Jury Acquits Cameron Brown in NSU Student Killing After Deadlock on One Charge

Overview

• Jurors found Brown not guilty of first-degree murder and of using a firearm in the commission of murder in the 2023 shooting of Jahari George.
• The panel deadlocked on the charge of maliciously shooting into an occupied vehicle, leaving that count unresolved.
• Prosecutors intend to retry the unresolved charge, and no new court date has been set, according to the court reporting.
• Before deliberations, the judge reduced Brown’s case from 12 counts to three after defense motions, with evidence at trial including cellphone location data, surveillance footage, and a witness account about an unrecovered Glock 26.
• Defense challenged the credibility of 17-year-old witness Anthony Pugh due to his pending aggravated malicious wounding case, and the broader case has seen separate outcomes for others, with charges withdrawn for Marquas Gregg and an acquittal for Camari Warren in July.