AD“I can tell you that there is evidence that undermines” Gardner’s claims of self-defense, said Franklin, without getting into specifics. If we didn’t call for a grand jury, this case is over.”If he is convicted, Gardner could face up to 95 years in prison. Seconds later, Scurlock jumped on Gardner, placing him in what the bar owner later described to police as a chokehold. But the veteran prosecutor relented two days later amid escalating protests, calling for a grand jury to review the case. … We petitioned for this grand jury; we were not afraid of it.

Source: Washington Post September 16, 2020 10:19 UTC