Mistrial for Third Cop-Killing Suspect

The third trial for the men accused of killing police officer Russel Timoshenko has ended in mistrial. According to the NY Post, "a female juror, who had reported health palpitations and high blood pressure on Friday morning, said that she was unable to resume deliberations until she underwent more tests."

The defendant, Lee Woods, did not agree to allow an alternate juror to substitute in. His lawyer said, "He is upset in the first instance because he wanted a verdict. He wanted to see this through...However, the jury that he wanted, including that juror, was unable to continue."

Woods and friends Robert Ellis and Dexter Bostic had been in a SUV when Timoshenko and Police Officer Herman Yan stopped them (the cops noticed their plates were stolen; the three suspects also had illegal weapons in the vehicle). Timoshenko was fatally shot twice in the head while Yan survived being shot in the arm and chest. Last week, Ellis was acquitted of murder while Bostic was found guilty of murder.

Woods' retrial will begin on January 14.

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By Jen Chung in News on December 22, 2008 3:00 PM

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NannyState

Damnation. Guys, be very nice to cops for the next few weeks. They will be on a hair trigger over this unbelievable crap, and who could blame them?

JacqueMehoff

lilo brancato only found guilty of attempted burglary and some other lesser charges.

lots of posters called it.

ocm123

"the system works! an 'obvious beyond a reasonable doubt' case goes into mistrial and this human refuse is back on the streets! usa! usa!"

Fortunately, I believe he will stay behind bars until his next trial date.

Billiamsburg

the system works! an 'obvious beyond a reasonable doubt' case goes into mistrial and this human refuse is back on the streets! usa! usa!

ed_Extinct

¢32 bullet would have been easier to get this piece of shit off the streets, instead now, taxpayers have to pay, hundreds of thousands for a new trial...

bsalamon

hooray for defense attorney's that realize that they have a shoddy case.

kswissreject

So now we have to pay that much more money for a second trial, when the alternate juror could have been subbed in. That's what they are there for, after all! Hope this bastard gets what's coming. He's just delaying the reckoning.