Criminal Law
Trial Is Delayed For a Former Texas Officer Who Fatally Shot a Black Woman
The trial is delayed for a former Fort Worth police officer who was charged with murder after shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door in 2019.
Aaron Dean’s trial had been set to begin Nov. 16, more than two years after he shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson during a late-night wellness check at her mother’s house. But Tarrant County court officials now say that date will only be a scheduling hearing and that Dean’s case will not go to trial before Nov. 29, although it could be set for a later date.
His case was among many that were delayed when the coronavirus pandemic caused courts across the country to postpone jury trials.
