None of 4 convicted in prison-riot trial
WILMINGTON, Del. — The trial for four inmates charged with murder in a 2017 Delaware prison riot ended Monday with no convictions.
Jurors deliberated for about five days before acquitting Abednego Baynes, 26, and Kevin Berry, 28, of all charges filed after the uprising at Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna in February 2017, The News Journal of Wilmington reported.
Officer Steven Floyd died during the 18-hour standoff. The two other guards were released, and a prison counselor was rescued by police.
The jury could not reach unanimous verdicts on riot and assault charges against John Bramble, 29. Jurors also didn’t reach a unanimous decision on murder charges and a riot charge against Obadiah Miller, 26. The two were acquitted of all other charges.
Deputy Attorney General John Downs declined comment as he left the courthouse after the verdict.
Four more inmates from the building are scheduled to go to trial on murder charges next month.