FORT WORTH — Jurors are expected to hear closing arguments Monday in the sentencing phase of the trial for Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth officer convicted...
Dean faces two to 20 years in prison but. Dean had been free on bond but was jailed after his manslaughter conviction.
Key questions for the jury during the trial’s guilt-innocence phase were whether Dean saw Jefferson’s gun — which she grabbed when she heard a noise in the backyard — and if he was justified as an on-duty officer to shoot her. Dean testified he saw the barrel of Jefferson’s gun. His lawyers said in opening statements he also saw a green laser attached to his gun pointed at him, but Dean did not testify to that.
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