Brother of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is acquitted of murder charges from 2018 shooting
By Rebekah Riess
Pictures from Simone Biles verified twitter show her and her brother, Tevin Biles-Thomas. (CNN)After a mistrial was declared last month in the murder trial of Tevin Biles-Thomas, the brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, a judge in Ohio acquitted Biles-Thomas of the charges against him in a retrial on Tuesday, court records show.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Joan Synenberg granted a Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal by the defense for lack of evidence, dismissing Biles-Thomas murder charges and acquitting him of voluntary manslaughter and felonious assault charges, court spokesperson Darren Toms said.
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Prosecutors in Ohio asked a judge to issue arrest warrants for three witnesses sought in the retrial of Tevin Biles-Thomas, the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles, in a 2018 shootout that left three men dead.
Cleveland judge declares mistrial in case of Fort Stewart soldier charged with murder
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A judge on Monday declared a mistrial in the case of Tevin Biles-Thomas, who was charged with murder and other charges in a 2018 New Year s Eve party shootout that left three people dead. (Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com/TNS)
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Tribune News Service) A judge on Monday declared a mistrial during the third day of jury deliberations in the case of a U.S. Army soldier charged with murder in a 2018 New Year’s Eve party shooting that left three men dead.
Jurors on Monday told Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Joan Synenberg that copies of legal briefs from prosecutors and Tevin Biles-Thomas’ attorneys somehow ended up among the trial evidence the court gave the jury to consult during its deliberations.