Tag Archives: Philando Castile

Nearly 17 months after Philando Castile was gunned down by St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, his girlfriend, who live-streamed the traffic stop murder, has been granted an $800,000 settlement in the wake of his death. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to reports, Diamond Reynolds will receive $675,000 from the Minnesota city …

On Monday, Jeronimo Yanez, the officer acquitted in the 2016 murder of Philando Castile, signed an agreement to receive $48,500 to part ways with the Minnesota police department. Last month, Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of the 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker. Shortly after the verdict, …

On Tuesday, the dash cam video showing the moments leading up to Philando Castile’s death was released online. In the video, you see officer Jeronimo Yanez approach Castile’s vehicle over a defective tail light. He asks Castile for his registration, in which Castile obliges. Castile also discloses that he is in …

  Almost one year after the fatal police involved shooting of 32-year-old #PhilandoCastile, the officer who pulled the trigger was acquitted of all charges in connection with Castile’s death. Though, most of the altercation was captured on Facebook Live, a Minnesota jury found Jeronimo Yanez not guilty, sparking outrage across …

Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer responsible for shooting 32-year-old #PhilandoCastile in July 2016, has been found not guilty second-degree manslaughter by a jury. The decision was made after 27 hours of deliberation. Yanez was also charged with two counts of reckless discharge of a firearm. He was also found …

On the evening of July 6, 2016, Officer Jeronimo Yanez pulled over a 1997 Oldsmobile with Philando Castile, his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter inside.  Yanez fired seven shots into the car after asking Castile to show his registration and identification and being informed that Castile had a handgun in his …

Officer Jeronimo Yanez, the cop who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop in July, has officially been charged with second-degree manslaughter and two felony counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm.   Castile’s murder was captured on Facebook Live by his girlfriend who was driving the vehicle. The footage quickly went …