After a mistrial was declared last month in the murder trial of Tevin Biles-Thomas, the brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, a judge in Ohio acquitted Biles-Thomas of the charges against him in a retrial on Tuesday, court records show
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Joan Synenberg granted a Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal by the defense for lack of evidence, dismissing Biles-Thomas' murder charges and acquitting him of voluntary manslaughter and felonious assault charges, court spokesperson Darren Toms said. Biles-Thomas was arrested in 2019 on charges of murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury in connection with a New Year's Eve fatal shooting in Cleveland.
Cleveland police had identified Biles-Thomas as the shooter. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Read MoreFollowing the judge's ruling, a person in the gallery charged towards Biles-Thomas but was stopped by sheriff's deputies, Toms said, adding that"the Court thanks the Sheriff's Department for their assistance.""This was a horrible tragedy, three families lost three family members and you know, absolutely horrific.
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