JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Hinds County Circuit Judge Faye Peterson denied the Mississippi Attorney General’s request to end the prosecution of former Capitol Police officer Michael Rhinewalt in the shooting death of Jaylen Lewis.
Rhinewalt faced a manslaughter charge in Lewis’ death. Jurors deadlocked in the trial more than three weeks ago, while finding Rhinewalt’s co-defendant, Steven Frederick, not guilty.
The case centered on whether the officers acted in self-defense or used excessive force after stopping Lewis in September 2022…