Police Shootings / Possible Abuse Threads [merged]
A judge declared a second mistrial Monday in the case of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin when he was a captain.
Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore went on trial last week for a second time after a jury deadlocked in July and a
mistrial was declared. His second trial started a week ago in Grand Isle County, and the jury deliberated over three days before telling the judge Monday afternoon that it could not reach a unanimous decision.
Grismore said by email on Monday that he was grateful to the jurors who maintained their convictions but frustrated that the jury couldn’t return a unanimous verdict of not guilty.
“This entire matter has required so many resources and so much time from so many,” he wrote.
The county prosecutor did not immediately return an email seeking comment.……
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-sheriff-kick-groin-mistrial-c4ed6d168b76e81df05e95fb618e7e74