GUILTY FL - Charles Kinsey, autistic caregiver, North Miami, July 2016 -guilty of misdemeanor

[Doghairrules]

A (sad) update on Soto, the man with Autism:

APD offered Soto a place at Carlton Palms Educational Center, a care facility for the severely disabled outside Orlando. The state had prohibited the facility from accepting new clients just months earlier because of a spate of abuse reports, according to a settlement agreement, but with few alternatives for Soto’s care, it made an exception.

In the past two years, APD has received more than 680 incident reports related to Carlton Palms, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office has responded to the facility more than 100 times. Since 2013, two residents have died, and despite state-mandated video surveillance on campus, video was unavailable for both deaths.

What happened next to the man with autism whose aide was shot by police

 

[JerseyGirl]

Three years later, fragments from a police bullet are still lodged in Charles Kinsey’s leg.

The pain is the physical reminder of the day a North Miami cop shot Kinsey as he lay on the ground, his hands up in the air as he tried to protect his severely autistic client. The emotional trauma is just as acute.

His story will take center stage Monday as jury selection begins for North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Aledda, 32, who shot and wounded Kinsey in a case that was partially captured on a video and garnered worldwide attention.

North Miami cop who shot the unarmed caretaker of a man with autism goes to trial

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial began on March 7, 2019 for North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Aledda, who shot an unarmed caretaker in July 2016.

‘He chose death.’ Trial begins for North Miami cop who shot unarmed caretaker with hands up

 

[JerseyGirl]

Unarmed caretaker shot with arms raised testifies in cop's trial

 

[JerseyGirl]

Jury deliberating in Officer Jonathan Aledda's trial to reconvene Friday morning

 

[sds71]

Jury deadlocks on officer who shot unarmed caretaker with autistic man
Jury deadlocks on officer who shot unarmed caretaker with autistic man

 

[SeesSeas]

Jury deadlocks on 3 counts against cop who shot at autistic man, acquits on misdemeanor
UPDATED MARCH 15, 2019 10:08 PM
Testifying in his own defense, North Miami Police Officer Jonathon Aledda insisted he honestly mistook an autistic man holding a silver toy truck for a gunman holding another man hostage. The soft-spoken officer said he had no choice but to fire three bullets, accidentally hitting Charles Kinsey, the supposed hostage.

One sole juror did not believe Aledda.

The other five voted to acquit Aledda of all four charges in a case that garnered international headlines amid intense scrutiny on U.S. police shootings. But after a full day of deliberation, jurors on Friday could not reach a unanimous verdict on three of the four counts, leaving a Miami-Dade judge to declare a mistrial.

The jury did acquit Aledda of one misdemeanor count of culpable negligence for shooting at the autistic man, Arnaldo Rios Soto.

Miami-Dade prosecutors must now decide whether to retry Aledda on two counts of felony attempted manslaughter and one count of culpable negligence. While not an outright victory, Aledda’s camp was buoyed, knowing they were so close to an acquittal.
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Taking the witness stand Wednesday in his own defense, North Miami Police officer Jonathon Aledda holds a toy truck that he says he mistook for a handgun before he shot an autistic man who was holding the truck.
AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com

 

[Reasonable & Just]

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Misdemeanor charge...could continue to carry a gun.

Serious question - I wonder if police carry binoculars in their vehicles as part of their equipment? And what are the marksmanship requirements, training, and practice? Mr. Kinsey did everything he could to avoid being shot and to avoid being seen as a hostage. What steps will the department take to prevent this from ever happening again?

 

[MsFacetious]

I am glad that juror held out and didn't give in. Good for them.

 

[SeesSeas]

North Miami officer who shot caregiver of man with autism found guilty of misdemeanor
The jury found Officer Jonathan Aledda guilty of culpable negligence but found him not guilty on two counts of attempted manslaughter.
June 18, 2019, 9:43 AM EDT
A North Miami police officer who shot an unarmed caregiver of a man with severe autism in 2016 was found guilty of a misdemeanor Monday.

Officer Jonathan Aledda was found not guilty on two felony counts of attempted manslaughter, but the jury found him guilty on one misdemeanor count of culpable negligence, according to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
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Split Verdict in Second Trial of 2016 Therapist Shooting
Officer Jonathan Aledda was found not guilty on two counts of attempted manslaughter and guilty on one count of culpable negligence
Published Jun 17, 2019 at 5:01 PM | Updated at 6:35 PM EDT on Jun 18, 2019
A North Miami police officer was found not guilty of attempted manslaughter for shooting at a severely autistic man and wounding the man's caretaker, an unarmed behavioral therapist, in 2016.

A jury on Monday found Jonathan Aledda not guilty on two counts of attempted manslaughter. He was found guilty on one count of culpable negligence.

The North Miami Police Department said Tuesday it plans to fire Aledda and has immediately put him on administrative leave without pay.
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[JerseyGirl]

Officer Jonathan Aledda will serve a year of administrative probation, perform 100 hours of community service and write an essay on the importance of proper communication at a police scene.

North Miami police Officer Jonathan Aledda avoids prison sentence

 

[Gardenista]

Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of North Miami Cop in 2016 Caretaker Shooting