"Former Deputy Cries Bias as Jury Acquits Man Who Attacked Her: A Stab in the Back"

A former California sheriff's deputy, Meagan McCarthy, blames anti-law enforcement bias after a jury acquitted a man who was seen on video beating her and attempting to shoot her with her own weapon. McCarthy believes recent reforms to California's jury selection process allowed jurors with a bias against law enforcement to decide her case. The jury found the suspect not guilty of attempted murder and assaulting a peace officer but guilty of negligent discharge of a firearm. McCarthy, who suffered physical and emotional trauma from the attack, expressed disappointment and frustration with the justice system and the state of California.