The Charlotte Observer reported that the panel instead asked prosecutors to submit a lesser charge against Officer Randall Kerrick in a handwritten note from the foreperson. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper instead said that he would request the indictment again on the grounds that some members of the grand jury were apparently missing.
"It would be in the best interest of justice to resubmit this case to a full grand jury, which we plan to do as soon as possible," Cooper said in a statement. A spokeswoman for Cooper's office did not say how many members of the grand jury were not present Tuesday. A typical grand jury has 18 members, with 12 votes needed to hand down an indictment.
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