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Minnesota Cop Expected To Plead Not Guilty In Man’s Death
ST. PAUL (AP) - A Minnesota police officer is expected to plead not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in the July shooting death of a black man.
St. Anthony Officer Jeronimo Yanez is expected to enter his plea during a Monday hearing.
Prosecutors say Yanez shot 32-year-old Philando Castile during a July 6 traffic stop after Castile told him he was armed. Castile's girlfriend was in the car and streamed the shooting's aftermath live on Facebook. Authorities later discovered Castile had a permit to carry a weapon.
Earlier this month, Ramsey County District Court Judge William Leary III denied a defense request to dismiss the case.
Attorneys for Yanez, who is Latino, have argued their client feared for his life and had no choice but to shoot Castile.
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