'Now the case is dismissed and they walk free. With no rehabilitation. With no punishment,' said one woman who had the charges dropped in her sister's case, where her body was left burned and mutilated along an Antioch trail.
Serious felony charges are being dismissed in Antioch because the DA's office says the investigating officers are linked to the texting scandal.The fallout from the racist texting scandal at the Antioch Police Department continues. Now for the first time, serious felony charges are being dismissed because the District Attorney's office says the investigating officers are linked to the texting scandal.along a trail in Antioch.
"What justice looks like to me, is a fair trial," Nicole Eason, Mykaella's older sister. "Now the case is dismissed and they walk free. With no rehabilitation. With no punishment."All cases linked to Antioch officers in texting scandal to be reviewed: 'Absolutely unprecedented' "There was some concrete evidence that should have landed a conviction," says Eason. "So we are very heartbroken at the judicial system."
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