Former Texas officer sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson in her home - CNN

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A erstwhile Texas constabulary serviceman was sentenced to astir 12 years successful situation Tuesday pursuing his manslaughter condemnation for shooting Atatiana Jefferson successful her ain location successful 2019.

Aaron Dean, the 38-year-old White erstwhile Fort Worth constabulary officer, had faced up to 20 years successful situation for sidesplitting Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman.

Dean, successful a grey suit, stood successful tribunal and showed nary emotion arsenic the verdict was read. Jefferson’s relatives work interaction statements aft the condemnation of 11 years, 10 months and 12 days successful situation was announced.

The assemblage began deliberating connected the condemnation connected Monday aft convicting Dean past Thursday.

Prosecutors asked jurors to condemnation Dean to the maximum 20 years successful prison, saying thing little was a “travesty of justice.” Dean’s defence asked for a suspended condemnation and assemblage supervision, noting that helium was acting successful his relation arsenic a constabulary serviceman and was not successful request of rehabilitation.

The blameworthy verdict came more than 3 years aft the deadly brushwood successful which Dean and his spouse responded to Jefferson’s location astir 2:25 a.m. connected October 12, 2019. They arrived astatine her location aft a neighbour called a non-emergency constabulary enactment to study that her doors were open. They did not denote themselves arsenic constabulary astatine the home, and Dean past fatally changeable done a chamber model astatine Jefferson, who had been playing video games with her nephew, who was 8.

Dean resigned from the unit days afterward and was arrested and charged with murder. He has been retired connected enslaved for the past 3 years.

Trial testimony, which touched connected race, constabulary violence, weapon rights and body-camera footage, began connected December 5.

Dean was charged with murder, but jurors were allowed to convict him connected a lesser complaint of manslaughter. They had deliberated for much than 13 hours, according to CNN affiliate WFAA, earlier announcing a blameworthy verdict Thursday.