The first trial of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd is underway.

Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases and the world will be watching.

The Minnesota Public Radio Newsroom which has followed this

case in detail from the beginning will bring listeners updates on this monumental

trial and the consequences it holds for the city and the country.

Listen to in front of our eyes wherever you listen to podcasts. This is 74 seconds.

I'm Tracy Mumford. Last week the host of one of our call-in

shows here at NPR, Tom Weber, got an email and it was from a man who sat on the jury in the trial of officer

heronimo Janas. He wanted to share his perspective from inside that jury room but

he didn't want to be named for fear of backlash or retribution.

So we're going to hear from him quickly at the top of this episode, and then we're going

to dig into the investigative files, the ones released by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal

Apprehension last week.

We'll talk about what they tell us about the night of the shooting and what happened next. First though, the juror.

So far, only two of the 12 jurors have talked publicly,

Dennis Plussard and Bonita Schultz.

You heard from Dennis Plussard in an earlier episode of this podcast.

This third juror, he offered more insights into how the decision was made for the not guilty verdict.

And he also talked about how the verdict was sitting with him one week later.

You know, it was not something that we took lightly.

It was not something that was easy by any means.

And I can't speak for all the jurors for most things, but I can in saying that what happened to Flanders not okay with any of us.

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