Juror issued challenge during talks in officer’s trial

Protests also followed the deaths of two unarmed black men after encounters with police earlier this year in Baltimore and South Carolina.

Police in North Carolina are making plans for multiple activities as they keep an eye on protests following the mistrial declared in the case of a white police officer accused in the shooting death of an unarmed…

While the military veteran – Wilson served two tours of Vietnam – and former Boston constable thought the prosecution’s case should have stood, Wilson said he was particularly upset with the defense’s presentation, which he said put Ferrell on trial.

At issue in the case was whether Kerrick was justified when he fired 12 rounds at Ferrell, 10 of which hit him.

Philip Stinson, a Bowling Green State University criminologist and a former police officer, said he would have expected a mistrial or an acquittal. Police officers, some seen grasping batons on video, stopped the protesters at one point from entering a covered transit center.

Ervin brought the racially diverse jury back into the Mecklenburg County courtroom around 4:10 p.m. and the foreman said he saw no possibility of reaching a verdict.

The family of a black man who was shot and killed by a white Charlotte police officer is calling for a new trial and a peaceful response after the officer’s manslaughter trial ended with a deadlocked jury.

On the first day of deliberations, Raffe said, the jury took an anonymous vote, writing down guilty or not guilty on slips of paper and placing them in a bowl.

In reference to Chestnut’s comments, “He indicated that the dash cam video was “misconstrued” and that if all of the evidence had been presented, Officer Kerrick would have been convicted…” The demonstrators heard Georgia Ferrell and her son, Willie, speak before they dispersed.

They are also asking several national Civil Rights’ leaders to make a trip to Charlotte next month including Reverend Al Sharpton.

There was one report of a person seen on top of a police auto.

Kerrick’s attorneys contended Kerrick opened fire because he feared that Ferrell was going to attack him and take his gun.

Eight protesters were sprawled in the middle of the street Friday afternoon.

“That’s the kind of relationship and cooperation that the community has with this police department”, Hough said. Kerrick’s attorneys have argued that Ferrell was moving quickly in the officer’s direction.

He said he believed Ferrell had other options rather than moving toward the officers, like sitting down or running another way.

“But I think when you have a situation like this, I can’t say there’s any win for anyone”, said Turowski.