|
|
| Jury quickly decides inmate's case over laundry cart escape |
| By journalstar.com- Lori Pilger |
| Published: 08/17/2018 |
|
If potential jurors seemed a little confused during jury selection in Timothy Clausen's trial, no one could blame them. How could a prison inmate — in this case, one caught on prison video sneaking into a laundry cart to get out of the Lincoln Correctional Center on June 10, 2016, and arrested four days later in Omaha — be found not guilty of escape? After opening statements Monday, Clausen's defense became clear: Clausen contended Armon Dixon, the other inmate with him in the laundry cart that morning, forced him to do it. The jury didn't hear from Dixon. Lancaster County District Judge Andrew Jacobsen agreed not to allow him to testify at trial because he refused to answer the prosecutor's questions in a hearing outside of the jury's presence. Read More. |
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Comments:
No comments have been posted for this article.
Login to let us know what you think