A former police officer stands trial for shooting and killing a black woman in her mother’s home back in October 2019. The question before jurors is whether defendant Aaron Dean‘s actions constituted murder. Authorities said victim Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was at her mother’s home playing video games with her nephew when Dean, then an officer with the Fort Worth Police Department, performed a botched welfare check.
James Smith, who was neighbors with the homeowner Yolanda Carr, told the BBC in a 2020 report that he called police to perform a welfare check after his niece and nephew saw that the lights of her home were on and the front door was open on the early morning of Oct. 12, 2019. He thought that it was strange that Carr’s lawnmower and gardening equipment were plugged in. This was not an emergency call. Smith said he expected an officer to just knock on the door and see if his neighbor was fine. He did not know that Carr was in the hospital for her heart condition. Instead, Carr’s 8-year-old grandson and daughter Atatiana were up playing video games.
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8:30 Dear Defense Attorney — They are BALACLAVAS. They are not BAKLAVAS. Baklava is a Middle Eastern dessert pastry. Balaclavas are head/face coverings. For heaven's sake, man.
Is court over for the day
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Dayum "those bonds aren't sufficient" revoked
Are they still deliberating?😊
If i were in the jury he would get parole just because of prosecutor’s overplay. I didn’t believe him and Im not sure he believed himself in what he was saying…
I hope that the unconstitutional stunt with Mr. Mata sees its way to justice and accountability.
The establishment got what the wanted so far.:
1. If found innocent in a summertime trial, Fort Worth would look like Hiroshima, 10:00 am, 6 Aug, 1945
2. Establishment needs guilty verdict to save face and say "see the CJS works, everythings under control." The inuendo here, my oponion only, is now you have to be happy with the mamby-pamby sentence they will give Aaron Dean. The court may rule that Dean be put in a minimum security facility, not a prison, for a period not to exceed six months with Amber Guyger for a roomate.
The sister isn’t any better than her brother.
Mercy was given with that manslaughter verdict…I hope they give him the max smh 😡
Sorry to the family of atatianna. These jurors and judge are beyond corrupt.
He revoked his bond when he didn't get the answer he wanted but plans to reinstate them later? GTFO this cannot be real 🥴
I'm guessing 12 years
Why are yall mad?