Safety Officer’s Trial Ends in Mistrial Due to Jury Deadlock Over Teen Shooting Case

Los Angeles, California: A mistrial was declared on Tuesday in the trial of former Long Beach Unified School District safety officer Eddie Gonzalez, charged with the murder of 18-year-old Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez. After two days of deliberations, the jury was deadlocked with a split of 7-5 favoring convicting Gonzalez of second-degree murder. The shooting of … Read more