A mistrial was declared Friday in Maryland in the murder case against a former Pentagon police officer who fatally shot two suspected robbers in 2021 while off duty.
A Montgomery County jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of David Dixon, accused of killing Dominique Williams, 32, and James Johnson, 38, after deliberating for two days.
Dixon told authorities that he believed both men were getting into the cars and that he was trying to stop them.
A third man, 36-year-old Michael Thomas, survived the shooting. Dixon’s attorneys claimed the April 7, 2021 shooting was in self-defense. Prosecutors said Dixon fired five rounds into the rear of a fleeing car, wounding two passengers.
DC METRO EMPLOYEE KILLED TRYING TO STOP ‘HEROIC’ SHOOTER, SUSPECT IDENTIFIED
David Dixon, a former officer with the Pentagon’s Force Protection Agency, is accused of fatally shooting two suspected robbers. (Pentagon Force Protection Agency)
During the trial, prosecutors released surveillance footage of Thomas driving Williams and Johnston to a hospital.
“There is no question that David Dixon, nor any reasonable person, would think that they suffered any physical harm or risk of bodily injury or death,” attorney David Haynes, who represents Johnson’s family, said of the video, according to WUSA-TV. in Washington, DC “So, to us, this was clearly a wanton shooting. We await a new trial, we await justice, we await David Dixon to be taken off the streets so he doesn’t harm anyone else.” again.”
Dixon said he was trying to make a citizen’s arrest. He was charged with second degree murder and attempted murder. He faces up to 180 years in prison.
He remains in jail without bail for the deadly shooting and an unrelated assault case.
Prosecutors said they plan to retry the case.
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