BREAKING NEWS: Mescherle Jury Reached Verdict Quickly

Published on Thursday, July 08, 2010
Last updated on 03:50PM, Thursday, July 8, 2010
Many downtown Oakland businesses are boarded up as the city braces for the Mescherle verdict.

Many downtown Oakland businesses are boarded up as the city braces for the Mescherle verdict.

Reporting by Thandisizwe Chimurenga, in Los Angeles

 

As of 3:40 pm, the Bay Area is poised to hear the verdict in the trial of former BART police officer Johannes Mescherle, which is expected to be announced 4:00 pm PT.

Today, the jury in Los Angeles began deliberations at 8:45 am. They broke at 11:45 am for lunch, and resumed at 1:10 pm. At 1:20 pm there was a question from the jurors regarding "firearm enhancement" (use of a firearm in the commission of a crime). A verdict was reached at 2:10 pm.

More OaklandLocal.com updates coming soon from Los Angeles and Oakland.

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