Jury reaches verdict in murder trial of former Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean - the jury is expected to return a verdict at 2:30 p.m.
Anxiety filled the hallway outside the courtroom before the verdict, which was announced just after 2:30 p.m. As the judge read the verdict, Jefferson’s brother, Adarius Carr, wrapped his arm around sister Ashley Carr. A few activists stormed out of the courtroom. A juror covered her face and looked down as people screamed in anguish and angry outside the courtroom.
for the on-duty killing of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, who had done nothing wrong and was unarmed as he left a party. Oliver murdered Jordan as the teen was sitting in the passenger seat of a car driving away from Oliver and another officer. Outside the courtroom, Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing Jefferson’s family in a civil lawsuit, said the appropriate sentence was murder. A gag order prohibits Dean, his defense lawyers, Jefferson’s family and the prosecutors from speaking publicly before the trial ends.
Dean’s conviction “is going to send a message not only to him, but other law enforcement not to be so trigger happy when you see somebody of color,” she said. “I hope the sentence sets a precedent so that other officers will think twice.”jury’s decision will embolden other officers. State troopers arrived at the Tarrant County courthouse Wednesday but were not seen after the verdict. Gov. Greg Abbott’s office did not respond to a request for comment about why or how many troopers were deployed.
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