Jason Meade found guilty of reckless homicide in death of Casey Goodson Jr.
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Key Points:
- Former Franklin County Sheriff's deputy Jason Meade was found guilty of reckless homicide in the 2020 shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr., while the jury deadlocked on the more serious murder charge, resulting in a mistrial on that count.
- Meade claims he shot Goodson after Goodson allegedly waved a gun and later pointed it at him, prompting Meade to fire in self-defense; a gun was found near Goodson’s torso.
- The defense argued Meade acted reasonably under the law without a duty to wait for the first shot, while the prosecution highlighted that Goodson was shot six times in the back, challenging Meade's self-defense claim.
- Meade did not testify in the second trial but had testified during the first trial, explaining his actions as a response to perceived imminent danger.
- Goodson’s family previously reached a $7 million civil settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit against Franklin County related to the shooting.
