Hughes said his client will be released Wednesday night. “It’s been three years we’ve been waiting for this moment and preparing, fighting for this moment so I’m very happy that we’re finally done," Hughes said.Ītkinson was not in the courtroom during the verdict due to a power outage. The defense said she was coerced into saying he confessed however.Ītkinson also said he initially fled from police before his arrest because he was scared when he found out they were accusing him of being the shooter.Ītkinson's loved ones embraced each other outside the courthouse following Wednesday's verdict. We’re happy with the jury’s decision.”Ītkinson's ex-girlfriend also testified that he told her he had killed someone, according to KYW News Radio. "Almost every witness saw something different and we decided to painstakingly present that to the jury and show them this was not just a clear cut case that was presented. “There were a number of witnesses in this case and almost every witness had a different remembrance of what happened," Atkinson's attorney Evan Hughes said after the verdict. The defense however said Atkinson was falsely identified as the gunman and pointed to inconsistencies from witnesses. A sheriff in Washington state who was accused of tailing a Black ma n delivering newspapers and falsely accusing the man of threatening his life has been found not guilty on related charges. Jurors found Rittenhouse, 18, not guilty on all charges: two counts of homicide, one count of attempted homicide for wounding a third man, and two counts of recklessly endangering safety in. Prosecutors, meanwhile, showed video of the brawl that occurred prior to Flacco's death, interviewed witnesses and showed cell phone records they said proved that Atkinson was at the park at the time of the shooting. Marshals by going onto the roof of a fireworks store on the 800 block of Upland Avenue in Chester, Pennsylvania.ĭuring the trial, Atkinson said he couldn't remember where he was at the exact moment of Flacco's death, according to KYW News Radio.Ītkinson claimed he drove by FDR Park the night of Flacco's murder and saw police lights flashing but didn't go in. On April 3, 2019, Atkinson was arrested and charged in Flacco's death after trying to flee U.S. Police later identified Atkinson as the gunman. Police didn't believe Flacco was involved in the argument or any altercation prior to the shooting.
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