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Closing arguments held in Bronx trial of Putnam County NYPD sergeant

The defendant, Erik Duran, is accused in the death of Eric Duprey two years ago.

News 12 Staff

Feb 4, 2026, 5:27 AM

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Closing arguments were delivered Tuesday in the Bronx in the trial of an NYPD sergeant from Putnam County accused of killing a man with a cooler.

The defendant, Erik Duran, is accused in the death of Eric Duprey two years ago.

Duran was working undercover when he tried to make a drug arrest but targeted the wrong man, prosecutors said.

They said Duran threw a heavy cooler at Duprey’s head as he drove, killing him, prosecutors said.

The defense said Duran was forced to make a life-or-death decision and described the suspect as a deadly threat.

Duran faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

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