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Delaware trial of robber clearly filmed beating man end in hung jury

WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) -- A jury could not reach a verdict in a brutal attack and robbery of a Wilmington, Delaware jewelry store owner.

Calvin Ushery was on trial for various charges, including robbery and assault.

Prosecutors say he violently attacked the owner of Solid Gold Jewelers on September 15, 2022.

Surveillance video shows 68-π’šπ’†π’‚π’“-𝒐𝒍𝒅 π‘ͺπ’‰π’‚π’π’ˆ 𝑺𝒖𝒉 π’ƒπ’†π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’”π’•π’π’Žπ’‘π’†π’… 𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‰π’Šπ’• π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒛𝒆𝒏 π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†π’” - π’•π’˜π’Šπ’„π’† π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒂 π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’“. 𝑺𝒖𝒉 π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒔𝒐 π’ƒπ’‚π’…π’π’š 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 π’Šπ’” π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’ π’–π’π’…π’†π’“π’ˆπ’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’“π’†π’‰π’‚π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’.

After two days of deliberations, a mistrial was declared.

Prosecutors plan to retry the case.

Surveillance footage from nearby shows the man police believe to be the robber riding a bicycle away. Detectives found a bicycle they said matched in a later search of Ushery's apartment, according to prosecutors' opening statements to the jury last week.

Evidence presented to the jury by prosecutors included surveillance footage of a man they said was Ushery seeking to sell large amounts of jewelry in two local pawn shops a week after the heist.

Additionally, prosecutors said Ushery was arrested shortly after trying to sell jewelry to a woman at a local gas station. Items involved in that transaction were later identified as originating from the heist by a member of the family that owns the store, prosecutors told the jury in opening statements.

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by Anonymousreply 1September 20, 2023 3:35 AM

Horrifying, is there some 'reasonable doubt' issue? Ugh.

by Anonymousreply 1September 20, 2023 3:35 AM

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