Mistrial Declared in Federal Trial of Former Sheriff's Deputy Who Shot, Killed Unarmed Man

Mistrial declared in federal trial of former sheriff's deputy who shot, killed unarmed man

Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) A San Diego federal jury was unable to reach verdicts and a mistrial was declared Thursday in the case of a former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an unarmed man. Jurors deliberated for more than a week before announcing they were deadlocked in the trial of Aaron Russell, who has been prosecuted in both state and federal courts for the May…

San Diego federal jury deadlocks in trial of sheriff’s deputy who shot fleeing man in back

A judge declared a mistrial Thursday morning after a federal jury was unable to unanimously decide whether to convict a former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy on civil rights violations for fatally shooting an unarmed man in the back in 2020 outside the downtown Central Jail. Deputy Aaron Richard Russell, 28, was charged with depriving Nicholas Bils of his rights under color of law when he shot and killed Bils, who had just escaped from a law …

Hung jury for San Diego deputy who fatally shot fleeing, unarmed man in back

A San Diego federal jury was unable to reach verdicts and a mistrial was declared Thursday in the trial of a former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a fleeing, unarmed man outside the San Diego Central Jail. Jurors deliberated for more than a week before announcing they were hopelessly deadlocked in the trial of Aaron Russell, who...

Jury selected for murder trial, windomnews.com

Jury selection in Cottonwood County District Court wrapped up Friday morning for the trial for a murder that took place on New Year's Eve.