Breaking: Jury sequestered after 7-hour deliberations for ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean’s punishment
Jefferson’s “life is worth so much more than a probation sentence — so much more,” prosecutor Ashlea Deener said. “This family, her memory, her legacy, this community deserves more.”
Bob Gill, one of Dean’s defense attorneys, asked jurors to choose probation for Dean, saying the judge will decide fair terms and conditions, if the jury grants him the opportunity. Gill said the jury decided already that Dean acted recklessly and without malice, not intentionally and knowingly, and the former officer didn’t intend for Jefferson to die.Dean acted to protect himself and his fellow officer, Carol Darch, when he shot Jefferson, Gill said.
Atatiana Jefferson, pictured with her nephew Zion Carr, was killed Oct. 12, 2019, in her mother's Fort Worth home. Her killer, former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean, is on trial for murder in Tarrant County. Ashley Carr, Jefferson’s oldest sister, told jurors that since Jefferson’s death, Zion struggles with emotional outbursts and often misses school. TheAmber Carr, Jefferson’s other sister who is Zion’s mother, also wasn’t at the courthouse Monday. She had been hospitalized with pneumonia, Ashley Carr said last week.
“There is nothing to gain by sending this man to the penitentiary,” Gill said. “Nobody can punish him more than he’s already punished himself.”
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