Officer Hall told the jury the beating he received by his colleagues was a “free-for-all.”
Jurors also acquitted Officer
Dustin Boone who were reportedly a part of the attack.
Defense attorneys in the case said that the demonstration fueled dysfunction such that police supervisors didn’t know that undercover officers were working. They also questioned Hall on being able to accurately identify the people that attacked him.
The decision brought up criticism about the all-white juror selected to hear and make a decision on the case.
“If an undercover cop can’t get justice, how will the rest of us who have been maced, shot, beaten, and brutalized ever get justice?” Rep.