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|crimes = [[Police brutality]]<br>Assault<br>Civil rights violations<br>Drunk driving

|type of villain = Brutal Corrupt Official}}

'''Stacey Cornell Koon''' (born 23 November 1950) is a former Los Angeles police officer and the ringleader of the 1991 Rodney King incident, a [[police brutality]] incident in which African-American motorist Rodney King was beaten up by four white police officers. King suffered a fractured skull, a broken leg and several burns as a result of the attack. Koon and the other officers were indicted by a grand jury but acquitted, sparking the [[1992 ~~Rodney King~~ riots]].

'''Stacey Cornell Koon''' (born 23 November 1950) is a former Los Angeles police officer and the ringleader of the 1991 Rodney King incident, a [[police brutality]] incident in which African-American motorist Rodney King was beaten up by four white police officers. King suffered a fractured skull, a broken leg and several burns as a result of the attack. Koon and the other officers were indicted by a grand jury but acquitted, sparking the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]].

In 1993, Koon and the other officers were re-tried in federal court for violating King's civil rights. Koon and another officer were convicted and sentenced to 2.5 years in jail.

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 |crimes = [[Police brutality]]<br>Assault<br>Civil rights violations<br>Drunk driving
 |type of villain = Brutal Corrupt Official}}
-'''Stacey Cornell Koon''' (born 23 November 1950) is a former Los Angeles police officer and the ringleader of the 1991 Rodney King incident, a [[police brutality]] incident in which African-American motorist Rodney King was beaten up by four white police officers. King suffered a fractured skull, a broken leg and several burns as a result of the attack. Koon and the other officers were indicted by a grand jury but acquitted, sparking the [[1992 Rodney King riots]].
+'''Stacey Cornell Koon''' (born 23 November 1950) is a former Los Angeles police officer and the ringleader of the 1991 Rodney King incident, a [[police brutality]] incident in which African-American motorist Rodney King was beaten up by four white police officers. King suffered a fractured skull, a broken leg and several burns as a result of the attack. Koon and the other officers were indicted by a grand jury but acquitted, sparking the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]].
 In 1993, Koon and the other officers were re-tried in federal court for violating King's civil rights. Koon and another officer were convicted and sentenced to 2.5 years in jail.