Jury continues deliberations in Aaron Dean trial
The jury began deliberating on Wednesday.
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The jury began deliberating on Wednesday.
Prosecutor Dale Smith ended with: "Spilling your milk at breakfast, that's an accident. This is murder. You know he never saw that gun. He didn't know what he saw. And because of that Atatiana will never breathe again."
A jury is expected to begin deliberating Wednesday in Fort Worth in the murder trial of former police officer Aaron Dean.
A jury is expected to begin deliberating Wednesday in Fort Worth in the murder trial of former police officer Aaron Dean.
Both sides rested and closed their case.
The case is close to going to the jury.
The former Fort Worth police officer is accused of murdering Atatiana Jefferson inside her home back in 2019.
Dean spoke for the first time since he fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.
He began crying as he recalled the shot, then again as he talked about entering the house, and seeing a child in the room with the person he shot.
Dean took the stand on Monday, giving his side of the story for the first time.
Jurors heard from Dean for the first time on Monday.
Dean took the witness stand on Monday, the first time he told his side of the story.
The break gives Dean's legal team plenty of time to prepare defense strategies and witnesses before next week, if they call any at all.
Prosecutors spent about two and half days making their case that Aaron Dean committed murder when he shot Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.
Prosecutors spent about two and half days making their case that Aaron Dean committed murder when he shot Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.
The state could call more witnesses next week depending on what Dean's defense does.
Atatiana Jefferson's sister took the stand on day three of the murder trial of Aaron Dean.
The former officer is accused of killing Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.
The minutes and actions leading up to the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson were laid out in a murder trial Tuesday, including the complete recording from the body camera of the man who shot her, former police officer Aaron Dean.
The minutes and actions leading up to the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson were laid out in a murder trial Tuesday, including the complete recording from the body camera of the man who shot her, former police officer Aaron Dean.
The court was shown bodycam video from the night police went to Jefferson's home.
The former officer is accused of murdering Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.
The 11-year-old was at the house when Atatiana Jefferson was fatally shot.
The decision Aaron Dean in that moment, and what the jury believes about it, will determine if he remains free or spends up to life in prison.
The former officer is accused of murdering Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.
