kilometers/h). The pursuit ended on the right side of Foothill Boulevard. Koon along with four agents (Laurence Powell Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Rolando Solano) tried to detain King. The officers said that King refused to be arrested and officers Powell, Wind and Briseno required force to take him down. The incident was captured on video by a resident of the area, George Holliday, who offered it to the local TV station KTLA. The station broadcast parts of the footage and CNN later aired it the next day. The officers were convicted of using excessive force at the state tribunal at Simi Valley in the year 1992. They were they were cleared on the 29th of April in the same year. On the same day, in 1992, the Los Angeles riots began, that resulted in the deaths of 63.

In his book, Presumed Guilty: The Tragic Story that was The Rodney King Affair, Koon defensed his actions and blamed the violence on the media and community leaders. Koon appeared as an interviewer in the show A Closer Look with Faith Daniels on the 24th of October, 1992.

In November 1995, a gunman, 35-year-old Randall Tolbert, entered the halfway house and demanded to know where Koon was. Koon was on a holiday pass at the time. The gunman took three hostages, one of whom was 67-year-old Karl Milam. After fatally shooting Milam, Tolbert was shot and killed by the sheriff’s SWAT team during a shootout.

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Facts & Trivia

Stacey Ranked on the list of most popular Police Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Stacey Koon celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

Top Facts about Stacey Koon

1. Stacey Cornell Koon is an American convicted criminal and former sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department.
2. He is one of four officers responsible for beating Rodney King in 1991.
3. Koon was sentenced to 2+1⁄2 years in federal prison in 1993 for his role in the incident.
4. The incident was videotaped by a witness and aired on TV the following day.
5. Koon wrote a book in 1992 about the incident titled “Presumed Guilty: The Tragedy of the Rodney King Affair”.
6. In 1993, Koon and Laurence Powell were convicted of violating King’s civil rights.
7. Koon was a guest on A Closer Look with Faith Daniels on October 24, 1992.
8. In 1995, a gunman entered a halfway house looking for Koon.
9. Koon moved to Castaic, north of Los Angeles and worked as a chauffeur for Music Express.
10. Koon was mentioned in several hip hop songs and parodied by Jim Carrey on In Living Color.
11. Koon was profiled by Time in 2007 as part of marking the 15th anniversary of the riots.
12. Koon has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in criminal justice from California State University, Los Angeles and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California.
13. In 2018, Koon was arrested and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Santa Clarita, California.
14. Koon received a sentence of three years’ probation and was required to install an alcohol interlock on his vehicle.
15. The incident involving Rodney King initiated with a high-speed chase conducted by California Highway Patrol officer Melanie Singer.