'We are delighted with the outcome and look forward to welcoming Gabriel back to his family home soon,' said the family of 23-year-old Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, who has been in Italian prison since July 2019.
Italian attorneys for Marin Co.'s Gabriel Natale-Hjorth have filed a motion requesting home detention after his conviction in a Rome officer's death.An Italian court has approved house arrest for a Marin County man convicted in the killing of an Italian police officer.The home detention was approved for 23-year-old Gabriel Natale-Hjorth. The court had reduced his crime to what amounts to negligence in the death of a police officer in Rome in July 2019.
Natale and friend, 24-year-old Finnegan Elder of San Francisco, were on vacation when they were confronted by plain-clothes police after a failed drug transaction. Natale was able to run away from one officer, while another pinned Elder to the ground. Elder pulled out a knife and stabbed the officer until he broke free.
Both men from the Bay Area initially received life sentences from the Italian courts. Elder's sentence got reduced earlier this month to 15 years based on the fact that the Italian officers failed to properly identify themselves. From the beginning, Elder told authorities that he thought the officers were thugs connected to the drug dealer.
Elder's family said they are "so relieved for this chapter for Gabe and his family to be over and a new phase to begin."Italy court reduces sentences of 2 Bay Area men in officer killingMother of Ellie Lorenzo confirms death of 3-year-old daughter
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