After the verdict was announced, critics of the armed standoff were left scratching their heads. It’s awful,” Melissa Alfstad, who lives near the refuge, told the Oregonian. Now, amid shock and backlash over the verdict, a key juror has come forward to explain why 12 people voted to acquit them. Prosecutors said they were disappointed in the verdict, but have stood by the theories they offered at trial. “How could 12 diverse people find such agreement unless there was a colossal failure on the part of the prosecution?

Source: Washington Post November 04, 2016 10:16 UTC