Jurors who have already deliberated for four days in the trial of a New Jersey police officer charged in a chase and shooting that killed one man and wounded another will be back in the courtroom Monday with the defense seeking a mistrial.
Dashboard and police body camera video show Crespo jumping out of his patrol car and firing three times during the pursuit. Essex County prosecutors say that violated guidelines of the state attorney general’s office, which say police may use deadly force only if they or someone else is in “imminent danger” of death or serious bodily harm.
NJ.com reports that near the end of the fourth day of deliberations Friday, jurors sent the judge a note saying they had discovered that one member of the panel “had prior knowledge and opinion of the case.”