CHESAPEAKE
Following a jury’s recommendation, a Circuit Court judge today sentenced Ryan Frederick to 10 years in prison for the slaying of a Chesapeake detective during a drug raid.
Judge Marjorie A.T. Arrington imposed the maximum sentence on the killer of detective Jarrod Shivers. His father, Jim Shivers, said the family wanted the toughest punishment for Frederick.
Jack Bider, president of the Chesapeake chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, said before the hearing that officers accepted the verdict delivered by the jury. Although the police may not agree with it, Bider said in a statement, “we can hope that the full sentencing guidelines of that verdict are fulfilled.”
Frederick shot and killed Jarrod Shivers during a botched drug raid on his home in the city’s Portlock section in January 2008. A jury rejected a capital murder charge and found Frederick guilty of voluntary manslaughter in February.
The highly charged trial included a special prosecutor, testimony from a jailhouse snitch and tearful family members. At the end, neither side was satisfied by the verdict.
Jim Shivers said the family had hoped for a conviction of at least second-degree murder, and remain puzzled by the jury’s decision. “It was a disappointment,” he said.
Defense attorney James Broccoletti said Frederick, who had a clean criminal record, will appeal.
Shivers enlisted in the Navy after high school, started a family and joined the Chesapeake Police Department in 2000, rising to rank of detective. Shivers, 34, left behind his wife, Nicole, and three children, Brittnie, Ashleigh and Landon.
Shivers’ name was added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington last month, his father said. A group of local officers is expected to attend ceremonies for their fallen comrades as part of National Police Week.