"Mistrial Declared in Ex-Ohio Deputy's Murder Trial for Killing Casey Goodson Jr."

A mistrial was declared in the murder trial of former Ohio sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade, who shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. in December 2020. The jury was unable to reach a verdict after Meade, who is white, shot the 23-year-old Black man six times, including five times in the back, as Goodson tried to enter his grandmother’s home. The judge will meet with prosecutors and defense lawyers to decide how to proceed, while tensions remain high as some jurors believed Meade was responsible for the unjustifiable killing. The trial was marked by the dismissal and replacement of several jurors, and Meade's claims about Goodson posing a threat were disputed by prosecutors.