DALLAS (AP) — A former suburban Dallas police officer was found not guilty of aggravated assault for shooting an unarmed man twice in the back.
Jurors reached their decision Monday in the retrial of Derick Wiley, who was fired by the Mesquite Police Department after the 2017 shooting that wounded Lyndo Jones.
Wiley, 37, fought back tears after the verdict was read in court and was embraced by his family and supporters. He told the Dallas Morning News that he plans to return to law enforcement as soon as possible because police work is "just in my blood."
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