St. Louis cop found guilty

Jurors on Thursday found one former St. Louis police officer guilty for his role in the beating of an undercover colleague in 2017 but were unable to decide on a related charge against another former officer. 

The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports Dustin Boone was found guilty of deprivation of rights under color of law — a felony civil rights charge — for aiding and abetting others who beat Detective Luther Hall.   

Jurors said they could not decide on a charge of destruction of evidence against Christopher Myers, accused of trying to destroy Hall’s cellphone to impede any investigation of an assault.  

Outside the courthouse, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Carrie Costantin said a decision on retrying Myers could take several weeks and will involve talking to Hall.