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Philando Castile

Civil Rights Regional 

Philando Castile Family Reaches $3M Settlement

June 26, 2017June 26, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police, Settlement, Shooting

The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death, according to an announcement Monday by her attorneys and the Minneapolis suburb that employed the officer.

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Government Regional Trials 

Minnesota Releases Video of Philando Castile Shooting

June 21, 2017June 22, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Facebook, Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police, Shooting, video

Minnesota authorities on Tuesday publicly released dashcam video of former St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez shooting and killing Philando Castile in July 2016, four days after Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter.

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Criminal Trials 

Minnesota Jury Clears Cop Who Killed Philando Castile

June 16, 2017June 19, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Facebook, firearms, manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police, Regional5, Shooting

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CN) – A Minnesota jury on Friday acquitted St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez of manslaughter for

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Criminal Trials 

Fate of Cop Who Killed Castile in Jury’s Hands

June 12, 2017June 13, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Facebook, firearms, jury, manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police, Shooting

Prosecutors and defense attorneys gave closing arguments Monday in the manslaughter trial of the Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile last summer, before the jury began deliberating his fate.

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Criminal Trials 

Accused Minnesota Cop Testifies in Philando Castile Trial

June 9, 2017March 12, 2018 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Facebook, firearms, manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police, Regional5, Shooting, witnesses

St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez took the witness stand Friday in his manslaughter trial over the traffic-stop killing of Philando Castile, telling jurors he saw Castile reach for a gun and thought he was going to die.

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Criminal Trials 

Jury Sees Video of Philando Castile Killing Two More Times

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Facebook, Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police, Police Killing

The girlfriend of Philando Castile, who live-streamed on Facebook the immediate aftermath of his killing by a Minnesota police officer, led off the testimony Tuesday, the second day of the manslaughter trial of St. Anthony police Officer Jeronimo Yanez.

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Civil Rights Criminal 

Philando Castile Killer’s Trial Starts With Gripping Video

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Facebook, Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police Killing

The jury that will determine the fate of the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile heard opening statements Monday, testimony from two witnesses and watched video of the fatal shooting.

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Criminal Trials 

Jury Selection Begins in Philando Castile Trial

May 30, 2017December 7, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
evidence, firearms, jury, manslaughter, marijuana, Philando Castile

The manslaughter trial for the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer began Tuesday with jury selection and a motion by the defense to exclude statements about Castile’s permit to carry a firearm.

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Criminal Trials 

Philando Castile Trial Kicks Off After Memorial Day

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
firearms, jury, Law5, manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police, Shooting

The much-anticipated manslaughter trial of the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a routine traffic stop last summer is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection.

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Criminal Trials 

Judge in Philando Castile Trial Denies Defense Motions

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
evidence, firearms, manslaughter, marijuana, Minnesota, Philando Castile, Police, Shooting

Jurors hearing the manslaughter case against the Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer will not be able to see Castile’s car in person, a state judge ruled two weeks before the closely watched case goes to trial.

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Criminal Trials 

Philando Castile Trial Will Stay in St. Paul

April 7, 2017December 7, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
firearms, jury, manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, police shooting, Regional5, venue

A Minnesota judge on Thursday denied a police officer’s request to move his manslaughter trial over the fatal shooting of Philando Castile to another county, rejecting his claim that local media coverage has turned prospective jurors against him.

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Criminal Trials 

Minn. Cop Wants Manslaughter Trial Moved

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
firearms, manslaughter, Minnesota, newspapers, Philando Castile, venue

The Minnesota police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer asked a state judge for a change of venue, arguing local media coverage of the case has turned prospective jurors against him.

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Criminal 

Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Accused of Hammer Attack

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Assault, Minnesota, Philando Castile

The Minnesota woman who live-streamed the aftermath of Philando Castile’s traffic-stop shooting death last year was arrested Friday on claims that she attacked another woman with a hammer.

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Criminal Trials 

Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Castile Shooting Death

February 27, 2017March 6, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
firearms, manslaughter, Minnesota, National5, Philando Castile, pleas, police shooting

The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year pleaded not guilty to manslaughter during a pretrial hearing Monday.

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Criminal 

Cop Who Shot Philando Castile Will Go to Trial

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, police shooting

A Minnesota judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that the police officer charged in last summer’s fatal shooting of Philando Castile will face trial on a manslaughter charge.

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Criminal 

Judge Weighs Fate of Officer in Castile Shooting

February 15, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
firearms, hearings, manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, police shooting

Attorneys for the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer tried to persuade a state judge Wednesday morning to dismiss the criminal charges against him.

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Criminal 

Officer in Castile Shooting Says He Saw Gun

February 9, 2017February 10, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Guns, manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, police shooting

The officer charged in the shooting death of Philando Castile now claims he saw Castile’s gun before firing seven bullets into his car during a traffic stop last summer, contrary to what the state says was his initial account of the incident.

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Civil Rights Government 

Locals Speak Up in Wake of Castile Shooting

January 12, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Justice Department, Minnesota, Philando Castile, police shooting

The U.S. Justice Department heard stirring remarks from the public Wednesday night in the last of three meetings to take in criticism of a Minnesota police department following last summer’s traffic-stop shooting of Philando Castile.

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Criminal 

White Judge Replaces Black in Philando Castile Case

January 6, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
Benjamin Netanyahu, Judicial, Philando Castile

A new judge has been assigned in the case on the shooting of Philando Castile, a black man whose death in a Minnesota traffic stop was live-streamed on Facebook.

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Criminal Law 

Minnesota Cop Fights Manslaughter Charge

December 16, 2016December 19, 2016 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
manslaughter, Minnesota, Philando Castile, police shooting

Attorneys for the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile in July say the manslaughter charge against him should be dropped because Castile was high on marijuana at the time of the incident.

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