Monday, December 5, 2016

Walter Scott Shooting: Judge Declares Mistrial in Murder Trial of Former Cop Michael Slager

A judge declared a mistrial Monday afternoon in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man at the hands of a South Carolina former patrolman, after the jury said they could not come to a unanimous verdict.

In a statement read by Circuit Judge Clifton Newman, the jury said "We as the jury regret to inform the court" that they were unable to come "to a unanimous decision in the case of the state versus Michael Slager" on Monday afternoon after a day of questions and deliberation. 

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