Joseph Weekley
For the second time, a Wayne County jury has been hopelessly deadlocked in the trial of Detroit cop Joseph Weekley, who is charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl.
The judge on Friday declared a mistrial, Fox 2 reports.
Fox 2 wrote on its website:
Weekley, 38, is charged with careless discharge of a firearm causing death, a misdemeanor, in the 2010 shooting of Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Last week, Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway dismissed a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter against him, citing a lack of evidence.
Hathaway said a mistrial will be declared and dismissed the jurors.
Weekley issued a statement before the mistrial, according to Fox 2.
"No matter the outcome of any jury's decision, I have already been devastated and my life has been ruined irreparably by the events that occurred on May 16, 2010. There has not been one single day that has gone by since that day where I have not thought about the loss of Aiyana and I will be haunted by the tragedy for the rest of my life. No family ever deserves to lose a child and I have nothing but sympathy for the family of Aiyana Jones. No parent ever deserves to lose a child regardless of the circumstances. I know in my heart and before God that what transpired that day was out of my control, but I will still have terrible grief weigh upon me every day for the rest of my life."
