DA: Roosevelt man pleads guilty in Hempstead cop shooting
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The Roosevelt man who authorities said shot a Hempstead Village police officer in 2011 pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder and will get 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Michael Benitez, 23, opened fire from about 12 feet on the uniformed officer who confronted him in the early morning hours of Dec. 2, 2011, authorities said.
One bullet hit the officer in the back and was...
