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#PhilandoCastile: Closing Arguments Complete, Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of Jeronimo Yanez
Closing arguments for both sides concluded Monday in the trial of St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who is charged in the shooting death last year of Philando Castile. Now a jury must decide if Yanez panicked and shot Castile, or if Castile caused his own death by ignoring Yanez’s commands. The Star Tribune…
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Cop in Philando Castile Shooting Death Goes With Same Old Defense: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’
It works nearly 100 percent of the time—even with clear video evidence—so it’s no surprise that the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile said, “I thought I was going to die,” to explain his actions on that fateful day. Wiping away tears, St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez on Friday sought to explain…
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Diamond Reynolds, Girlfriend of Philando Castile, Testifies That Fear for Her Own Life Prompted Her to Facebook Live Aftermath of Shooting
The girlfriend of Philando Castile, the black motorist who was killed by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop last year, said that she began livestreaming the widely seen aftermath of the shooting out of fear for her own life. According to the Associated Press via CBS, Diamond Reynolds cried as squad-car footage, her…
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Jury Selection to Begin in Trial of Jeronimo Yanez, St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Philando Castile
The trial of St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who fatally shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop, is scheduled to begin Tuesday with jury selection. As WCCO notes, Yanez is facing manslaughter charges in Castile’s death. Last summer, on July 6, Yanez pulled over Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn., thinking that…
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Judge Rules Cop Who Killed Philando Castile Cannot Re-Enact Shooting While Jurors Watch
The trial of the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile last summer is set to begin later this month, and on Tuesday a judge heard motions from both sides, offering a glimpse into the strategies of both and setting the stage for what will likely be a contentious court battle. Ramsey County, Minn.,…
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Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Arrested in Alleged Hammer Attack
The girlfriend and witness to the death of Philando Castile last year was recently arrested in an attack on a woman in St. Paul, Minn. Prosecutors on Friday charged Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds with felony assault in an alleged attack with a hammer. Reynolds is the woman who live-streamed the horrific death of her boyfriend Philando…
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Minn. Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Philando Castile
St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile on Monday, signaling that the case will head to trial. According to the Associated Press, Ramsey County District Judge William Leary III has set a trial date for May 30. Yanez shot Castile,…
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Judge Denies Dismissal of Charges Against Police Officer Who Killed Philando Castile
Defense attorneys for the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile attempted to get the manslaughter charges against him dropped, arguing that Castile was culpable in his own death, but a judge disagreed and denied the dismissal Wednesday, ruling that the trial against the officer will move forward. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that…
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Black Judge Removed From Philando Castile Shooting Case
Lawyers representing St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting death of Philando Castile filed a notice to remove a black judge—Ramsey County, Minn.’s second-most-senior judge—from the case, the Star Tribune reports. According to the report, the notice to remove Ramsey County District Court Judge Edward Wilson was filed Thursday, citing a rule…
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#PhilandoCastile: Cop's Attorneys Say Castile 'Substantially' Responsible for His Own Death
Attorneys representing the Minnesota police officer who killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop in July are claiming that Castile was negligent in his own death and are asking for the charges to be dropped. Court documents filed Wednesday and obtained by the Associated Press charge that Castile was high on marijuana when he was…