Published May 27, 2021 at 3:00 PM CDT Listen • 49:18
5 On Your Side
From left, former St. Louis police officers Christopher Myers and Dustin Boone and current officer Steven Korte were accused of beating an undercover colleague. Korte has since been acquitted, and prosecutors plan to retry Myers and Boone.
A federal judge has ruled that racist text messages written by a former St. Louis police officer charged with beating an undercover colleague may be introduced as evidence in his trial.
Former officer Dustin Boone is accused of depriving officer Luther Hall, who is Black, of his civil rights. The jury previously deadlocked on the charge, but prosecutors plan to try again.