Verdict reached in trial of Officer Jeronimo Yanez

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - The jury has reached a verdict in trial of Officer Jeronimo Yanez. It will be read at approximately 2:45 p.m. UPDATE: Jury finds Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty on all counts in shooting of Philando Castile

The jury resumed deliberating at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning in the trial of St. Anthony, Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez. They reached a decision after approximately 29 hours of deliberations.

Yanez is on trial for the shooting of Philando Castile during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights on July 6, 2016. The officer-involved shooting garnering national attention when Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, streamed the aftermath of the fatal incident on Facebook Live.

Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, the judge reconvened the jury for a question. The jury asked to have all of Yanez's testimony reread, but the judge denied the request. The jurors returned to the room to continue deliberating.

The jury received the case on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, they re-watched the dahscam video from Yanez's squad car and Reynolds' Facebook Live video, but the judge denied their request to review the transcript of Yanez's interview with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

On Wednesday, the jury indicated that they were unable to reach a unanimous decision, prompting the Judge William H. Leery III to reread the jury instructions. He then sent them back into the room to continue deliberating.

Who are the jurors?

Below are the profiles of each potential juror, with identifying personal information removed from the record. Three of these potential jurors have been dismissed and are not currently deliberating.

JUROR POOL NO. 1 – Young black male

Fast food restaurant manager who recently graduated from high school.
Didn’t hear much about the case, but he seems to recall that Diamond Reynolds is a minor.
Believes sometimes the powerful can get off in the legal system because they are able to hire better attorneys.
Gets lots of info from the internet, but even as a millennial believes he can put his curiosity aside and not do that during trial.
Has been following the storylines across the country of black men being shot by police, but tells the court he can put his feelings aside and be an impartial juror.

JUROR POOL NO. 2 – Older white female

Works as a manager at a gas station and says she hadn't heard a word about the case until now.
She served on a jury four or five years ago in a domestic assault trial.
In an interesting twist, she told the court she hadn’t posted anything in favor of or against law enforcement, but prosecutors produced three of her Facebook posts from November where she shared posts supportive of law enforcement. She claims she had forgotten about them and didn’t think of the posts as pro-police. Because of this, prosecutors tried to get her dismissed for cause–but the judge denied the motion.
Reported that she has African-American and Mexican friends.

JUROR POOL NO. 5 – 54-year-old white male

This potential juror has a wife who works in St. Paul Public Schools' Food Service department, but neither of them knew Philando Castile. In fact, he said they barely talked about the name after the shooting.
He also lives close to the shooting scene and owns several guns.
During questioning he recalled Diamond Reynolds going on a “rant,” and said he didn’t understand why Yanez had to fire so many shots.
Has family in law enforcement.

JUROR POOL NO. 6 – Older white male

He is a driver for a transportation company who sees serving on a jury as his civic duty.
Has a DUI on his record. He was pulled over for speeding after a party and cited.
Reports a one-time best friend, now dead, who was African-American.

JUROR POOL NO. 8 – Older white female.

Employed as a nurse, she absolutely loves watching Judge Judy (“She doesn’t fool around!”), but knows real-life courtroom is far different.
Reports a high regard for law enforcement and remembers hearing about the case last July, but not many details.
She said her husband was carjacked at gunpoint years ago, but doesn’t think that will cause her any problems as a juror.

JUROR POOL NO. 11 – White male around 50 years old

Works for a healthcare company and has a master's degree.
He believes the justice system is overburdened by victimless crimes, including prostitution and drugs.
Originally from Colorado, where marijuana is legal, he said he doesn’t find pot to be a big deal.
Despite moving to Minnesota more than five years ago, he reports no prior knowledge of the case.

JUROR POOL NO. 16 – White female around 40 years old

As a nurse, she said she got into the field to help people. Apparently Yanez' wife works in the same building as she does but they don't know each other.
She is a domestic assault victim and said she was disappointed in the way police handled her situation.
She remembers seeing the Facebook live stream video but told the court, “I wasn’t there, I don’t know what happened [and there are] two sides to every story.”
She was at the hospital on the night of the I-94 protest and remembers ambulances not being able to get through with patients.

JUROR POOL NO. 17 – 18-year-old black female

An Ethiopian immigrant taking classes at an area community college, she came to America when she was 10 years old. She is an American citizen through her father, who is also an citizen.
She speaks English well, but knows very little about the American criminal justice system.
The defense went after her particularly hard for her lack of knowledge and understanding, with a motion made to dismiss her. The judge denied that request.

JUROR POOL NO. 18 – White female around 35 years old

Works in computer support and is not familiar with the case at all.
She has a DUI on her record but said she believes she can be a fair and impartial juror.

JUROR POOL NO. 19 – Older white male

He's lived in St. Paul his entire life and has been married for 44 years to a Mexican woman--he says he doesn't see race as an issue.
Served on juries in the 1970s and was convicted of a DUI seven years ago.
Knows a moderate amount about the case and remembered during questioning that Castile had a gun permit. Also recalls how calm Diamond Reynolds was while shooting the video.
He told authorities that the long week of jury questioning was frustrating, but said he won’t hold that against either side.
A hunter who has experience with firearms, he does own a handgun.

JUROR POOL NO. 21 – White male around 50 years old

As a construction worker he's postponed his jury duty three separate times, only to end up on this case.
He has a family member being prosecuted in another county right now and believes the prosecutors there to be wrong, but also says he can put aside those feelings for this case.
Recently witnessed a drive-by shooting in his neighborhood.
He remembers seeing the Facebook video and that Yanez was upset.
Owns several guns.

JUROR POOL NO. 23 – White male around 40 years old

Works in the heating and air conditioning field and has lived abroad before. He's originally from Texas.
He had a beer bottle smashed across his face as a high schooler and the assault case went to trial, but he remembers good experiences with police.
His girlfriend is Hispanic and they have child together, he says he has no issues with race.
Listens to NPR regularly and reports he heard about the case there.

JUROR POOL NO. 29 – White male around 40 years old

Works in the state’s sex offender program, but not directly with patients. He has also worked security jobs.
He knows about the case but has no strong opinions either way.

JUROR POOL NO. 30 – Older white female.

Special education teacher who was the victim of childhood molestation.
She learned a lot about the Yanez case from watching the news and wondered about how Diamond Reynolds had the presence of mind to shoot video of the aftermath.
She also heard Reynolds was recently arrested, but says she can put prior knowledge of the case aside to be a fair and impartial juror.

JUROR POOL NO. 31 – White male