Published June 10, 2021 at 4:15 PM CDT Listen • 17:06
Former St. Louis police officers Christopher Myers, left, and Dustin Boone.
A federal trial underway in downtown St. Louis will determine the fate of two former police officers accused of beating a Black detective who was working undercover at a protest in 2017. And for the second time, all of the jurors empaneled to hear the case are white.
Earlier this year, a jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision in the case of former officers Dustin Boone and Christopher Myers, while acquitting a third officer. Prosecutors are now trying Boone and Myers again. Both white men, Boone again faces a count of deprivation of rights under color of law, and Myers is charged with destruction of evidence.
St. Louis police officers are leaving the department at a higher rate than last year. Also, two SLMPD officers go back on trial Monday in the Luther Hall case.
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.