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Jury Still Out in Webster Assault Case

Dover Police Dept

There is no verdict yet in the trial of Cpl. Thomas Webster on assault charges for a 2013 incident in which he kicked suspect Lateef Dickerson in the jaw.

A dashcam video shows Dickerson who is black down on his hands at the time but not completely prone when Webster who is white struck him.  

The 12 member jury began deliberations last Friday as outside the courthouse a hand full of people stood with cardboard signs.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that the jury did ask for the definition of gross deviation an element that must be proven by the prosecution for second degree assault.

This would involve serious physical harms and that the officer was reckless.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.