Connor Grubb was acquitted on all counts during his high-profile murder trial Friday morning.
The verdict was read just before 11 a.m.
Grubb is the Blendon Township police officer who shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant mother, who was accused of shoplifting.
The 2023 incident in the parking lot outside a Kroger store made national headlines. Young was accused of stealing liquor bottles from the store.
At issue was whether Grubb was guilty of murder or if he was acting in self-defense.
In addition to the murder charge, Grubb also faced two counts of felonious assault and two more of involuntary manslaughter.
Grubb had faced additional charges related to the death of Young’s unborn baby, but Judge David Young ruled earlier this week to dismiss those counts.
The jury got the case Wednesday afternoon and deliberated for about 2.5 hours.
One of the jurors fell ill, however, and was unable to return Thursday, forcing an alternate to stand in and thus requiring the panel to start their deliberations all over again.
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The panel consisted of nine women and three men. Their deliberations resumed just after 9 a.m. Friday.
