A grand jury has declined to indict a former Georgia state trooper who shot and killed a Black man last year after trying to pull him over for a broken tail light.
Jacob Thompson, who worked for the Georgia State Patrol, had been arrested on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault in the Aug. 7 death of 60-year-old Julian Lewis. After the case was presented to a Screven County grand jury Monday, the grand jurors did not indict Thompson on any of the charges.
Francys Johnson, an attorney for Lewis’ family said they want to see video from shooting. He also called on District Attorney Daphne Totten to empanel another grand jury to try again to get an indictment.
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