Officer's Lawyers File Motion To Dismiss Charges In Castile Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for the Minnesota police officer who killed a black man during a July traffic stop are asking that charges against him be dismissed.
Attorneys for St. Anthony police Officer Jeronimo Yanez are filing a motion that says Philando Castile was negligent in his own death because he was driving while high and did not follow Yanez's commands.
In the documents, attorney Earl Gray wrote that autopsy results showed Castile had high levels of THC in his blood, and that an objective review of squad video confirms Yanez's description of why he acted in self-defense.
Yanez shot Castile during a traffic stop in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. Yanez is charged with manslaughter and other counts.
Glenda Hatchett, an attorney for the Castile family, said the charges against Yanez speak for themselves. She had no further comment.
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