the federal civil rights trial of the nazi organizers of the deadly rally in charlottesville virginia four years ago, who chanted through the night, jews will not replace us. nine plaintiffs have brought a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging several committed racial violence. the complaints read, the violence, suffering, and emotional duress that occurred in charlottesville as a direct, intendant, and foreseeable resolve the defendants and lawful conspiracy. the organizers violated the ku klux klan anthem of 1871, which nbc news notes could provide a model to hold those to incite right-wing extremist violence dependable. the lawyer say prove the violence was amy s
to see in the next trial? any sort of monday morning quarterbacking? any lessonwise they learned? reporter: amongegal observers, that s a big question right now. some wondering should local prosecutors have gone should have just charged michael slager with manslaughter and not gone for the murder charge. some speculation, perhaps, there could be the next case he could face charges, the manslaughter charge instead of murder. frankly, we don t know. also hanging out there is this federal civil rights trial, which has not actually been set. we expect it some time next year. what will happen in that case. so, still a lot of unanswered questions in this whole saga. obviously, a story that has gotten national attention. again, it seems to be far from over. gabe gutierrez in charleston, south carolina, today. thanks very much. turning to latest from oak atlanta, california, where officials say no building inspectors had been inside the ghost ship warehouse in 30 years.
former charleston officer michael slager, but slager will also face a federal civil rights trial. gabe gutierrez is live in charleston, south carolina. gabe, despite video showing scott getting shot in the back, one juror was the lone holdout that caused this mistrial. how have state officials and the community really reacted to this verdict? reporter: hi, stephanie. good morning. there is a lot of shock from the community, from walter scott s family, which is now preparing for two more trials. this local prosecutor here says that this case will be retried. michael slager also facing a federal civil rights trial some time next year. now, we also spoke with fabian santana, the eyewitness whose cell phone video really catapulted this story into the national spotlight. we spoke with him yesterday. here s some of what he had to say. we never expected this was going to be the outcome.
you were there in the room. was it awkward? what was the atmosphere like in there? yeah, remember, this is like a larger conference room but there are only about 150 to 200 people invited guests. the elite of media and political consultants, those who campaign managers ran these presidential campaign and like a wedding party. james? i m so sorry, james. i got to cut you off and charlie as well because breaking news out of that courtroom in south carolina we have been watching. go there now to listen in. i ask for further explanation of the law so we will bring the jury in and have them confirm that they are hopelessly deadlocked and then declare this trial.
that is happening inside the courthouse. as soon as we get developments we will break in. tell us what happens if there is a hung jury. what are the next steps after that? reporter: certainly. as you mentioned, a lot of drama inside that courthouse right now. as ari melber described a few minutes ago this could be the bottom of the ninth inning perhaps in this trial if it turns out to be a hung jury. as you mentioned the judge has not made that determination yet but we are waiting and it could happen any moment. what happens next if there is a mistrial? this case not only attracted a lot of attention here in north charleston but also around the country. you remember, the city of north charleston had already approved 6.5 million dollar civil settlement in this case and then after if it turns out to be a mistrial, there might be some pressure on the local prosecutor to retry this case. we don t know if the prosecutor will or not.