Ex-LAPD Officer Indicted, Pleads Not Guilty

A grand jury indictment was unsealed charging former LAPD officer Clifford Proctor, 60, with second-degree murder for the on-duty 2015 shooting of homeless man Brendon (also reported as Brendan) Glenn in Venice. Proctor pleaded not guilty, is being held without bail after his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport following years living abroad, and waived reading of the indictment during an initial court appearance. He is due back in court in early November. The indictment followed a reexamination of the case by former District Attorney George Gascón; current Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said he will review the indictment to determine whether to proceed. The city previously paid a $4 million wrongful-death settlement to Glenn’s family, and Proctor’s attorney has questioned the timing of the charges while the family expressed renewed hope for justice.