{"id":4966,"date":"2026-04-13T10:17:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4966"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:17:49","slug":"bruce-blakeman-vows-to-pardon-convicted-nypd-cooler-cop-erik-duran-if-elected-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4966","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Blakeman vows to pardon convicted NYPD &#8216;cooler cop&#8217; Erik Duran if elected governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman vowed to immediately pardon newly jailed NYPD \u201ccooler cop\u201d Erik Duran if he is elected governor in November.<\/p>\n<p>Blakeman, who is now serving as Nassau County executive, said Duran, who was sentenced to at least three years in prison for hurling a cooler that killed a drug suspect in 2023, doesn\u2019t belong behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCounty Executive Blakeman will be making a strong statement in support of Sgt. Duran, consistent with his commitment to back law enforcement and make every neighborhood in New York safer,\u201d the Long Island pol\u2019s campaign said in a statement to The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>GOP gubernatorial frontrunner Bruce Blakeman says ex-NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran does not belong in prison. <span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ex-NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran was sentenced to three-to-9 years in prison for manslaughter last week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blakeman, a 70-year-old conservative who has embraced President Trump\u2019s agenda, received the endorsement from the White House last year to take on Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Duran was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter last week at a non-jury trial before Bronx Judge Guy Mitchell in the freak death of 30-year-old Eric Duprey during an undercover \u201cbuy and bust\u201d operation.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, Duprey tried to flee the scene in Kingsbridge on Aug. 23, 2023, by hopping on a scooter to get away \u2014 when Duran picked up a cooler and hurled it.<\/p>\n<p>The cooler struck Duprey in the head, causing a fatal wreck. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eric Duprey was speeding away from police when he was hit by a cooler and killed in 2023. <span class=\"credit\">Tomas E. Gaston for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Law enforcement from around the country backed Duran throughout his trial. <span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Duran, a 38-year-old married dad of three, was a 13-year veteran with a distinguished career record before the freak mishap that ended up with the sentence of three-to-9 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD rank-and-file cops and his union rep rallied behind Duran \u2014 to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>Even a petition signed by more than 11,000 cops throughout the US asking that Duran receive probation instead of prison time did not sway the judge at sentencing.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t only Sgt. Duran, a great cop, who was on trial,\u201d NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association President Vincent Vallelong said in a statement last week. \u201cEvery law enforcement officer who makes a split-second decision in the performance of their duties to protect the public was also on that trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called the judge\u2019s sentence \u201cthe darkest day in the history of our profession.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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