A Florida jury on Thursday convicted a former police officer for manslaughter an...
- A Florida jury on Thursday convicted a former police officer for manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder in the fatal 2015 shooting of a black motorist who was waiting for his car to be towed off the highway.
Raja looked distraught as the jury read the verdict after five hours of deliberations. He was then was placed in handcuffs and escorted out of the courtroom. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison when he is sentenced on April 26. Jones’ brother, Clinton Jones Jr., said the family knew he was innocent from day one. “From his character alone, it’s just impossible for him to do that,” he said during a news conference.
Audio from the incident was captured on a recording of a roadside assistance call that Jones had placed before Raja arrived. According to prosecutors, the recording showed that Raja did not identify himself as a police officer.
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