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Jury Deliberations Begin in Murder Retrial of Former Ohio Deputy Who Fatally Shot Black Man
Prosecutors say Meade shot Goodson five times in the back, while the defense argues he acted in self-defense and feared a gun.
- A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the murder retrial of former Franklin County Deputy Jason Meade, charged in the 2020 fatal shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson, following closing arguments in a case that previously ended in mistrial in 2024.
- Meade faces murder and reckless homicide charges for shooting Goodson five times in the back in December 2020, after following him from the intersection of Karl and Ferris roads to his grandmother's home.
- Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented sharply different interpretations of more than 200 pieces of evidence during closing arguments, with defense attorney Mark Collins arguing Meade acted in accordance with his training and self-defense protocols.
- Deliberations resume at 9 a.m. Thursday as the jury weighs whether Goodson turned and pointed a weapon at Meade, while Goodson's family in 2024 reached a $7 million civil settlement against the county.
- This retrial tests the legal standard for police use of force more than five years after Goodson's death, determining whether Meade's actions constitute murder or justified self-defense after the 2024 hung jury failed to reach a verdict.
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Jury begins deliberating in former Franklin County Sheriffs Deputy Jason Meade's second murder trial
The jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon in the second murder trial for former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade. Meade is accused of killing 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020.
·Washington, United States
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Jury deliberations begin in murder retrial of former Ohio deputy who fatally shot Black man
A jury has begun deliberating in the retrial of a former sheriff's deputy in Ohio charged with murder and reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020.
·United States
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