killer cop daniel lovelace wants his job back Original Article Lovelace hearing set to resume By Chris Markham, Tribune Former Chandler police officer Daniel Lovelace is expected to testify this week as a city personnel board resumes hearing testimony on whether the fired officer should return to work. Lovelace fatally shot Dawn Rae Nelson on Oct. 11, 2002, while she attempted to fill a fake prescription at a Chandler drugstore. He was fired about a month later, after a Chandler Police Department investigation determined he was guilty of four city personnel violations. Lovelace was later tried and acquitted by a jury in Maricopa County Superior Court on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and endangerment in Nelsons death. Chandlers Merit System Board is scheduled to meet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, with six witnesses including four Chandler police officers and a city prosecutor slated to testify on Lovelaces behalf. Lovelace himself is also expected to testify at some point during the hearings, said city spokesman David Bigos. Once the hearings are closed, the board will deliberate in closed session on what recommendations to make to City Manager Mark Pentz, who will ultimately decide whether to reinstate Lovelace. Contact Chris Markham by email, or phone (480) 898-6486